Improv 601 (Mondays 11/10-1/12 @6:30pm-9:15pm Skipping 12/1, 12/22, and 12/29)

Three people performing improv on stage at Denver comedy venue RISE Comedy, titled Improv 601 Ensemble. The black-and-white image shows the person in front speaking animatedly, with two others standing behind, all against a backdrop emblazoned with the RISE Comedy logo.

Class Details

Class Runs: Monday evenings @ 6:30 PM - 9:15 PM MT
Class Dates: Mon 11/10/25 - Mon 1/12/26 (7 classes total)
Location: RISE Comedy, 1260 22nd St, Denver, CO 80205
Instructor(s): Todd Couch
Price: $351/person (includes fees)
Special Notes:
  • This class has a more complex schedule to accommodate the Holiday Season. Please read class description carefully to make sure you are aware of skip dates.
  • Students will receive an email with class details and links 12-24 hours before the class. If you do not see this email, please check your spam folder as well!
  • Minimum class size is 8 students.
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Improv 601 (Mondays 11/10-1/12 @6:30pm-9:15pm Skipping 12/1, 12/22, and 12/29)

In Level 601, students will be given the strategies that form strong, collaborative and successful teams. Complete with a show run and your teacher is your coach.
Prerequisite: Level 501
Student Showcase:  Monday, January 18th between 6:30pm-9:30pm
Instructor:Todd Couch is a writer, performer, instructor, coach, one-liner co-champion, game master, dad, and nap enthusiast living in Denver, CO. He was in the first ever class to graduate from RISE Comedy formally known as Voodoo Comedy Playhouse over ten years ago. He also studied improv and sketch at the Magnet Theater in New York City, Pack Theater in Los Angeles, Second City in Chicago.


Todd Couch is a founding member of the improv team “Barkley” which has been running weekly over the past seven years. Todd Couch has performed with hundreds of jamsters and has learned the hard lessons of letting go of your ego and fully committed support. Todd Couch also performs with “OVER elvis,” “Makeshift Shakespeare,” “Father Figures,” and is a cast member in Nick Armstrong’s latest sketch show, “A Notable Unnotable.” A lifelong comedy nerd, Todd spent his mid-life crisis learning everything he could about comedy, stand up, improv and sketch. Todd is now an instructor at RISE Comedy to fund research into a time machine to go back and teach everything he knows about comedy to his 17 year old self. Until that time he is passing that knowledge and encouragement on to you with his supportive dad energy. The RISE Comedy green room sofa is named after him, the Todd Couch Couch. They got your back.


“This guy looks like a lumberjack that works in a hookah bar” – Jeff Ross

CLASS SCHEDULE:
11/10 @6:30pm – First Class!
11/17 @6:30pm – Week 2
11/24 @6:30pm – Week 3
12/1 @6:30pm – skip to accommodate Thanksgiving Travelling
12/8 @6:30pm – Week 4
12/15 @6:30pm – Week 5
12/22 @6:30pm skip to accommodate Christmas/ Holiday Travelling
12/29 @6:30pm skip to accommodate New Years/ Holiday Travelling
1/5 @6:30pm – Week 6
1/12 @6:30pm – Week 7