Sketch 1 (Online & In-Person) - Eric Moneypenny

$330.00

Starting Jan. 11 (8 weeks) 1pm-4pm Pacific, Sundays ONLINE
Starting Jan. 12 (8 weeks) 7pm-10pm Pacific, Mondays IN-PERSON at Pack
Starting Jan. 15 (8 weeks) 7pm-10pm Pacific, Thursdays ONLINE

This sketch comedy writing workshop is geared toward all levels of experience. Thousands have participated across 6 continents, ranging from people who have never written a comedy sketch in their lives, to well-known comedians, professional screenwriters, and TV Producers.

Each student will walk away from Eric’s class with 7 comedy sketches & bits that they’ve written, and also receive nearly 60 pages of written information via .PDF or emails, and video examples across sketch comedy history ranging from Abbott & Costello to Monty Python to SNL to Key & Peele to I Think You Should Leave to TikTok.

If you’ve taken a sketch writing class before, you’ll discover new ways to make it easier, even more fun, all while increasing your productivity. Eric is a professional comedy writer with over a Billion views on sketches he’s written, and some of Eric's past sketch comedy students have written for ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, HBO, Adult Swim, Comedy Central, Netflix, and have gained huge online followings.

Learn to write funny stuff for TV, YouTube, Stage, Instagram, TikTok, and more in an informative and supportive environment!

IMPORTANT: All class times listed are in the Pacific Time Zone. Online classes will be held over Zoom, with the link sent out no later than 4 hours before the first class. In-Person class will be held at the Pack Theater in Los Angeles, with the 1st class taking place on Zoom, with the remainder of the session in-person.

Date:

Starting Jan. 11 (8 weeks) 1pm-4pm Pacific, Sundays ONLINE
Starting Jan. 12 (8 weeks) 7pm-10pm Pacific, Mondays IN-PERSON at Pack
Starting Jan. 15 (8 weeks) 7pm-10pm Pacific, Thursdays ONLINE

This sketch comedy writing workshop is geared toward all levels of experience. Thousands have participated across 6 continents, ranging from people who have never written a comedy sketch in their lives, to well-known comedians, professional screenwriters, and TV Producers.

Each student will walk away from Eric’s class with 7 comedy sketches & bits that they’ve written, and also receive nearly 60 pages of written information via .PDF or emails, and video examples across sketch comedy history ranging from Abbott & Costello to Monty Python to SNL to Key & Peele to I Think You Should Leave to TikTok.

If you’ve taken a sketch writing class before, you’ll discover new ways to make it easier, even more fun, all while increasing your productivity. Eric is a professional comedy writer with over a Billion views on sketches he’s written, and some of Eric's past sketch comedy students have written for ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, HBO, Adult Swim, Comedy Central, Netflix, and have gained huge online followings.

Learn to write funny stuff for TV, YouTube, Stage, Instagram, TikTok, and more in an informative and supportive environment!

IMPORTANT: All class times listed are in the Pacific Time Zone. Online classes will be held over Zoom, with the link sent out no later than 4 hours before the first class. In-Person class will be held at the Pack Theater in Los Angeles, with the 1st class taking place on Zoom, with the remainder of the session in-person.

STUDENT TESTIMONIALS:

"Eric Moneypenny's sketch class gives you an entire reference guide to writing sketch comedy in every format and medium. I promise you will not get the kind of tools and specific insight that this class is offering anywhere else." -Brennan L., class alum

“The first thing I noticed when I started Eric Moneypenny's class was how passionate he was about teaching sketch comedy. It wasn't somebody just teaching for a paycheck, it was somebody who cares about the art and setting up future sketch comedy writers for success going forward.” -Nina C., class alum

“Masterclass of Sketch! Eric Moneypenny's sketch comedy writing class breaks down the form into its simplest parts, and gives you a useful, sketchy vocabulary to understand the concepts - his lessons are extremely detailed and thoughtful. I wish I had taken this class years ago, and I can’t recommend it highly enough.” - Gabe U., class alum

”Sketch 1 with Eric Moneypenny was truly invaluable. His teaching style is focused and generous, and he’s fully engaged throughout every session. Eric offers thoughtful, actionable feedback and shares deep industry insight that goes well beyond the basics. This class is a must.” -Tonia M., class alum

"Eric Moneypenny is truly a fantastic sketch teacher, he teaches you to write to your voice. He offers great notes that are always about bringing the best idea forward and just the amount of information in his e-mails alone is worth signing up for class. I felt like my creativity was re-ignited during his class and I made some great connections with fellow comedians who are hysterical. It's a great community environment, and Eric is a fantastic teacher with fresh knowledge that applies to the current state of media and entertainment." - Tom P, class alum

"This experience was really incredible and so energizing. I can see why (fellow student) came back. It was a total blast and just lights a creative fire under you." -Christian G., class alum


Eric Moneypenny is a writer/performer whose online comedy videos have garnered well over a Billion views on various platforms. Eric was a founding member of the sketch comedy team The Midnight Show, which had 10 straight years of sold-out shows at UCB LA, a YouTube channel with over 100K subscribers, toured the country, made numerous appearances at comedy festivals such as SF Sketchfest, and collaborated with several well-known comedians. He’s written for various TV & Digital projects such as FOX ADHD, Adult Swim’s “The Eric Andre Show” (Seasons 1 & 2), Cartoon Network’s Bugs Bunny re-boot “Wabbit”, FOXSports.com, worked as a creative consultant in writer rooms for various TV/Film projects with FOX, Warner Bros, Paramount, TruTV, LOGO, Gorilla Flicks, and Dickhouse. Eric was one of the 2 major writing contributors to the YouTube channels of FOXADHD (over 2 Million YouTube subscribers and AOK (over 1 million YouTube subscribers.)

As an actor, he’s appeared on shows like Comedy Central’s “Key & Peele”, FOX NFL Sunday Pregame & Fuel TV’s “The Daily Habit”. Eric’s also worked as a Producer of wildly popular live comedy events (Bithole, Lotsa Jokes, Speedface, Loosey Goosey, ¡El Show!), viral web series (Official Comedy’s “Action Chefs!” & CHIKARA Pro Wrestling’s “Ring Psychologist”), and albums (The Midnight Show’s 2012 studio release “Wow, Whaddya Know!”). In 2012, he gained media attention for his viral attempt to launch a Kickstarter to buy the website Kickstarter, a popular stunt featured on the sites for CNN, VICE, and Gizmodo.

Eric’s repped by Todd Sellers at Brillstein Entertainment Partners.