All LA County Library locations will be closed on January 1, 2025 in observance of New Year's Day. Libraries will close at 5 pm on January 31. Our digital library is open 24/7.
Register 8 Seats Remaining
In this five-class workshop, writer and comedian Christian Cintron will teach you the secrets of joke writing and comedy performance and how to use those to stand up for yourself, speak your truth, and rewrite your story. For adults.
Have people always told you you’re funny? Are you painfully shy and dying for a way to be more outgoing? Are you chock full of stress and looking for an outlet? Are you a writer who is curious about a new way to express yourself? Sharing your innermost thoughts in front of strangers can be the scariest thing to do, but this class can give you the power and confidence to conquer that fear. Stand-up comedy can provide the tools for managing discomfort, speaking about controversial and tense topics, and distilling your truth. In this five-class workshop, writer and comedian Christian Cintron will teach you the secrets of joke writing and comedy performance and how to use those to stand up for yourself, speak your truth, and rewrite your story. Sponsored by the Friends of the West Hollywood Library.
This is the fourth of a five-program series that will be held on January 4, 11, 18, 25, and February 1. Each program date has its own event page. Please register individually for all of the dates you are able to attend. Students are encouraged to attend all classes, but anyone can participate. Performance preference will go to students who attend each class.
Christian Cintron is a jack-of-all-trades, master of fun. He is a writer, comedian, actor, and spiritualist. Christian was recently awarded the West Hollywood Artist Grant and starred in the comedy special Laugh Proud available on Tubi and Amazon Prime. He created Stand Up 4 Your Power, a class that uses stand-up comedy as a tool for speaking your truth, negotiating conflict, and energy management. Christian teaches stand-up comedy at LA City College’s Rodney Dangerfield Institute which is committed to making comedy education accessible. His writing appeared in Backstage, Hollywood.com, Queerty, The Authentic Gay, and Ranker, to name a few. Christian is a graduate of Vassar College, The Second City: Hollywood, and iO West.
Attendance is limited and advance registration is required. Please register every individual in your party. This will be used to save your spots in the program. We cannot guarantee availability for any unregistered attendees.
AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Theatre, Film, & Media | Entertainment | Books, Poetry, & Writing |
TAGS: | Workshop | Creative Careers |
West Hollywood Library began service to the area (then unincorporated ) in 1913. The library was previously located at Sherman School, a cottage on Clark Street, a building on Westbourne Drive, and a building near the present site. The Library has an active Friends of the Library group.
The new library was dedicated October 1, 2011.
