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“Jill’s classes have become my comedy backbone – when talking to up and coming comics I hear Jill’s voice emerging.”
Workshops graduate - Hannah Chambers , Hannah Chambers Management, represents tv regulars incl. Workshops graduate Jimmy Carr
“I wouldn’t have had the guts to do it without Jill.”
Workshops graduate - award winning tv regular incl. "The Royal Variety Show" Hal Cruttenden
“Jill helped me to get together my first five minutes of material, also being on the course meant that I had invaluable support from Jill and other people on the course as I found my feet on the comedy circuit. But above all, the experience was immense fun and I would recommend it to anyone interested in stand-up comedy”
Workshops graduate - award winning tv regular and British Comedy Awards nominee for Best Female TV Comic Shappi Khorsandi
“It completely changed my whole life and my perception of my abilities in every way.”
Workshops graduate - writer and best seller Jenny Colgan
“When I signed-up for the course I never intended to make a career out of it all. I did it for fun. I would definitely recommend the course I did which was Jill Edwards’. Above all it’s an opportunity to find your feet in a nurturing environment rather than a hostile one. You develop skills just through practise and experience.”
Workshops graduate - award winning comic and tv regular incl. "Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow" Simon Evans
“I cannot recommend Jill Edwards' course highly enough. It's incredibly valuable in getting you started: saving you from easy to avoid rookie errors and teaching you what you need to know in a safe, supportive, friendly yet focused atmosphere. The friendships you make will stay with you forever, it's a uniquely bonding experience. Above all, Jill gave me confidence, especially the confidence to make mistakes, to learn from them and improve because of them. Without Jill's course I can categorically state that I would never have set foot on the stand-up stage. This course can change your life, and I sincerely mean that.”
Workshops Graduate Angela Barnes - BBC New Comedy Award Winner 2011
"The mark of a good teacher is how they tailor their methods to meet the needs of each individual student. Jill understands that there are as many different kinds of comedian as there are kinds of people, so doesn't apply a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching, but a detailed and individual schooling. And the change she brings about in her students has to be seen to be believed. Of course comedy is an elusive and impractical science, but Jill offers techniques and exercises that can develop the fledgling comic's talent or refine even the most experienced comedian's material. It's a great experience and I can't recommend it enough."
Workshops graduate - tv writer/creator BBC's "Being Human" Toby Whithouse
“Without Jill Edwards, I would not be the comic I am today. But don’t let that put you off.”
Workshops graduate Paul McCaffrey – Winner of The London Papers Hot New Act of the Year. Tv incls. "Russell Howard's Good News Extra"
“Jill Edwards has complied what must rank as the most sought-after course in existence, teaching students everything from how to write their first funny line, to how to die gracefully when performing it! One of the most valuable and beneficial aspects of the course is Jill’s personal experience of working as a comic on the circuit and the specialist knowledge she has gained and is willing to pass on to her students”
Cheryl Gabriel, producer Radio 4
"It is safe to say that I would not be doing stand-up comedy today if it wasn’t for Jill Edwards. Her support has been invaluable to me. Even today, having graduated from her Comedy Workshops, I know that Jill is always just a phone call away if I need a chat about the comedy circuit. But she also gave me the confidence to trust what I think and go with my instincts. I came away from Jill’s course feeling confident, not just about comedy but about myself. It offered an incredible platform to learn and most importantly to make mistakes; behind closed doors and with invaluable support and guidance not just from Jill but from other students. Jill really cares about her students and treats everyone equally. The writing and performance skills I learnt on the course were invaluable. It would have taken so many gigs to nail things that seem so simple and I now take for granted. It’s the fast route to becoming a comic."
Workshops graduate - award winning tv regular incls. "Mock the Week," "Live at the Apollo", "Stand-Up for the Week" Seann Walsh
“If it wasn’t for Jill Edwards course’ I just wouldn’t be a stand-up. It’s all her fault.”
Workshops graduate - UK’s only deaf comic Steve Day
“… She did a comedy course. It changed her life. She says: We had to do a “Rant and Rave”… It was an unbelievable moment – a turning point. I had always tried to ignore my disability (mild cerebral palsy). Suddenly, I could talk about things I had never acknowledged, and the ideas just flowed … I did a showcase in front of 80 people, shaking like a leaf. It went brilliantly…” “It’s a really practical course not just theory. It’s a great step on the road to being a comic. Jill is a great teacher. I recommend it to anyone who has the slightest interest in comedy.”
Workshops Graduate - award winning tv regular incl. "Extras" Francesca Martinez
“The workshops run by Jill Edwards rapidly gained a reputation among new comics as the place to go for anyone with serious hopes of getting their act together.”
Malcolm Hay, Comedy Critic, Time Out
“Jill Edwards is absolutely brilliant at showing you how to get started. Jill is a great teacher and instils each student with confidence and a realistic belief in themselves as well as enhancing the most important thing – individuality. I have done amazing things since leaving Jill’s course, which include appearing on “Have I Got News For You?” touring Holland, Germany, Denmark and Belgium, worked with Oprah Winfrey, written newspaper articles and took part in ‘The Vagina Monologues’ at the Royal Albert Hall. When I stood there in Jill’s class in front of 20 students I never envisaged any of this!”
Workshops graduate - UK’s first female Muslim award winning stand-up comic Shazia Mirza
“It is impossible to overstate the inspiring brilliance of the Jill Edwards stand-up comedy workshops at Komedia. It’s fair to say that this course is to Brighton’s buzzing live comedy community what the Comedy Store was to the 1980’s. Tutor to many big-name professional comedians, Jill Edwards should be celebrated and saluted (in any order) for nurturing the current crop of high-calibre local comics. Book a place if you can, it’s the best way to start.”
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