How long
~56 days
relaxed pace
What it costs
$800 – $2,000
$25/day
Starting level
Beginner
no experience needed
Best months
Year-round
year-round
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The Chicago/NYC long-form system taught in 8-week levels: the training ground behind most American comedy writing rooms. Give it 8 weeks and you leave with something you built with your own hands to carry home.
Start here. Pull a thread.
The Chicago/NYC long-form system taught in 8-week levels: the training ground behind most American comedy writing rooms. 11 other cities on this map teach art, design & media too - the reason to pick this one over them is what's above.
Yes. It starts from zero, no experience needed. That is the whole point. The days are light. This is not a bootcamp.
Most people give it 56 days; the honest range is 14 to 180, and how far you take it is largely up to you. There is no certificate at the end. You come away with the skill itself. Expect it to be confidence, public speaking, evenings only.
Around $800 – $2,000 for the whole thing, about $25 a day, or ₹0.8L – ₹1.9L in rupees. That covers Two 8-week levels, tuition only (accommodation extra). Flights and visas never are, and this is a researched estimate, not a quote. Rough estimate. Treat it as an order of magnitude, not a quote.
You can. The cheapest art, design & media on the map is azulejo tile painting in Lisbon, Portugal, from $300, against a $193/day median for the category. Whether the place is worth the difference is the real question.
It runs year-round, so it bends around your calendar rather than the other way about.
4 other things on this map, starting with sourdough and bread baking in San Francisco from $500. A trip does not have to teach you only one thing.
While you're out there
Other things worth learning on the same trip, nearest first.
Elsewhere in United States
- Wooden boat buildingBrooklin, Maine, United States600 km away~12 days$2,200 – $4,200
- Jazz improvisationNew Orleans, United States1.9k km away~14 days$1,500 – $3,200
- Wilderness expedition leadershipLander, Wyoming, United States2.9k km away~30 days$6k – $11k
- Sourdough and bread bakingSan Francisco, United States4.1k km away~3 days$500 – $1,100
What if the trip wasn't about where you go, but what you come back knowing?
Build an United States learning tripRight, how do you actually do this?
We don't sell improv comedy in New York. The good schools do. Here's the honest way to get from reading this to booking it:
- Expect to pay $800 – $2,000about $25 a day. Well above that is usually a tourist markup.
- Aim for Year-roundLine up dates before you pay a deposit.
- Book directly on the school's own websiteSkip marketplaces and resellers, they mark up the same course.
- Know a school here? Tell usSend us the name and we'll add it as a real listing for the next person.
- Stack it into an United States trip5 things worth learning there.
Atlas maps and prices this. It doesn't sell it. Costs are researched estimates to plan around, not a live quote; confirm current dates and price with the school directly before you pay anything.
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