Improv for Everyone
Go U: The Improv Academy
Our next term begins March 11, 2025, registration is currently open. Scroll down for more information or to sign up!
Be sure to read through all information to find the right class, and you can always email classes@gocomedy.net with questions. Full Go U Calendar here.
Hello there! Welcome to Go U, Go Comedy’s home for improv classes and one-off workshops. We offer an eight-term program comprised of four Intro classes, and four Advanced classes, designed to take you from improv newb to seasoned performer. Please keep scrolling to choose your class and sign up!
A Few Things:
The email you use to sign up is how we will communicate with you. Be sure to add classes@gocomedy.net to your contacts, and we’ll be in touch about a week before class begins.
Classes run for 8 weeks, and are $250 unless otherwise noted. All of our regular classes are 18+.
All classes culminate in a class show for friends and family, unless otherwise noted.
Nearly all of our classes take place in our Training Center, at 1915 E. Nine Mile Rd. (Not at the theater itself).
If you signed up using early registration, please email us to pay.
Our 2025 calendar can be found right here, if you want to keep an eye out for future terms.
More questions? Check out our class FAQs or email classes@gocomedy.net.
The Intro Program
A four-class program designed to take you from brand new improv baby to master of short form improv. Choose your class and sign up!
INTRO 1: WELCOME TO IMPROV
Every improv education starts somewhere - yours starts here. Learn the fundamentals of improvisation, basic games, scene work, and skills. Get used to being on stage and working with others in a safe, supportive environment. Class term runs for 8 weeks and culminates in a class show for family and friends.
Intro 1 | Thursdays 7-10PM | Starts March 13
Intro 1 | Mondays 7-10PM | Starts March 17
INTRO 2: IMPROV TOOLS
Intro 2 picks up where Intro 1 leaves off, taking the concepts covered and looking deeper into them. This class looks at the tricks, tips, and tools of improv and incorporates them into a variety of games.
Intro 2 | Tuesdays 7-10PM | Starts March 11
Intro 2 | Sundays 1-4PM | Starts March 16
Intro 2 | Mondays 7-10PM | Starts March 17
INTRO 3: IMPROV SKILLS
Intro 3 takes all of the skills learned in Intro 1 & 2 and focuses on the goal of telling a solid story through scenes and games.
Intro 3 | Tuesdays 7-10PM | Starts March 11
Intro 3 | Sundays 1-4PM | Starts March 16
INTRO 4: IMPROV GAMES
Games are the bread and butter of every improviser's diet and can be seen at Go Comedy! every weekend. Learn all about improv games from the classics to challenging new games. You’ll even learn a few of Go Comedy’s signature games.
Intro 4 | Thursdays 7-10PM | Starts March 13
The Advanced Program
Ready for the next step? Advanced improvisers take all the tools learned in the Intro Program, and start applying them to long-form scenework.
ADVANCED 1: SCENE WORK
Welcome to long-form! Begin your study of long-form, shake the cobwebs off your improv, or reinvent your approach. Learn the GoU Improv Philosophy and be free of the “rules” of improv. This class will focus on the basis of long-form improv: scene work. Learn how you create a scene, work with a partner, and keep an audience interested.
Advanced 1 | Saturdays 1-4PM | Starts March 15 - This class may be full, please email classes@gocomedy.net to sign up.
ADVANCED 2: THE ELEMENTS OF LONG FORM
Building upon the scene work skills of Advanced 1, Advanced 2 begins stringing those scenes together through an improvised montage. Learn and master the elements that create long-form improv.
Advanced 2 | Tuesdays 7-10PM | Starts March 11 - This class may be full, please email classes@gocomedy.net to sign up.
ADVANCED 3: THE HAROLD
Now that you've learned the basics and the montage, learn how to perform different styles of long-form improv, known as forms. This class will focus heavily on learning The Harold style of long form play.
Advanced 3 | Saturdays 1-4PM | Starts March 15 - This class may be full, please email classes@gocomedy.net to sign up.
ADVANCED 4: THE IMPROVISER
The focus of this class is you, the individual performer, and how you influence the group and your show. Extensive notes will be given to individuals and the group. The focus of this class is on YOU the improviser: your areas of strength, areas to work on, and suggestions on areas to focus on going forward after completing the Go U! The Improv Academy program.
Not Offered this Term
Intensives, Musical Improv, & Beyond
Watch this space!
Workshops
February 22 - EMCEE Standards & Best Practices with Hailey Zureich
April 10 - Facing Your Fears Onstage with Blake Rosier
Emcee Standards and Best Practices with Hailey Zureich
Saturday, March 1 | 1:00PM-5:00PM | In Go Comedy HQ | $75
There are many titles for the Master of Ceremony, emcee, host, leader--but no matter the title it cannot be denied the importance of this role.
Whether you're looking to feel more confident leading work meetings, hope to emcee a burlesque show, want to host at a club, looking to host your podcast, or just want some tips to elevate your professional public speaking skills, this workshop is just for you.
During this session we will go over the standard expectations for emcee/hosts, best practices, exercises to build up problem solving skills, ideas for how to land more opportunities, and more!
Each participant will receive 4 hours of in class time, the zhailey coaching Emcee Standards & Best Practices mini-workbook, and other surprise delights.
Facing Your Fears Onstage & Social Media with Blake Rosier
Thursday, April 10 | 3:00PM-5:00PM | In Go Comedy Theater | $40
Always wanted to become fearless on stage and push yourself as a person and performer? This workshop, led by Blake Rosier, gives you all the tools to be ready to take huge risks on stage and online to reap the biggest benefit!
Blake Rosier (Quiz Lady, Jimmy Kimmel, Black Jesus) is elated to be putting on his show across the US. He just came off his run of 5 day shows where he performs for 120 hours straight on stage (yes he slept on stage). Blake is an internet "artist" making dumb and poignant videos all over the internet. You may have seen him on other channels such as Cherdleys, Trevor Wallace, Vlog Creations and more. He’ll be performing at Go Comedy following this very workshop!
Stand Up: Femme, Them, & Queer Comedy Education Experience
We’re so excited to be working with guest instructor Hailey Zureich to offer her Stand Up: Femme, Them, & Queer Education Experience.
This is a 3 term program, with each class term running for 8 weeks and including a class show. All classes take place at Go Comedy’s HQ space, at 255 E. Nine Mile Rd.
Stand Up 201: Elevations
Femme, Them, & Queer Comedy Education Experience
Wednesdays 7-10PM | Begins March 12
Class runs for 8 classes, and culminates in a class show on Sunday, April 27 at 4PM.
This course is specifically designed to support femme, them, queer, and trans comics from fundamentals to a full on level up!
Throughout this eight week course students will be immersed in feedback and exercises designed to help elevate a student's set–build up to 10+ minutes of material, organize ideas, improve more complex techniques, best practices for being booked on shows, & more.
Students will receive 24 hours of in class learning, the zhailey coaching FTQEE Elevations Stand Up 201 workbook and opportunity to perform in the class show.
Folks need to have completed FTQEE Fundamentals (101) or identify as a femme/woman, a member of the LGBTQ+ community, non-binary and have 1+ years of experience.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Self proclaimed Posh Spice of the Metro Comedy scene -- Hailey Zureich has been performing stand up comedy since age 14. She's cultivated an unique audience engaged storytelling style that brings the laughs and inspires!
Hailey is a certified Life Coach,Yoga Teacher, 15 years experience as a corporate trainer, and rounded out her performance experience to include short and long form improv, and stage acting.
Her training integrates her mastery in these areas to help create an atmosphere of safety, confidence, and space for fun while learning.
“This class exceeded my expectations. It’s advertised as “safe” and that’s a great description. The collaborative atmosphere enables you to feel safe trying something new, safe being silly, safe playing outside your comfort zone… Highest compliments to the class structure and the Business as a whole. We feel fortunate to have found Go Comedy!”
— Amy D., Intro 2
“This is a spectacular community. You all have done an excellent job of crafting a place where people can come together to imagine, play, dream, and just have some fun. We don’t have a lot of spaces like that as “grown-ups,” so what you’re doing is appreciated. You’ve also crafted safe spaces for people to come just as they are. The culture of this places is one of support, acceptance, and encouragement.”
— Elizabeth H., Intro 4
“I signed up for classes initially because I thought I was kind of funny and wanted a collaborative way to explore that. I indeed got what I was looking for, but I also ended up getting a crash course in confidence and communication. I learned to stop overthinking things and trust that if I try something I’ll be okay, even if I fail. I listen a lot better to people and have a lot more success understanding them and getting on the same page. These skills permeate my life well beyond the classroom and the stage, and that’s just not something I could have seen coming.”
— Matt W., Advanced 2