BOOM CHICAGO ACADEMY

Unsure about improv? Let us give you a taste! This 2 hour class shows you what improv is all about. Sign up alone or with friends and meet new fun people!

This is where it all starts! An exciting eight-week course for beginners of all backgrounds. Join to increase your confidence, performance skills or join a fun community.

This class focuses on initiating and sustaining long-form improvisational scenes. The course starts with a focus on scene fundamentals, acting in improv and an introduction to playing the game.

Continue your development! This course focuses on giving students the tools to develop interesting and well-rounded characters. Various frames of reference will be used including physicality, emotion, status, and music.

Now that you have the basic tools of improv, we’re going to dive into the energy and commitment of short-form game play.

Get out of your head and onto your feet! This workshop will focus on owning the stage. Learn the most concise way to host an improv game or an entire show.

Through exploration of genre and themes, students will create their own short-form games.

This level expands on the students’ previous scene work experience and delves deeper into building dynamic and supportive scenes. Topics include starting scenes organically, exploring support moves and understanding opening devices.

In this course, students will explore the concepts of game and point of view, and how they can use them to drive scenes. Concepts like shiny objects, gift-giving, justifying and straight-manning.

A sweeping overview of long-form formats that will give students an introduction to iconic forms including the La Ronde, the Pretty Flower, the Living Room, and many more.

Learn how to build a sketch comedy show from the ground up. Discover the different types of sketches that make up a successful sketch revue and how to use them to build a hit show!

This course focuses on learning the voice, connecting to the music, and learning basic song structure. This level is aimed at beginners in musical improv. It is taught by Boom Chicago cast member Stacey Smith and accompanied by Jules Dekker. This class is 6 weeks long.

The course covers a wide range of techniques and styles to help you discover your own comedy voice along with exercises to boost confidence, creativity and imagination.

Interested in stand-up, storytelling or writing content but don’t know where to start? Let’s get writing! Finding compelling material through prompts and exploring the humor within. We will focus on how to ‘find the funny’, how to edit your material and putting different joke formats to the test!

Over 4 engaging weeks, harness the power of improv and comedy to level up your presentations. Learn to captivate your audience, ease nerves, and deliver with confidence—all while having fun. Perfect for anyone ready to shine on stage or in the boardroom!

A hysterical evening of queer comedy every first Thursday of the month! See the best queer talent in Amsterdam mix it up with stand-up comedy, musical numbers, improv, storytelling, and the occasional drag superstar. Hosted by the fantastic Katie Nixon. Happy hour 20:30-21:30 half price all drinks!

Boom Academy students and instructors join forces on stage on the first Sunday of the month. A unique improv comedy Jam once a month!

It Takes Two brings double the laughs with a showcase of dynamic comedy duos! Join us the first Friday of the month at 7PM to see pairs take the stage, blending chemistry and comedy for a night of unforgettable two-person acts.

Tell Amsterdam invites you to dive into a night of real stories told live, each month with a fresh theme.

Tight Five is the stage for fresh material and fresh faces in stand-up! This open mic brings emerging talent and bold new jokes every first Friday of the month.

Come watch our Boom Chicago Academy students shine in their end-of-session showcase! Each show runs about 90 minutes, packed with laughter, talent, and surprises. Don’t miss it!