With funding from a BBC Comedy Grant, we were able to deliver a full programme of weekly term-time comedy workshops in Hangleton from Sep 2024 to Feb 2025, supported by Hangleton & Knoll Youth Project. Workshops were led in the main by Tom Veryzer, with a host of guest leaders coming in to teach clowning, physical comedy, improvisation and more. Previous attendees of our Brighton Dome Comedy Festival workshops took on mentorship roles for new performers to help build their confidence as they tried out new skills and techniques. As well as honing their performance skills, participants tried out behind-the scenes-roles, with one young member doing the tech for our live showcase. Along with members of Laughter Crew, the Hangleton Gang wowed their friends and family when they performed and worked behind the scenes to deliver an incredible showcase at Komedia in February 2025.
