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!
BOOM CHICAGO ACADEMY
AMSTERDAM IMPROV COMEDY CLASSES & TRAINING
Don’t just sit there and watch. Why not learn improvisation yourself? In addition to making you laugh on stage, our actors are expert trainers and they want to teach you. No experience is necessary, just a desire to have fun! We are proud to offer a six-level curriculum and endless comedy electives and workshops! Our core classes are three hours long for eight consecutive weeks.
And here’s the exciting part – it’s not just about learning, it’s about making lasting memories with your fellow improvisers. Picture this: after a session filled with laughter and learning, why not extend the fun? Stay for a drink with your (new) friends at our Boom Bar! We believe that the joy of improv shouldn’t end when the class does.
Not convinced? Try a Taster Class! This class runs for two hours and costs only €25. If you decide to join a full class – we’ll deduct this from your fee! Spoiler alert. Most people want more!
Session Dates for 2025
Term 1: January 5 – March 1
Term 2: March 9 – May 3
Term 3: May 11 – July 5
Summer Intensive (On Sale January 1)
• August 4-8: Long Form Intensive
• August 11-15: Musical Improv
Term 4: Aug 17 – October 11
Term 5: October 19 – December 13
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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!
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!
Enjoy monthly stand-up comedy in Amsterdam! Watch some of the greatest comedians throughout the Netherlands test out some of their newest material at Boom Chicago’s newest monthly open-mic night.
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!
TASTER CLASS
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!
COMEDY CLASSES
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.
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.
Through exploration of genre and themes, students will create their own short-form games.
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.
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.
Hier begint het allemaal! Een opwindende achtweekse cursus voor beginners van alle achtergronden. Doe mee om je zelfvertrouwen en performancevaardigheden te vergroten of om je aan te sluiten bij een leuke community.
COMMUNITY NIGHTS
We’re keeping the Pride party going with an evening of queer comedy every 3rd Friday of the month. This open mic is open to anyone who identifies as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Standup, music, drag, puppets, PowerPoint- anything and everything goes.
Boom Academy students and instructors join forces on stage on the first Sunday of the month. A unique improv comedy Jam once a month!
Enjoy monthly stand-up comedy in Amsterdam! Watch some of the greatest comedians throughout the Netherlands test out some of their newest material at Boom Chicago’s newest monthly open-mic night.
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!
InterActing
InterActing is a non-profit theater program that encourages teenagers and students with autism through improvisation skills to break out of their patterns of ritual and routine to embrace the unexpected. These life skills will help young people with autism to become more confident and enjoy interacting with the (non-autistic) world around them.