A 6-week Saturday seminar class offered by Irish Film London

Saturdays from 11am to 1pm at Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith

About our Irish Screen Comedy course

From stage, variety, radio, early film and first era television -  Jimmy O’Dea, Maureen Potter and Jimmie Young – via Father Ted – and yes, Mrs Brown’s Boys – to Derry Girls, This Way Up and Caroline Aherne - taking in The Guard, Young Offenders, Extra Ordinary and Soft Border Patrol - this 6-week course explores the prolific achievement of Irish comedy on screen. 

Delivered by Professor Lance Pettitt (Birkbeck, University of London), the seminars include weekly reading and viewing that examines the nature of the comic, the structures and stereotypes of popular comedy and explores how it’s written, made and performed. It tracks these through classic films in different genres, the TV sitcom and televised comic performance shows and some scripts. 

Sessions held at Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith

Click below for further course info, including a breakdown of weekly content, or place your order now to sign up and get access to all 6 week’s worth of material