Hone Your Humour On A Short Course With One Of The World’s Best Film Schools
Looking to unleash your inner comedic genius and hone your humour?
Our roster of dynamic short courses are renowned within the industry, providing opportunities for participants to gain unparalleled insights across areas including directing, cinematography, production accounting, scheduling and of course - comedy!
Whether it’s mastering joke writing for TV and radio, sketching out hilarious scenarios, finding the perfect comedic tone or even directing side splitting films, we’ve got you covered.
Led by experienced professionals and renowned experts, our courses are designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge necessary to progress within your existing career or take the first steps towards a brand new career path in the extraordinary world of film and television.
Check out our upcoming comedy courses below and let your career take centre stage with NFTS Short Courses!
- Joke-Writing for TV and Radio
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Online | 2-hour evening session
6 Sept 2023 | 6:30pm - 8:30pmThis two hour online session will give aspiring writers a crash-course in writing topical, often satirical jokes for radio and television.
- Sketch Writing for TV and Radio
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Online | 2-hour evening session
20 Sept 2023 | 6:30pm - 8:30pmThis short but densely packed 2 hour masterclass is all about how to get your sketch-writing broadcast to the nation, including theory behind how comedy sketches work, choosing your angle and subject, submission programmes and career trajectories.
- Introduction To Working In Comedy
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Main Campus | 3 days | Full-time
13-15 Dec 2023 | 10:00am - 5:30pmThis course gives an overview on how to break into TV comedy, tips from industry professionals, practical exercises and workshops with working comics that will help you learn how to flex your funny bones!
- Comedy Writing Finding The Tone
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Online | 2-hour evening session
13 Sept 2023 | 6:30pm - 8:30pmThis 2 hour online session will teach aspiring Writers all they need to know about identifying, pinpointing and replicating tone when writing for existing comedy programmes.
- Directing The Comedy
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Main Campus | 2 days | Full-time
27 - 28 Nov 2023 | 10:00am - 5:30pmA 2 day seminar-based workshop is for anyone who wants to direct comedy shorts or features, aiming to reveal the crucial steps to making distinctive comedy films that will truly connect with an audience.
- Writing and Producing Comedy
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London | 18 months | part-time
Start Jan 2024This unique part-time course will enable you to develop all forms of scripted and unscripted comedy including sitcoms, sketch shows and panel shows for television and radio.
Run in partnership with BBC Comedy and BBC Studios.
To explore the full list of short courses run by NFTS Short Courses in Beaconsfield, London and online, visit nfts.co.uk/nfts-short-courses.
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The National Film and Television School also runs short courses from our UK wide locations in Leeds, Scotland and Wales. If you are based in these regions, explore the wide range of courses we have to offer below.
Applications are also open for many NFTS MA, Diploma and Certificate courses, which offer a deeper, more practical dive into specialisms across film, television and games. Visit nfts.co.uk/courses to find out more.