Comedy Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
The Theatre School
Programs of Interest
0Earn your degree in comedy performance and writing
The Theatre School’s Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Comedy Arts prepares graduates to be performers, directors, and content creators through the academic study of the history, theory, and techniques of comedy as well as real-world practical experience.
Through a combination of coursework and co-curricular performances both on-campus and in professional Chicago comedy venues, the program’s pedagogy reflects the way comedians have learned their field for centuries: testing material in front of an audience, digesting their response and then learning to revise and rethink in order to be successful communicators and storytellers.
At DePaul, we consider Chicago to be our classroom. As the nation’s premiere destination for live comedy, our classroom is hard to beat.
Classes
Coursework
- Stand-up Comedy
- Introduction to Improvisation
- Directing Comedy
- Artist as Entrepreneur
- Physical Comedy
Career Options
Career
- Stand-up Comedian
- Comedy Writer
- Content Creator Marketer
- TV / Film Writer
- Show Runner
- Director / Producer
- Entrepreneur
Featured Faculty
Our faculty are working comedians with specialties across the board. From professional standups, improvisers, and sketch comedians to artistic directors, managers, and consultants in the field of applied comedy, our faculty connects students to real-world experience and knowledge no matter what role in comedy they want to pursue.