Anshita Koul: Jokes’ On Us #13
A Joke Writing workshop followed by a curated showcase FEATURING comedy babies, top local acts and an internationally touring, critically acclaimed host – Anshita Koul.
About the comedy showcase
Jokes’ On Us is an English Comedy show where the participants of the joke writing workshop taught by Anshita Koul, will take the stage and test the jokes they create during the workshop. This will give them a practical experience of writing, testing and delivering their jokes to a live audience. Alongside comedy babies, there will be local, Netherlands based pro acts to balance the novelty with experience for our audience.
Doors: 19:30, Show Starts: 20:15
Tickets to watch the show are on a sliding scale to make it affordable for people with different spending limits.
Lineup announcement on Overthink Comedy Club and Droog Amsterdam
About the comedy workshop
This creative and joke writing workshop by internationally touring, Berlin based and independent comedian Anshita Koul, is for aspiring comics, public speakers, educators, storytellers, performers, writers and anyone who wants to learn how to laugh through pain. Around 80+ people from all walks of life in 8 cities in Europe have taken this workshop and reported having a better handle at their everyday struggles.
Total Group size: Minimum 5 and maximum 8 and 3 free soli seats for QTI*BIPoC folks who cannot afford the workshop price
Duration: 3 hours | 15:00-18:00
Date: Dec 5, Saturday
Place : Droog, Staalstraat 7B
1011 JJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
If you cannot afford the full workshop price at the moment but still wish to join, please send an email to [email protected] ! we will find a way to accommodate you 🙂
The workshop will broadly cover the following-
– basics of joke writing and comedy storytelling
– identifying your style and if you are a writer first, performer second or vice versa
– advance joke writing tools to add tags to your existing comedy routines
– writing exercises and prompts – LOTS OF THEM
– techniques to punch up your script, speech, ‘dark material’ or intrusive thoughts.
– build confidence with public speaking and tools to decolonize your voice, especially if English is not your first language.
– group jamming, open feedback
– An opportunity to perform for 3 minutes at the comedy showcase in the evening starting at 20:15
Some glorious reviews about the workshop:
“If you don’t think you need to take a joke-writing workshop- think again. Anshita creates a space where jokes flow like water and humour is the only reasonable way to look at our environment and ourselves. Do it if you’ve ever been curious about doing stand-up, have a love and appreciation for comedy or want to filter your rage and frustration at the world through a good laugh.”
– Zoya
“An absolutely brilliant workshop!! I already had high expectations based on a glowing recommendation, and it exceeded even those. Anshita truly enabled us with this fantastic workshop. Plus, it was a really wonderful, fun day:)”
– Gurkhardt
“Anshita has a knack for squeezing the funny out of you, even if you think there’s none to be found. She taps into your worldview, guiding you through the art of standup—whether it’s about poking fun at life or daring to punch up where it counts. She’s bold, witty and endlessly generous in her workshop – the exact kind of space and guidance you need to feel seen, safe, and celebrated as you wade into comedy’s choppy waters.The workshop was not just a confidence boost but a reminder of how joyful and bold comedy can be. Highly, highly recommend.”
– Jad Salfiti
“Anshita’s comedy workshop was organized so thoughtfully it put a beginner like me at ease. They not only lay out the structure of doing comedy but brought out the best version of the stories we each had to tell. Their workshop is one not to be missed, from their way of holding space to making the people feel welcomed and comfortable. All in all, had a ball being a part of it!”
– Kazim
About the host: Anshita Koul (they/them)
Anshita Koulis a Berlin based, internationally touring and critically acclaimed independent standup comedian from India. When they are not touring, they are performing, headlining, hosting and producing multiple comedy shows in Berlin under the collective Overthink Comedy Club.
Seen on the Indian reality TV show Queens of Comedy 2017, Funny Women Stage Awards 2022 in the UK, opening act for Emmy Award Winner Vir Das’s European tour 2024, and most recently performing their award winning solo comedy storytelling show ‘Where Is Your Husband?’ Off-broadway at SoHo Playhouse NYC and received 5 star industry reviews!
Anshita has created a name for themselves in the English comedy scene in Europe and beyond for creating intentional, political and thriving comedy spaces. And they like to lead by example with their political satires, punch up routines and a funny itch to decolonise standup comedy.
40, Non-binary, Childfree by choice, and a critically acclaimed international standup comedian by profession– Anshita is a poster child for everything heteronormative, casteist and capitalist Patriarchy hates, but don’t worry kids, they hate it back way more.
Website (not updated) – http://anshitakoul.com/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/anshitakoulcomedy
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/koulanshita
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