Sketchworks is serious about being funny.
Not only does the company teach people how to do stand-up comedy, but they also offer sketch writing classes, kids summer camps and video editing. Sketchworks began in 2001 as Atlanta’s premier live sketch comedy company.
“City Lights” host Lois Reitzes spoke with Julie Shaer, the co-owner and producer at Sketchworks Comedy, about the company’s mission and their virtual summer camps.
The virtual summer camps follow a fun but well-formed syllabus for kids and teens.
“We developed and formed this syllabus so people know how to flesh out and develop a character. It’s based on the realness of being an actor. It’s not about just sitting there and making people laugh and go for the laugh, it’s really just about being an actor, knowing how to act and react, and being very grounded in your characters. We developed a lot of writing teams from that. From there, we developed a kids program for ages 8 to 12,” Shaer said.
