Every town has one. Every large company has one. Every pub has one. Every class room has one. The comedian, or at least someone who fancies themselves as a comedian. Well, if you’ve ever thought about getting into standup, there’s a workshop taking place in Kilkenny this Saturday that will get rid of your fear of public speaking and turn you into a standup comedian, all in one day. Of course, there’s no point in testing you out amongst the group of people on the workshop, no!

Once the workshop is complete, you get a short break before the doors open to the public for a standup show. All of this takes place in Cleere’s Theatre, this coming Saturday. We’ve already mentioned our love of Cleere’s as a venue, having staged some of our own productions in the space, but you’ll also get to follow in the footsteps of many a headlining Irish comedian with Cleere’s a staple venue in the Cat Laughs Comedy Festival annual lineup.

The course is being delivered by coach and comedian Padraig Hyland and according to Cleere’s yesterday, there’s already seven places on the course gone but places are limited.

The course itself aims to build your confidence, improve your presentation and public speaking, have fun and “an amazing experience”, learn how to make people laugh and ultimately get you up on your feet as a standup comedian because “if you can do standup comedy, you can do anything”.

The workshop is on Saturday January 23rd 2010 in Cleeres Pub, Parliament Street from 10am to 5pm with the show starting at 7pm. One day workshop and stand up show in the evening is 120 Euro. Contact Liam on 0863442003 or email at lpjryan13@gmail.com to book a place.