Name: Sketch from Improv w/ Kevin McDonald!
Brand: Providence Improv Guild
SKU: 2026-09-19T1200
Price: 150.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Sketch from Improv w/ Kevin McDonald!

$ 150.00 USD

Sketch from Improv w/ Kevin McDonald!

$ 150.00 USD

Sketch from Improv w/ Kevin McDonald!

Saturday, September 19th, 12:00-4:00pm

Have you ever watched or been in an improv comedy scene and thought, "I really enjoy these characters and the premise of this scene, I wish I could make a scripted sketch about it to explore it more?" Well then, you're in luck, this workshop is for you! Join comedian and actor, Kevin McDonald, as he leads this workshop on writing sketches from improv. during the class, you will perform in small groups of 3-5 students at a time and improvise a scene together. When each scene is over, all the students will sit down with Kevin and talk about how to make a sketch from the improvised scene that was just done - how to build up the comedy, build on the characters and create a story for this new sketch you're making. Then you will perform the scene again, as a more prepared comedy sketch. In the second half of the class, you will perform improv again in small groups and this time, work on your own to make them into sketches. At the end of class, you will then perform the new sketches you just wrote and afterwards you will receive notes from the teacher.

Time: 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Length: 4 Hours
Location: 95 Empire Street in Providence, 2nd Floor
Capacity: 15 students
Level 1 Improv experience required

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Comedian, actor, writer and director Kevin McDonald founded “The Kids in the Hall” with friend Dave Foley, after they met in Toronto at Second City, and the television series ran from 1988-1995. In the troupe's television series and stage shows, he portrays several popular recurring characters, such as the King of Empty Promises, Sir Simon Milligan, and Jerry Sizzler. McDonald went on to appear in a variety of films including Boy Meets Girl, Lilo & Stitch, “Lilo & Stitch: The Series”, and Epic Movie.

On television, he has appeared on “The Martin Short Show,” “Ellen,” “That '70s Show,” “Seinfeld,” “Friends,” “NewsRadio,” “MADtv,” “Arrested Development,” and “Corner Gas.” McDonald has also done voice work for various animated series, including Nickelodeon's “Invader Zim,” “The Angry Beavers,” “Catscratch,” and “Clerks: The Animated Series.” He also played an imaginary friend named Ivan in the episode ‘Sight For Sore Eyes’ on “Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends,” appeared in the music video for "Roses" by Outkast, and made an appearance in “Tim and Eric's Awesome Show.”

In 2006 McDonald hosted a CBC Television special, featuring several of Canada's best-known sketch comedy troupes. "Sketch with Kevin McDonald" won a Canadian Comedy Award (Best Taped Live Performance - The Minnesota Wrecking Crew). He was recently at the Just for Laughs Festival with the reunion of Kids in the Hall, and also with his show "Hammy and the Kids" with Craig Northey, based on his two dysfunctional families, his father ("Hammy") and the Kids in the Hall, as well as "Death Comes to Town" on CBC.

Along the way, Kevin was also in the movies, Sky High and Galaxy Quest. He did his podcast from 2016 to 2020. Just recently, he and the Kids in the Hall did another season of their sketch show for Amazon Prime. He has also done a bunch of things that he forgets. And the world is better off for that.