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For
almost 15 years, Steve Kaplan has been the industry's
most sought-after expert on comedy writing and
production. In addition to having taught at UCLA, NYU,
Yale and other top universities, Steve Kaplan created
the HBO Workspace, the HBO
New Writers Program and was co-founder and
Artistic Director of Manhattan's Punch Line
Theatre.
Steve's former students have Written or Co-written:
 Ugly Betty
Big
Love
Everybody Loves Raymond
Hairspray
with John Travolta
Chicken Little
Girl, Interrupted
Tenacious D |
Friends, Sex and the City
Mr.
Show, SNL
The
Daily Show w/Jon Stewart
Will & Grace, Joey
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Kathy Griffin:
"Strong Black Woman" special
Many Others!
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From the
industry's top stars to first time comedy screen and
TV writers, producers, directors and performers,
Kaplan has worked with and coached the best. His
Comedy Intensive seminar and workshop
offers proven and practical methods and principles
that help you reveal and understand comedy from the
inside out: Why is something funny? How do
you write funny? How do you make your
characters funny? How do you structure a
comedy story? How do you think funny so it
translates from idea to page to screen? In addition to
teaching his class, Kaplan has served as a consultant
to such companies as Dreamworks, Disney, HBO
and others.
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Steve's former student have been nominated for: |
43
Emmy Awards
6
WGA Awards |
3
Golden Globes
1
Academy Award |
5
SAG Awards
1
American Comedy Award |
And
they've won 10 Emmys, 1 Oscar, 2 WGA Awards,
the American Comedy Award and more!
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Whether you're writing a comedy screenplay, working on
sitcom script, writing a spec script, or directing or
producing a comedy, Steve Kaplan's Comedy Intensive
is a must for any serious professional. Find out why
the top writers, producers and directors from
ABC, Disney, Dreamworks, NBC, Paramount, Touchstone
Television and others attend his famed class.
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Steve
Kaplan has Produced, Developed or Presented: |
Jack Black
(School of Rock)
Nathan Lane
(The Producers)
Nia Vardalos
(My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
Bob Odenkirk
(Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mr. Show) |
Dave Crane
(Friends)
Peter Tolan
(Analyze This, Larry Sanders)
Kenneth Lonergan
(Gangs of New York)
Kathy Griffin |
Josh Malina
(West Wing)
Mark O'Donnell
(Hairspray)
Andy Kindler
(Everybody Loves Raymond)
Sam
McMurray
(King of Queens) |
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Many More! |
IDEAL
FOR: Screenwriters, TV
Writers, Producers, Directors, Creative Executives and
more.
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