Class Details

Class Runs: Saturday mornings @ 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM MT
Class Dates: Sat 1/3/26 - Sun 2/8/26 (6 classes total)
Location: RISE Comedy, 1260 22nd St, Denver, CO 80205
Instructor(s): Christie Buchele
Price: $351/person (includes fees)

Special Notes:

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.

Stand Up 401 (Saturdays 1/3-2/7 @11am-2pm)

Stand-Up Level 4 is where serious comics sharpen their voice, refine their act, and turn good jokes into undeniable material.

This class blends targeted weekly writing drills, purpose-driven rewrites, and onstage reps every week. You’ll learn how to elevate your point of view, trim the fat, and land punchlines with clarity and control.

Each week you’ll receive:

A focused writing exercise that attacks one professional skill (premise tightening, subtext, rhythm, tags, misdirects, emotional POV, host sets, closing sets, storytelling momentum, etc.)
Stage time to run new or revised material in front of the class
Structured feedback from Christie + peer insights using Level 4 frameworks
Rewrite templates & mini-labs to move jokes from “draft” to “club-ready”

Perfect for comics who already know the basics and want accountability, structure, and expert-eyed coaching to polish their next 5–10 minutes.

You’ll leave this class with a cleaner set, a clearer voice, and repeatable tools you can use for every joke you write moving forward.

Student Showcase: Sunday, 2/15
Prerequisite: None! All skill levels are welcome!

Instructor: Christie Buchele is an accomplished standup comic from Denver, Colorado. Making a name for herself by sharing the heart-wrenching and hilariously raw realities of being a woman with a disability. Christie has been featured on Viceland’s, Flophouse; Hidden America with Jonah Ray; Laughs on Fox; First Look on NBC.

Financial Assistance

We understand that financial circumstances can sometimes make participation challenging. Please know that your presence, voice and contributions are valued here, and we are committed to making our programs as accessible as possible.

We have a few ways to help folks experience our classes. First off, all of our volunteers can take up to one full level class every term. Our volunteers learn positions at the theater and agree to a regular schedule at either our box office, tech booth, or our HM position which helps get the shows started on time. If you have a skill or trade or item that could be of benefit the theater, we're open to talking to you about it. We also offer payment plans for more flexibility, look into them at check out.

If those options aren't helpful, we offer an inclusion scholarship that will help Rise best reflect Denver. If you feel that you have a perspective and experience that Rise could benefit from we offer scholarships each term for our leveled classes. Apply below.

Link to Scholarship Program: https://risecomedy.com/rise-comedy-inclusion-scholarship/

If you have circumstances beyond these options or would like more details on any of them please reach out to [email protected] with the subject "Financial Assistance"