30 Sep–4 Oct 2026 · Limassol
Comedy is a conversation.
Five hands-on workshops with festival comedians. Come to watch, listen, ask questions and take new ideas back to your own work.
Observer tickets
One workshop or all five?
Choose a single session or follow the entire workshop programme.
Online booking will open after the dedicated workshop event is approved. Observer prices are €15 per session or €50 for all five. Active-participant places are arranged privately for comedians.
The programme
A new idea every day.
Wednesday 30 September · 14:00 · 2 hours
The Love of Comedy
Not the business. Not the algorithm. Just the goddamn jokes.
A practical writing workshop on finding a premise, developing your own voice and turning real life into comedy that only you can tell.
With Tamer Kattan
Thursday 1 October · 14:00 · 3 hours
Running the Room
Hosting, hecklers and handling the crowd.
Learn how hosts build rapport, hold a room's energy, respond to hecklers and keep the show moving, with practical exercises.
With Chris Groves & Mauricio Lombardi
Friday 2 October · 14:00 · 2 hours
Ranting and Riffing
Turning rage into viable bits.
Take an opinion, frustration or raw rant and work it into material worth bringing to the stage.
With Mariah Girouard
Saturday 3 October · 14:00 · 3 hours
Formats
A thousand ways to deliver your comedy.
Explore how different media, genres and performance styles can reshape a comic idea. Bring a pen and paper.
With Turan Ali
Sunday 4 October · 14:00 · 2 hours
DIY Comedy Scenes
How, why and WTF?
Make your own comedy scenes using reality, simulation and breakdown, followed by questions and discussion.
With Mike Kroll
