How I discovered the connection between Stand-up Comedy & Teaching: Can teachers learn from comedy?

Опубликовано: 01 Июль 2026
на канале: Listen Learn Stand-up & Speak
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What connects Stand-up Comedy to Teaching? Can teachers learn from comedy performance? Teaching & Stand-up Comedy are both forms of public speaking performance, the key is communication & connection. In order to laugh and learn you must engage with people.

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Intro: (00:00)
Connection between stand-up comedy & teaching: (00:17)
End: (00:41)

Give & Take: the shared dynamic:    • Teaching & stand-up comedy: it's give and ...  
Good story telling: laughter & learning:    • Stand up Comedy & Teaching: it's effective...  
Not 'funny' teachers, but engaging teachers:    • What Teachers can learn from Stand up Come...  
Humour is only one tool of effective communication:    • Stand up Comedy & Teaching:  Communication...  

Find out more: https://bit.ly/33JrAWZ
Recorded at 'Comedy & the Classroom' seminar, May 2019: https://bit.ly/2P3gVRY


Credits to:
Brunel University London: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/
Centre for Comedy Studies Research: https://bit.ly/2OEdh1K
Brunel media relations - Joe Buchanum https://bit.ly/2ODzw86
(read the news article here: https://bit.ly/37WxS9h )

Special thanks to the
Event coordinators:
Sharon Lockyer, Anne Chappell, Simon Weaver

Panelists:
Dr Lee Campbell
Hannah Ballou
Fintan Clear
Shazia Mirza
Martin Billingham

Discover the connection between pedagogy and performance through research into Oracy, Dialogic Education & Applied Theatre studies.