{"id":34255,"date":"2025-06-20T12:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/?page_id=34255"},"modified":"2025-06-20T13:44:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T12:44:13","slug":"hoopla-understanding-comedy-with-tai-campbell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/tai-campbell","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Comedy with Tai Campbell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; el_id=&#8221;home&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510933836001{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div id=\"home-slider\" class=\"flexslider\" ><ul class=\"slides\"><li><div class=\"slide-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Tai-16-9-Web.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-wrap colored\"><div class=\"slide-content \"><div class=\"container\"><h1 class=\"font-small\">understanding comedy<\/h1><p class=\"mt-25\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510934859316{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-left quote-text&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"title\"><h1 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #3a81f7!important\">understanding comedy<\/h1><h4 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #000000!important\">One day workshop intensive with Tai Campbell.<\/h4><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]WE\u2019RE GOING TO LEARN HOW TO BE FUNNY!<\/p>\n<p>Understand Comedy. Combining elements of improv, screenwriting and some fresh new ideas we\u2019re going to break down comedy and simplify the process making you fluent in creating humour with ease \u2013 it\u2019s comedy on purpose!<\/p>\n<p>Say goodbye to floaters and mercy edits! You know those scenes that go nowhere? We\u2019re going to make it easy to find the point of the scene and find the funny keeping the audience engaged and invested.<\/p>\n<p>Enter the writer\u2019s room! Just like in your favourite sitcoms you\u2019ll get opportunities to contribute ideas to scenes in this collaborative approach to comedy and improv.<\/p>\n<p>Comedy Cornerstones. You\u2019ll gain intimate understanding of comedy cornerstone such as set up reveal, set up misdirect and even cringe comedy.<\/p>\n<p>Think sketch, think sitcoms, think comedy movies.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s comedy made easy!<\/p>\n<p>Who\u2019s this for? Improvisers, teachers, actors, writers, directors, comedians and lovers of comedy and dramedy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This course is suitable for people with previous long-form improv experience.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-right green&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591912492412{background-color: #3a81f7 !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #ffffff!important\">next available dates:<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1750423450328{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;maingreenblock&#8221;]<strong>Date: <\/strong>Saturday 12th July 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/hoopla\/t-eapryvp\"><strong>BOOK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 10am &#8211; 3pm with breaks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teacher: <\/strong>Tai Campbell.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price:<\/strong> \u00a355.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue: <\/strong>Theatre Delicatessen Studios, Studio 8, 107 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 4AF.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tubes:<\/strong> Bank or Liverpool Street.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This course is suitable for people with previous long-form improv experience.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;whats&#8211;coming&#8211;up padder padder-left fcol makewhite&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526580151170{background-color: #23282d !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #ffffff!important\">Tai Campbell<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text]Tai Campbell is an award winning director, writer, actor and improviser with credits on BBC One, BBC Three, Vice, SKY and over 25 million views online.<\/p>\n<p>He is a founding member of the UK\u2019s first all Black improv comedy team \u2018Do The Right Scene\u2019, co-runs the UK\u2019s longest running POC improv comedy show \u2018Special Delivery\u2019 at Hoopla Impro and is the creator of \u2018Crash Landing\u2019 the POC improv workshop &amp; show experience &#8211; first of its kind!<\/p>\n<p>His passion is to support and empower the POC community and help to provide spaces where performers can be 100% themselves.<\/p>\n<p>He also loves computer games and snowboarding.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;makewhite padder padder-right&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1707929789465{background: #23282d url(https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tai-Campbell.jpg?id=31293) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;500px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;sub&#8211;header butt-style&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526581539289{padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #f6f6f6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-sm-offset-2&#8243;]<div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/improv-classes-london.html\" class=\"btn btn-color-out\"  >improv courses<\/a><\/div><div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/london-stand-up-comedy-classes-courses.html\" class=\"btn btn-color-out\"  >stand up courses<\/a><\/div><div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/sketch-comedy-courses.html\" class=\"btn btn-color-out\"  >sketch courses<\/a><\/div><div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/improv-corporate-training.html\" class=\"btn btn-color-out\"  >corporate training<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; el_id=&#8221;home&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510933836001{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510934859316{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-left quote-text&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]WE\u2019RE GOING TO LEARN HOW TO BE FUNNY! 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