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<b class=""><span style="" class="">Please spread the word to students!</span></b></div>
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<span class="largerx1"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: inherit; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;" class="">Do you want to make people laugh? Here’s your chance. In this crash course, you will go from the fundamentals
of comedy writing and performance technique to constructing your own stand-up set. Material will be workshopped in a supportive, constructive environment led by stand-up comedian <a href="http://www.improvboston.com/users/dan-crohn" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="">Dan
Crohn</span></a>, who has appeared on Last Comic Standing and the popular WTF podcast with Marc Maron. With years of experience teaching and performing stand-up, Dan will help you work towards a final graduation performance, MC-ed by him and scheduled for </span></span><strong class=""><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: inherit; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;" class="">Friday,
January 28, 2022</span></strong><span class="largerx1"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: inherit; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;" class="">. </span></span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: inherit; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;" class=""><br class="">
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<span class="largerx1">Applicants should send a 300-word essay to <a href="mailto:stand-up-comedy@mit.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="">stand-up-comedy@mit.edu</span></a> </span><strong class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;" class="">by
December 20</span></strong><span class="largerx1"> explaining why they want to take this series. Participants must commit to regular attendance and to the final performance on Jan. 28. Prepare to amuse! Funded by the De Florez Fund For Humor.</span></span><span style="" class=""><br class="">
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<strong class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;" class="">Contact:</span></strong><span class="largerx1"> Kieran Setiya, 32-D916, 617-715-4264, <a href="mailto:stand-up-comedy@mit.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="">stand-up-comedy@mit.edu</span></a></span></span></div>
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<strong class=""><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: inherit; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;" class="">Enrollment:</span></strong><span class="largerx1"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: inherit; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;" class=""> Advanced
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<span class="largerx1">Sign-up by 12/20/2021 </span><br class="">
<span class="largerx1">Limited to 12 MIT participants </span></span></div>
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<strong class=""><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: inherit; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;" class="">Attendance:</span></strong><span class="largerx1"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: inherit; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;" class=""> Participants
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<span class="largerx1"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: inherit; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;" class=""><a href="https://shass.mit.edu/node/3063" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Full
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