Learn the fundamentals of comedy writing, including the formulas and secrets used by professional comedy writers and comedians to create material for standup, sitcoms, plays, monologues, novels, stories, magazine and newspaper articles, jokebooks, cartoon strips and greeting cards! Know the essential difference between writing for live performances and writing for print.
Edie Matthews is a writer and comedian whose been featured on Evening Magazine, Nightlife in the Bay Area, KCBS-News LA, LA Times, Herb Caen’s Column, etc.She’s opened for Dana Covey, Grace Slick, Lacy J. Dalton and the Coasters. She created comedy show, Mothers & Other Goddesses and toured the US and Canada.She holds a BA in Radio-TV Journalism and MFA in Creative Writing. She worked for KNTV News, CNN, KBAY, KXRX and hosted local cable talk show Edie & Company. She taught English, Literature, and Creative Writing at De Anza College. Edie also served as SBW president for the past seven years.
When: Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 10:30am
Where: Maker Nexus, 1330 Orleans Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Admission: $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers