This course is an introduction to sketch comedy, a comedic artform made famous by Saturday Night Live, Monty Python, In Living Color, Jack Benny, Sid Caesar, Carol Burnett, Key and Peele, and many more. The course will begin with a basic break-down of what successful sketch comedy looks like and each week students will engage in exercises that will explore different ways to form a comedic sketch. Students will leave the class with an understanding of how an observation, thought or idea can be turned into a fun comedic scene and each student will have the opportunity to create their own written sketch utilizing tools learned in this class.