Class Clowns
Presented by HOTA, Home of the Arts and Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Thu 13 Mar 2025
Class Clowns
Looking for Australia's next teen comedy sensation!
Melbourne International Comedy Festival's national comedy competition Class Clowns is back to inspire, engage, and elevate teenagers aged 14-18! All it takes is 3-5 minutes of original material in any genre - whether it’s stand-up, sketch, solo, group, musical, or physical comedy—the possibilities are endless! The Gold Coast heat starts with a 2-hour workshop lead by a professional comedian. Winners of this heat will see themselves at the Queensland state final competing for a Grand Final place in Melbourne where they could win a massive $1,500 cash prize (and a workshop for their school)!
Registrations open in October 2024.
To find out more, or to register head to classclowns.com.au.
Performance: 6.30pm-7.30pmTicketsAll Tickets $15
#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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