Stand Up Comedy
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| 4 x Weds, 25 February - 18 March (perfom 23 March) | 06:00 pm - 09:00 pm | Byron Community College - Mullum Campus - 6-8 Burringbar Street, Mullumbimby 2482 | 0 | $240.00 |
Introduction:
Learn to become a stand up comedian in just 4 weeks with local comedian Mandy Nolan! Great for wannabe comics or just people who want to be more popular. There will be a performance night at the end of the course on the (class may contain adult content).
Once your enrolment is completed you will receive a confirmation email. This email will include your receipt and inform you of the dates, times and venue for your course. It will also let you know of anything you need to take to class with you.
Please make sure that you give us a valid email address and mobile number as any course changes will be communicated via sms or email.
Students are required to be 15 years old and above at the time of enrolment.
Click here to read our Refund Policy
With small class sizes for a better learning experience, our courses can fill up fast, but they also need a minimum number of enrolments to run, so avoid disappointment and enrol early!
What To Bring:
- Writing materials
- Your own refreshments
Important information
Once your enrolment is completed you will receive a confirmation email. This email will include your receipt and inform you of the dates, times and venue for your course. It will also let you know of anything you need to take to class with you.Please make sure that you give us a valid email address and mobile number as any course changes will be communicated via sms or email.
Students are required to be 15 years old and above at the time of enrolment.
Click here to read our Refund Policy
With small class sizes for a better learning experience, our courses can fill up fast, but they also need a minimum number of enrolments to run, so avoid disappointment and enrol early!
Student Feedback
"Really opened my eyes to the world of comedy. The process was way more comfortable than expected." Andrew
"Fabulous course, well organised and professional. Ellen did a wonderful job of taking us through the course and making everyone feel at ease." Danielle
"Wonderful course and tutor. The best course I've ever done at colleges and I was a course junkie." Judy
Tutor Profile:
The Mandy Nolan Story
‘Mandy can make a rock laugh’
Australian Stage
“Platinum hair flashing in the winter light, green blouse like seaweed tresses, she looked like Venus arising from the waves, with attendants.” Guy Rundle, Crikey.
‘Hysterically Funny’ Ruby Wax.
Comedian, Author, Journalist, MC, Keynote Speaker, Humour Therapist, Activist & Educator: Mandy Nolan has never just been one thing.
Mandy kicked off her comedy career supporting performance legends Whoopi Goldberg and Ertha Kitt. Her peers have declared her as one of the strongest comedic talents in the country. ‘The funniest non famous comedian’ says Wil Anderson who also remarks ‘no one wants to follow her.’ It’s perhaps why she’s always done things her way.
Moving to Byron Bay in the mid 90’s Nolan pioneered a thriving comedy scene, building industry from the ground up, teaching over 2000 people stand up comedy…including the Emmy Award winning Hannah Gadsby!
Her love of innovation saw her create Stand UP for Dementia, a peer reviewed humour therapy for people with Dementia, the subject of her 2010 TEDx talk.
Her most recent innovation is Authentic You with Dr George Catsi – a Masterclass that focuses on personal narrative as a defining tool for public speaking. The Authentic You Collaboration went on to create an 8 part NSW Health funded podcast, Daily Dose, a podcast that aims to improve health outcomes for injecting drug users by reducing stigma through shared stories. Authentic You have also translated Mandy’s stand up training into a sexy stand alone animated online delivery with brand partner ULLEO called The Art of Stand Up. Their most recent podcast creation is To Their Door - a commissioned 6 part series that tells the story of the iconic Buttery Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Service (remember the Paul Kelly song?!)
As a comedian, along with Ellen Briggs she was one half of the national touring show Women Like Us. The two have spent the last decade performing over 350 shows at Festivals, major cities and small towns across the country. Garnering 5 star reviews at Adelaide Fringe Festival, a spot at Melbourne Town Hall for the International Melbourne Comedy Festival Upfront Gala the comedy team released their memoir collaboration of the same name: Women Like Us and continue to break new ground with their well loved show. They continue to create and produce Women Like Us podcast.
Mandy’s edgiest collaboration is the Country Witches Association with Irish singer/songwriter Áine Tyrrell. Born from a spirit of disruption, the two pay humorous homage to the CWA by adopting their meeting format and going rogue. Comedy, music and conversation form the basis of a show that seems to have hit a nerve with angry women everywhere!
But it’s not just the live circuit, Mandy Nolan is as at home on the page as she is on the stage. Her popular weekly column ‘Soapbox’ has published for over two decades, and regularly showcases polarising opinion pieces which are often the catalyst of conversation and debate, shining a fresh perspective on topical issues. Mandy’s columns like her comedy are a passionate voice for the unheard. Her strong opinions have seen her guest on ABC Q&A, SBS Insight & Hughesy’s We Have a Problem.
Mandy is also the host of International Award winning podcast The Split - produced by Mamamia for Westpac – and over the last decade she has been one of their most in demand writers.
Nolan’s background in journalism and comedic skills come to the fore as an event facilitator and panel chair, having fronted Brisbane’s Ideas Festival Panel on GDP and Economic Growth, one of the most popular chairs at Byron Writers Festival where she has chaired panels with feminist writer Clementine Ford, environmental scientist Tim Flannery, maths nerd Adam Spencer, Rock n Roll bad boy Tex Perkins & Tim Rogers and the legendary Jimmy Barnes. Jimmy loved Mandy so much he flew her to his home in Bowral to launch his book of short stories and Mandy also hosted the online launch of his cookbook with his wife Jane.
Mandy’s love of interviewing led her to create talk show hybrid Byron Live, interviewing guests like Delvene Delaney, Kerry O’Brien, Rick Fenn (10cc) and Damon Gameau in an innovative theatre style setting, complete with live band.
Mandy is in demand as a corporate performer delighting The Conference for Women Parliamentarians with her wit, alongside Julia Guilard, Julie Bishop and speaker of the house Bronwyn Bishop just days before her infamous demotion via helicopter. Mandy’s offbeat charm also saw her as a regular guest on ABC Statewide’s Thank God It’s Friday with Richard Glover, on ABC’s Ask the Doctor with Caroline West and Jean Kitson and numerous episodes of SBS’s Mum’s the Word.
A 5 times published author Nolan’s titles include ‘What I Would Do If I Were You’ & ‘Boyfriend’s We’ve all Had and Shouldn’t have’ ‘Home Truths’, ‘Women Like Us’ coauthored with Ellen Briggs and her most recent ‘The Full Mandy’. Sydney Morning Herald’s Bruce Elder called Nolan ‘the country’s sharpest and wittiest comedic columnist’.
Oh, and by the way, Nolan is also the mother of 5 children, who she credits as the true source of her creativity. ‘When I had kids, everything else looked easy!’
In the most recent election she was the Greens candidate for the Federal seat of Richmond. She came close to winning, but narrowly missed out. Her political campaigning has seen her host panels with Grace Tame, speak to renowned climate scientist Dr Joelle Gergis and Ethics Professor Clive Hamilton. She shared the spotlight with Bob Brown, and saved Annabelle Crabb from a charity auction gone wrong. Did I mention she’s a gun fundraiser? She’s hosted hundreds of sell out fancy gala’s and specialises in smashing fundraising targets- hosted a sleep-in for homelessness and raised $30k, a gala flood relief concert with Kitty Flanagan for $65k, most recently pulling $1million in a single sitting at a Philanthropic gathering she hosted.
She’s a born story teller. Her chat with Sarah Kanowski on Conversations has seen her invited back for a short re-telling as one of the two guests for Sarah and Richard’s live show at the Brisbane Powerhouse this year.
So who is she? Comedian? Author? Podcaster? Politician? Teacher?
‘All of those things’ laughs Nolan. A long time ago I realised what drives me. I’m a trouble maker. Or as I like to reframe it, a change maker. And I’ll use whatever is required to drive the change. Be that a joke, or a vote.’
Mandy Nolan has a gift for holding the public space, for transforming dry debate into magic.
‘Mandy can make a rock laugh’
Australian Stage
“Platinum hair flashing in the winter light, green blouse like seaweed tresses, she looked like Venus arising from the waves, with attendants.” Guy Rundle, Crikey.
‘Hysterically Funny’ Ruby Wax.
Comedian, Author, Journalist, MC, Keynote Speaker, Humour Therapist, Activist & Educator: Mandy Nolan has never just been one thing.
Mandy kicked off her comedy career supporting performance legends Whoopi Goldberg and Ertha Kitt. Her peers have declared her as one of the strongest comedic talents in the country. ‘The funniest non famous comedian’ says Wil Anderson who also remarks ‘no one wants to follow her.’ It’s perhaps why she’s always done things her way.
Moving to Byron Bay in the mid 90’s Nolan pioneered a thriving comedy scene, building industry from the ground up, teaching over 2000 people stand up comedy…including the Emmy Award winning Hannah Gadsby!
Her love of innovation saw her create Stand UP for Dementia, a peer reviewed humour therapy for people with Dementia, the subject of her 2010 TEDx talk.
Her most recent innovation is Authentic You with Dr George Catsi – a Masterclass that focuses on personal narrative as a defining tool for public speaking. The Authentic You Collaboration went on to create an 8 part NSW Health funded podcast, Daily Dose, a podcast that aims to improve health outcomes for injecting drug users by reducing stigma through shared stories. Authentic You have also translated Mandy’s stand up training into a sexy stand alone animated online delivery with brand partner ULLEO called The Art of Stand Up. Their most recent podcast creation is To Their Door - a commissioned 6 part series that tells the story of the iconic Buttery Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Service (remember the Paul Kelly song?!)
As a comedian, along with Ellen Briggs she was one half of the national touring show Women Like Us. The two have spent the last decade performing over 350 shows at Festivals, major cities and small towns across the country. Garnering 5 star reviews at Adelaide Fringe Festival, a spot at Melbourne Town Hall for the International Melbourne Comedy Festival Upfront Gala the comedy team released their memoir collaboration of the same name: Women Like Us and continue to break new ground with their well loved show. They continue to create and produce Women Like Us podcast.
Mandy’s edgiest collaboration is the Country Witches Association with Irish singer/songwriter Áine Tyrrell. Born from a spirit of disruption, the two pay humorous homage to the CWA by adopting their meeting format and going rogue. Comedy, music and conversation form the basis of a show that seems to have hit a nerve with angry women everywhere!
But it’s not just the live circuit, Mandy Nolan is as at home on the page as she is on the stage. Her popular weekly column ‘Soapbox’ has published for over two decades, and regularly showcases polarising opinion pieces which are often the catalyst of conversation and debate, shining a fresh perspective on topical issues. Mandy’s columns like her comedy are a passionate voice for the unheard. Her strong opinions have seen her guest on ABC Q&A, SBS Insight & Hughesy’s We Have a Problem.
Mandy is also the host of International Award winning podcast The Split - produced by Mamamia for Westpac – and over the last decade she has been one of their most in demand writers.
Nolan’s background in journalism and comedic skills come to the fore as an event facilitator and panel chair, having fronted Brisbane’s Ideas Festival Panel on GDP and Economic Growth, one of the most popular chairs at Byron Writers Festival where she has chaired panels with feminist writer Clementine Ford, environmental scientist Tim Flannery, maths nerd Adam Spencer, Rock n Roll bad boy Tex Perkins & Tim Rogers and the legendary Jimmy Barnes. Jimmy loved Mandy so much he flew her to his home in Bowral to launch his book of short stories and Mandy also hosted the online launch of his cookbook with his wife Jane.
Mandy’s love of interviewing led her to create talk show hybrid Byron Live, interviewing guests like Delvene Delaney, Kerry O’Brien, Rick Fenn (10cc) and Damon Gameau in an innovative theatre style setting, complete with live band.
Mandy is in demand as a corporate performer delighting The Conference for Women Parliamentarians with her wit, alongside Julia Guilard, Julie Bishop and speaker of the house Bronwyn Bishop just days before her infamous demotion via helicopter. Mandy’s offbeat charm also saw her as a regular guest on ABC Statewide’s Thank God It’s Friday with Richard Glover, on ABC’s Ask the Doctor with Caroline West and Jean Kitson and numerous episodes of SBS’s Mum’s the Word.
A 5 times published author Nolan’s titles include ‘What I Would Do If I Were You’ & ‘Boyfriend’s We’ve all Had and Shouldn’t have’ ‘Home Truths’, ‘Women Like Us’ coauthored with Ellen Briggs and her most recent ‘The Full Mandy’. Sydney Morning Herald’s Bruce Elder called Nolan ‘the country’s sharpest and wittiest comedic columnist’.
Oh, and by the way, Nolan is also the mother of 5 children, who she credits as the true source of her creativity. ‘When I had kids, everything else looked easy!’
In the most recent election she was the Greens candidate for the Federal seat of Richmond. She came close to winning, but narrowly missed out. Her political campaigning has seen her host panels with Grace Tame, speak to renowned climate scientist Dr Joelle Gergis and Ethics Professor Clive Hamilton. She shared the spotlight with Bob Brown, and saved Annabelle Crabb from a charity auction gone wrong. Did I mention she’s a gun fundraiser? She’s hosted hundreds of sell out fancy gala’s and specialises in smashing fundraising targets- hosted a sleep-in for homelessness and raised $30k, a gala flood relief concert with Kitty Flanagan for $65k, most recently pulling $1million in a single sitting at a Philanthropic gathering she hosted.
She’s a born story teller. Her chat with Sarah Kanowski on Conversations has seen her invited back for a short re-telling as one of the two guests for Sarah and Richard’s live show at the Brisbane Powerhouse this year.
So who is she? Comedian? Author? Podcaster? Politician? Teacher?
‘All of those things’ laughs Nolan. A long time ago I realised what drives me. I’m a trouble maker. Or as I like to reframe it, a change maker. And I’ll use whatever is required to drive the change. Be that a joke, or a vote.’
Mandy Nolan has a gift for holding the public space, for transforming dry debate into magic.
