At a glance
- When
- 4 Sundays, 4 or 6 PM
- Price
- $350
- Class size
- Up to 13
- Ends with
- Your Initiation Showcase
What you do each week
- Week 1Comedy as a craft and a career. An open Q&A with two working comedians who run a club.
- Week 2Structure and delivery. A live lab: every comic performs, gets recorded and gets broken down.
- Week 3Point of view and joke jam. The stage becomes a writers' room for your material.
- Week 42-on-1 coaching, showcase prep and the business of comedy.
Start dates
- Sunday, December 134 weeks · Sundays, 4 PM or 6 PMRegister
- Sunday, January 314 weeks · Sundays, 4 PM or 6 PMRegister
- Sunday, March 74 weeks · Sundays, 4 PM or 6 PMRegister
- Sunday, April 114 weeks · Sundays, 4 PM or 6 PMRegister
- Sunday, May 164 weeks · Sundays, 4 PM or 6 PMRegister
No classes Dec 21 to Jan 3. December rounds pause for the holidays and finish in January.
Want to see what the end looks like? Get tickets to an Initiation Showcase.
Why learn here
Brandon Sobel and Ariel Kagan founded Backroom Comedy Club in 2022 and book its shows. They teach the Dojo themselves.
Classes happen inside a working comedy club at 814 Bloor St W, and you finish on the Backroom stage.
Backroom runs happy hour open mics: Comedy Gym on Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 PM, and the 90-second Feedback mic on Sundays at 10 PM.
Questions people ask
Who is Dojo Premiere for?
People who have started stand-up, or who finished Dojo Foundations, and want to build a real five-minute set.
What is the Initiation Showcase?
Your graduation show: you perform your five minutes at Backroom Comedy Club at 6 PM on a select date, and friends and family can buy tickets to watch.
Do I get stage time during the course?
Yes. Premiere students get skip-the-bucket access to Backroom's open mics until their showcase, so you can test your set in front of a crowd.
How much is Dojo Premiere?
$350 for 4 weekly classes. Payment plans are available: book a free call to set one up.
Not sure which class fits? Book a free call and Brandon will help you pick. Or text 289-236-3005.
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