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'''The Humber Comedy Program''' was founded in 1999, at [[Humber College]] in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], Canada. Courses include stand-up, improvisation, scriptwriting, sketch comedy, and business aspects of the profession.  The program features many mainstage class shows, a weekly Humber student show at Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club, and an organized showcase at [[Comedy Bar (Toronto)|Comedy Bar]] for scouts, directors, and agents with students included on the basis of merit.

== History ==

It was preceded in 1997 by an annual one-week intensive, created by [[Joe Kertes]], called The Humber Comedy Workshop. [[Anne Beatts]], [[Lorne Frohman]], [[Joe Flaherty]], [[George Shapiro]], [[Carol Leifer]], and [[Stephen Rosenfield]] were guests in this program in 1998.<ref>Brian Pascual, "[http://library.humber.ca/digital-archive/sites/default/files/coven/Apr16_98_Vol26_No26.pdf Comedy college on campus]", ''Humber Et Cetera'', 16–22 April 1998, page 16.</ref>

At various points{{when|date=March 2017}}, instructors have included [[Robin Duke]]<ref>Jef Catapang, "[http://library.humber.ca/digital-archive/sites/default/files/coven/Apr05_2007_Vol38_No23.pdf Cleaning up the act]", ''Humber Et Cetera'', 5 April 2007, page 21.</ref> and [[Paul O'Sullivan (actor)|Paul O'Sullivan]]. 

Lorne Michaels has credited this program for his top talents when it comes to ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.

==Alumni==
*[[Marty Adams]]
*[[Rebecca Addelman]]
*[[Ashley Comeau]]
*[[Kurtis Conner]]
*[[Debra DiGiovanni]]
*[[Dini Dimakos]]
*[[Sam Easton]]
*[[Nathan Fielder]]
*[[Mark Forward]]
*[[Ajay Fry]]
*Richard LeBlanc{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}
*[[Karl Ludwig (sledge hockey)|Karl Ludwig]]
*[[Levi MacDougall]]
*[[Jeff McEnery]]
*[[Nikki Payne]]
*[[Renee Percy]]
*[[Jason Rouse]]
*[[Steph Tolev]]
*Norm Sousa, ''[[Never Ever Do This at Home]]''

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.humbercomedy.ca Humber College Comedy]
* [http://humberetc.com/: Humber Etcetera - the Humber College newsletter]
* {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130115103136/http://www.canoe.ca/CareerConnectionNews/040414_comedy.html SUN Career Connection: ''Comedy students get the last laugh'']}}
* {{cite news|last=Woods |first=Robbie |date=2016-11-02 |title=Training the next generation of comedians, one gag at a time. Humber College's comedy program is proving that while you can't teach being funny, you can teach people how to get a laugh |url=http://www.macleans.ca/education/university/how-college-is-training-the-next-generation-of-comedians-one-gag-at-a-time/ |newspaper=[[Maclean's]] |accessdate=2017-02-20 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220034234/http://www.macleans.ca/education/university/how-college-is-training-the-next-generation-of-comedians-one-gag-at-a-time/ |archivedate=2017-02-20 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite news|last=Stoffman |first=Judy |date=2004-03-31 |title=College on TV just for laughs - Humber course draws Hollywood Show to feature student comics |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/10C860AADD6836A8?p=AWNB |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |accessdate=2017-02-20 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613150418/http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/10C860AADD6836A8?p=AWNB |archivedate=2022-06-13 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite news|last=Taylor |first=Bill |date=2001-07-25 |title=Dean turns comedy into a class(room) act |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/10B83F6A26307570?p=AWNB |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |accessdate=2017-02-20 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240528025548/https://www.webcitation.org/6oPM1tUht?url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/10B83F6A26307570%3Fp=AWNB |archivedate=2024-05-28 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite news|last=Terauds |first=John |date=2003-02-27 |title=Comedy skills are not elementary - Top funny people teach at Humber Students put on class show Saturday night |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/10B9516D72CEE988?p=AWNB |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |accessdate=2017-02-20 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613150718/http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/10B9516D72CEE988?p=AWNB |archivedate=2022-06-13 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite news|last=McShane |first=Larry |date=1999-05-08 |title=Don't Knock It. New School For Comics Will Teach Art of Making People Laugh |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0EB5CE4FC134EC58?p=AWNB |newspaper=[[Philadelphia Daily News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |accessdate=2017-02-20 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240528025427/https://www.webcitation.org/6oPHSD4iF?url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0EB5CE4FC134EC58%3Fp=AWNB |archivedate=2024-05-28 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite news|last=Brown |first=Louise |date=1999-04-22 |title=New courses in September Students will investigate fraud, learn to tickle the funny bone |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/10BB953724ED3388?p=AWNB |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |accessdate=2017-02-20 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240528025508/https://www.webcitation.org/6oPHcsrw2?url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/10BB953724ED3388%3Fp=AWNB |archivedate=2024-05-28 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite news|last=Krauss |first=Clifford |date=2003-12-12 |title=Comedians in the Rough: Canada's Very Special School |url=https://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20031212friday.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=2017-02-20 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220021004/http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20031212friday.html |archivedate=2017-02-20 |url-status=dead }}
* https://www.straight.com/news/825711/humber-colleges-school-creative-and-performing-arts-offers-musical-smorgasbord-students
* https://web.archive.org/web/20151018025405/http://thescenemagazine.ca/humber-college-rejects-taste-failsauce/
* https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/management/so-a-bay-street-executive-walks-into-a-comedy-club/article25091668/

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