This class is limited to 16 students.

We will work together to focus and harness what makes you funny as an improviser as well as what makes you a badass queer! This course will develop a form based on your strengths, talents, and unique voice. This 5 week class will make you gag! It will make you laugh! It's so queer it will make you straight! Sorry about it! This class is hungry for your individuality, your comedic voice and of course that Queer Sh!t!! Did you not read the Name!

This class culminates in 2 class shows on the Eris MainStage.

Prerequisite: BCC Improv Level 2 or similar experience from a major Comedy Institution.

5-Week Class: Sundays 3-6 PM, May 19 - June 23 (Skips Memorial Day Weekend)

• Note: Class may end between 5:30 - 6:00 PM depending on the number of enrollments.

Where: The BCC Doghouse, Studio #1 (137 Montrose Ave)

Class Shows at Eris MainStage (167 Graham Avenue)

• Sunday June 23rd @ 8:30pm

• Thursday June 27th @ 7pm

Teacher: Lou Gonzalez Jr.

Bio:

Lou Gonzalez Jr (all pronouns) is a comedian born and raised in the Bronx. They have been in some tv shows and movies (Black Bear, The Other Two, Search Party) but they mostly perform around NYC doing improv and stand-up.

Having taught and performed improv comedy for 12 years, Lou created platforms for diverse performers in New York and abroad with class experiences and shows that celebrated marginalized voices. His teaching has taken him to various comedy theaters and training centers around the globe celebrating diverse voices. They were even featured on NPR saying “Taking Classes with Lou felt like more than just taking classes” . So she’s that gurl.

If this class is sold out, sign-up for the wait list here.