September 2015

LMA Financial Aid Programs Here at LMA we don't think money should be the thing that stops you from doing the things you love. Especially when the things you love are Improv and Sketch Comedy classes at LaughMasters Academy. The good news is we have a limited amount of financial aid avaialble for any students who [...]

Burgers For Better Brains* *Or something like that. Laugh Masters Academy will be on the Mindfulness Matters 2.0 jars at Grill'd on Crown St. in Sydney this October in recognition of World Mental Health Month. We wanted to give you the heads up before the month kicks off so you have time to spread the [...]

Pete Lead Joins the LMA Roster Super exciting news today for all LMA students and alumni, Mr. Pete Lead has come on board and will be teaching our next Level 3 Improv Class in Sydney. If his smiling face is familiar, you may have seen him perform at one of our Gold Coin Comedy Nights. We [...]

Guest Blog: Will Hines, UCB Instructor When you ask people to think of reasons why someone took an improv class for the first time you get answers like “I wanted to do something fun” or “I’m a huge comedy fan” or “I wanted to be able to think on my feet more for my job.” [...]

The Hard Truth: Be Kind I frequently have performers ask me for the hard truth, the tough note. "Be brutal" they might ask, or "tell me like it is" or "I haven't got feedback on my work in a long time. Help!" or "People like my work, but I feel bored. What is wrong?!" It [...]

The "Gold Coin" Improv & Stand-Up Comedy Show #2 Hoo-doggie! We are super excited to announce LMA's second Gold Coin Comedy Night, an evening of "Nearly Free" comedy featuring a fantastic lineup of Australia's rising improv and stand-up All-Stars. This special evening will start off with shows performed by LMA's current  Level 1 and Level 2 Improv grads, followed by a comedy set starring current [...]