The Hidden Tools of Comedy

Steve Kaplan has been the industry’s most sought-after expert on comedy writing and production for years. In addition to having taught at UCLA, NYU, Yale, and other top universities, he created the HBO Workspace and the HBO New Writers Program and was co-founder and artistic director of Manhattan’s Punch Line Theatre. He's consulted for companies such as DreamWorks and Disney and has worked with producers and production companies in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, London, Ireland, and Sweden.

Sean Pratt is a professional narrator, actor, and voiceover artist who has over twenty-five years of experience. He has recorded over seven hundred audiobooks and has received numerous Earphones Awards and Audie Award nominations. For the last ten years, he has been helping actors, both students and professionals, to understand the complexities of the business as well as reinvigorate and refocus their careers.

Steve Kaplan has been the industry’s most sought-after expert on comedy writing and production for years. In addition to having taught at UCLA, NYU, Yale, and other top universities, he created the HBO Workspace and the HBO New Writers Program and was co-founder and artistic director of Manhattan’s Punch Line Theatre. He's consulted for companies such as DreamWorks and Disney and has worked with producers and production companies in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, London, Ireland, and Sweden.