Class Clowns
Presented by HOTA, Home of the Arts and Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Thu 13 Mar 2025
Class Clowns
Registrations are now open - click here to register!
Are you Australia’s next teen comedy sensation?
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival's national competition, Class Clowns, is back to inspire, engage, and elevate young comedians aged 14-18!
Bring 3-5 minutes of original material in any genre - stand-up, sketch, solo, group, musical, or physical comedy. The possibilities are endless!
The Gold Coast heat kicks off with a 2-hour workshop led by a professional comedian. Heat winners will advance to the Queensland State Final, competing for a coveted spot at the Grand Final in Melbourne, where a $1,500 cash prize (plus a workshop for their school) awaits!
For more information visit classclowns.com.au.
Performance: 6.30pm-7.30pmTickets
#School Bookings
Please complete the below form to inquire about experiencing HOTA Education Programs.
Links to curriculum:
DRAMA 9-10:
Discover the art of crafting comedy by exploring how time, place, movement, and narrative shape your jokes. Master vocal techniques, body movement, and essential conventions to bring your comedic vision to life. Use feedback to fine-tune your performances and adapt your skills, ensuring your humour resonates with diverse audiences.
Content descriptors and elaborations include:
- Exploring and Responding (AC9ADR8E01)
- Developing Practices and Skills (AC9ADR8D01 / AC9ADR8D02)
- Creating and Making (AC9ADR8C01 / AC9ADR8C02)
- Presenting and Performing (AC9ADR8P01)
APPLIED DRAMA 11-12:
Unit B: Community
Create and perform comedy that connects with diverse community experiences and audiences.
Unit objectives:
- Use dramatic languages.
- Plan drama works for a community context.
- Communicate ideas through creating and performing drama works for a community context.
- Evaluate drama works for a community context.
Unit D: Commentary
Create comedic drama to comment on social issues, educate, and provoke thought through performance.
Unit Objectives:
- Use dramatic languages.
- Plan drama works that comment on social issues.
- Communicate ideas through creating and performing drama works that comment on social issues.
- Evaluate drama works that comment on social issues.
GENERAL CAPABILTIES:
- Literacy
- Critical and Creative thinking
- Intercultural Understanding
- Personal and Social capability
- Ethical understanding
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