Craig Anton’s Comedy Academy

I have really enjoyed this class. Craig is a successful working actor, so he has practical advice that is current and applicable. He’s challenging but without being annoying. I’m sure anyone who has taken acting classes before knows exactly what I’m talking about.

Craig has been a big part in my development as an actor. He has taught me to mine scripts for the most «funny», make the «hottest choice» and make different choices for each line. Out of any teacher I’ve ever had, he’s effectively prepared me for the audition.

Craig is awesome. I took this class on and off for a few months and plan on taking it again. He teaches what very few other classes teach; how to make the «not so funny scripts for tv current tv shows funny.»
As a comic and an actor Criag is very talented and as a teacher he is great. Very nice, practical and bussiness like. If you are looking for a class to make you a better comic actor, skip ucb or groundlings or any other «improv» school and take this class.
Another great thing is, almost everyone in the class is actually good and works as an actor. Since everyone is really good it really motivated me to be as good as I can be. A great plus for any class!

Craig Anton’s Comedy Academy gave me a new level of confidence that instantly helped me as an actor and stand-​up. Craig keeps things fun while continually challenging you to make great choices. I got called back on the first audition I went out on. That was not an accident. From lessons learned in class I knew I could go in there and handle versus thinking I can.
Many teachers will focus on mundane tasks that essentially are there to kill class time. Not Craig. The focus of the class is geared towards the audition process and how to book work. Instead of doing a bunch of scenes and developing characters that have no place outside of class.
Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned veteran you will be able to take something out of every class and apply it right away. Isn’t that the point of taking a class?

The lessons learned in Craig Antons Comedy Academy give you powerful new tools to truly own a performance, whether it be on stage or screen. Craig teaches you how to take a scene, grab it by the shoulders, shake it vigorously and scream «What do you want!» until the scene gives in, spilling its guts and completely succumbing to your bidding as an actor. Most importantly Craig not only knows what is funny, but how to be funny, which sometimes means being serious, but in a funny way– ultimately playing the scene as real as possible. He also draws from an immense working vocabulary that makes class fun and never routine. Last but probably most important — I’ve definitely booked gigs as a direct result of what I learned in this class.
The bathrooms at the Steve Allen Theatre are always clean and have proper feng shui, a plus!

Craig Anton’s Comedy Academy is THE PERFECT place to work your sides before that big audish. And while your waiting for that read and the subsequent ones that matter and don’t, you can come to Craig’s class and get honest, relevant and fun guidance from Craig and his stellar «guest speakers». This class is full of talented, warm comedians and actors and Craig’s style allows you to learn from and work with every one. Craig Anton is well known and respected as one of the funniest and sweetest guys in comedy, and his class does not disappoint. It’s funny and sweet.

As a working comic, I have little time or patience for the emotional hand-​wringing that goes on in many acting classes. Craig Anton’s style is refreshingly uncomplicated and free of mean-​spirited baggage or psycho-​babble. His class is very practical for the actor who wants to actually work– all about learning to comb through scripts to find the funny, as well as learning to make good choices. The scenes we used were pilots and episodes of TV shows– not plays. The class will really help you do better on your auditions.