Stand Up Comedy – knock it off your Bucket List!

Calling all Ladies!

Do your friends say you are hilarious and you should try stand up? Are you terrified of public speaking and have promised yourself you would overcome it? Looking for your few minutes of fame?

This is an incredible opportunity that you will NEVER find anywhere else!

In a nutshell – take a comedy writing class to create a few jokes, and then perform a short set in a comedy festival! Pretty freaking cool – right?!

Please note: This is for females only, as this is being offered as part of the SheDot Comedy Festival – a festival of funny women. Boys, we will explore doing one for everyone later in the year!

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You must commit to THREE dates:

Workshops

1. Saturday, April 15th from 10am-4pm

2. Saturday, April 22nd from 10am-4pm

Performance

3. Thursday, May 4th at 7:30pm (time is confirmed - check us out on the schedule! http://shedotfestival.com/events/she-bucket-list/ )

The price is $225/person and includes:· Two full days of comedy writing and joke crafting. Students will learn the fundamentals of joke-writing through working on their personal narratives, and can expect to finish with 3-5 minutes of polished, working material to be presented in a class show at Comedy Bar during the SheDot Festival.

· A prime time slot in Toronto’s coolest comedy festival

· 2 free tickets for your show, so friends and family can cheer you on

· 2 tickets for one of 10 other shows - so you may enjoy the comedy of some world class comediennes!

Your teacher, mentor and funny lady guru will be Dawn Whitwell, who has successfully guided so many newbies up on stage over the years! I attended one of her classes and it was magic – while I think I am pretty funny, she made me realize I could be SO much funnier! She is straight with you and gets your jokes to where they need to be for the show!

HOW TO SECURE YOUR SPOT!

You can pay a flat $225 (avoid paypal fees) via e-transfer to maria@bucketlisttoronto.com. Security answer for e-transfers is:iamfunny. Let us know that you have sent an e-transfer, and we will add you to the RSVP list from our end after receiving payment.

The PayPal account is Dutch's and he is in Thailand at the moment. If anyone is joining at the last minute could you please pay by etransfer? I am not sure I will be able to access the funds in time for Saturday if you pay by CC or Paypal. BUT if it is the only way you can pay, we can sort it out! For PayPal or credit card payments, click on the Yes tab under Are you going? ($8.50 is added for PayPal/credit card payments only to cover their fees.) THX!

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ABOUT DAWN WHITWELL

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Dawn Whitwell has taught standup comedy since 2002, and since then has honed her own style of shaping students' personal narratives into jokes. Ever since serving as a juror for a comedy award in 2006, Dawn has actively advocated for an increased presence of women in Toronto's Standup community. Dawn is excited and inspired to continue Comedy Girl at the rousing phenomenon of Toronto's comedy landscape, Comedy Bar.

Some things Dawn's students have said:

"Wow!!! What a feeling. People laughed!!!"

"I just wanted to say that your course is truly awesome, and that you have a great talent for helping us find our own angle on jokes, and for seeing how to polish the stones into gems:)"

"You've given me more ability and confidence in this field than I ever suspected"

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ABOUT the SHEDOT FESTIVAL

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SheDot Festival is Toronto’s Festival of Funny Women. From May 4th – 7th, 2017 SheDot Festival is celebrating its fourth annual event in Toronto. As one of the biggest and best comedy centres in the world, Toronto is home to many of the world’s funniest comedians. Funny women have not received the recognition they most certainly deserve in the comedy community, until now. SheDot Festival features stand up, sketch, and improv performances, workshops, panels and much more.

SHEDOT and BUCKET LIST TORONTO

The producers of SheDot Festival are excited to team up with Bucket List Toronto for this one-of-a-kind opportunity! In addition to promoting and celebrating women in comedy, we also relish the idea of encouraging women to push themselves to explore their funny side.

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A note from Martha O'Neill - one helluva funny lady and a founder of the festival. You should listen to her words of wisdom here...

Comedy is not easy, but with some guidance and comradery, we KNOW you are going to enjoy your time on our stage when you embrace this challenge. There is nothing like making an audience laugh! The bragging rights are just a bonus.

Become the bravest person you know!

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Hope to see you there!

Maria
maria@bucketlisttoronto.com

and

Dutch
416-728-5851
dutch@bucketlisttoronto.com

It's all happening.