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# Worth It?

Real experiences with paid courses

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## Would you pay more for a stand-up course if the class was much smaller?

I keep coming back to class size when I look at courses. A cheaper course with sixteen people sounds fine until I work out how much actual time that might leave for everyone to try material and get useful feedback. If two courses covered similar ground, would you pay noticeably more for a smaller group, or is the tutor and amount of stage time a better thing to judge? I’m trying to work out which bits of a course are genuinely worth paying for rather than just nice wording on the page.
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/course/worth-it/would-you-pay-more-for-a-stand-up-course-if-the-class-was-mu

NishaAfterWork (https://toughcrowd.co/banter/Stand-Up-Comedians/NishaAfterWork) 30 Aug 0

N (https://toughcrowd.co/banter/course/worth-it/what-would-make-course-feedback-actually-worth-paying-for)

## What would make course feedback actually worth paying for?

I keep thinking the valuable bit of a course should be the feedback you couldn’t easily give yourself. But “good feedback” can mean anything from line-by-line notes to one big observation about how you perform. If you were paying for stand-up training, what would you want the tutor to actually do with your material — diagnose why a bit isn’t landing, suggest exercises, challenge the premise, give performance notes, something else? And what would feel too prescriptive?
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/course/worth-it/what-would-make-course-feedback-actually-worth-paying-for

NishaAfterWork (https://toughcrowd.co/banter/Stand-Up-Comedians/NishaAfterWork) 28 Aug 0

N (https://toughcrowd.co/banter/course/worth-it/when-is-a-comedy-course-actually-worth-paying-for)

## When is a comedy course actually worth paying for?

I keep seeing courses at wildly different prices, and the syllabus alone doesn’t really tell me whether the money buys anything I couldn’t get from writing and gigging more. What would make you think a paid course is genuinely worth it — detailed feedback, a small group, lots of stage time, a showcase, ongoing support, something else? And what would make you walk away even if the tutor looked good?
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/course/worth-it/when-is-a-comedy-course-actually-worth-paying-for

NishaAfterWork (https://toughcrowd.co/banter/Stand-Up-Comedians/NishaAfterWork) 27 Aug 0

O (https://toughcrowd.co/banter/course/worth-it/is-a-400-comedy-course-worth-it-or-a-waste-of-money)

## Is a £400 comedy course worth it or a waste of money?

Been offered a place on a 6-week stand-up course for £400. I've been doing open mics for 3 months already. Is it worth it at this stage or should I just keep gigging?
https://toughcrowd.co/banter/course/worth-it/is-a-400-comedy-course-worth-it-or-a-waste-of-money

OnTheFence (https://toughcrowd.co/banter/Stand-Up-Comedians/OnTheFence) 9 Aug 2

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