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Free Theatre Production Workshop! Laugh Masters Academy are offering a FREE production workshop this Wednesday 1 February. The workshop will be run by Elliot Stevenson who has been producing comedy shows and teaching in the USA for years. This valuable and fun workshop will open up doors to running shows at LMA and is an essential requirement [...]

Make This One Thing Mandatory for Millennials If you happened to catch Simon Sinek’s recent interview on Inside Quest about millennials in the workplace, then you may already be familiar with his theory about why they are the way they are. If you haven’t seen it, he blames their typically entitled, narcissistic, unfocused, lazy, self [...]

David Tieck is Back... In Melbourne! LMA is excited to welcome David Tieck back to the roster of Australian Teachers, this time at LMA Melbourne. Some of you may recognise him from our shows at The Belvoir St. Theatre where he not only performed, but also coached a Student House Team. His experience is vast, with training [...]

Dan Pavatich is Everywhere If you've been in any way involved in the Melbourne comedy scene over the past few years, then chances are you've come across Dan Pavatich. And while those of us stuck in Sydney may have felt somewhat deprived by the tyranny of distance, that's all about to change because Dan is moving! Now [...]

The State of Play A grateful look at where LMA has been, where it's going, and the people who make it all possible from LMA's Founder, Eran Thomson An improv stage typically consists of nothing more than some lights, a curtain, and a couple of chairs, but its capable of becoming anything - a spaceship, a [...]

Elliot Stevenson Returns to LMA in 2017 Elliot is having so much fun down under he's decided to stick around for another term! We are thrilled to announce that he will be teaching again at LMA in 2017. My favorite thing about teaching improv is that I get to see people gathered in a room together [...]

Music Master Andrew Strano Joins the LMA Roster LMA is thrilled to announce the addition of Andrew Strano to our growing roster of talented teachers. Andrew will be teaching Musical Improv at LMA Melbourne starting in Term 1, 2017. "I'm thrilled to be joining the team at LMA - they're doing such great work teaching [...]

Lucy O'Brien Joins LMA as Musical Director LMA is thrilled to announce the addition of Lucy O'Brien to our growing roster of teacher talent. Lucy will be the Musical Director for Andrew Strano's, Musical Improv class at LMA Melbourne starting in Term 1, 2017. Musical improv has to be the most joyous, exciting, immediate way to get involved with music theatre, [...]

Class Clown Kimberley Twiner Joins the LMA Roster LMA is thrilled to announce the addition of Kimberly Twiner to our growing roster of talented teachers. Kimberly will be teaching Clown, Improv and Physical Comedy at LMA Melbourne starting in Term 1, 2017. I am delighted to be working with LMA in 2017, especially since sharing the seriously ridiculous world [...]

Santa Says Give the Gift of Improv Here we go again. Another year ends and another one starts. Usually with one hell of a party. But the end of the year is also a wonderful time for self reflection, goal setting, and putting a plan for personal progress into place. We believe the first spot to [...]

Who Wears The Pantsuit Now? - A Chicago Style Sketch Review A hilarious mix of insights from the last year, Who Wears the Pantsuit Now? is a fresh new take on sketch comedy from up and coming students at Laugh-Master’s Academy. Written and starring: John Budreski , Brandon Lawlor, Kate O'Keefe, Trish Koutrodimos, Miles Ross, [...]

Improv Level 1 and 2 Melbourne Graduation Show - December 12 Welcome to LMA’s Improv Level 1 and 2 Graduation show, an evening of comedy featuring a fantastic lineup of Australia’s rising improv comedy All-Stars. This special evening will consist of improv shows performed by LMA’s Level 1 and 2 graduates, followed by a performance [...]

Improv & Clown Graduation Show - December 9th Laugh-Masters Academy Presents: Improv & Clown Graduation Shows featuring our current Level 1 and 2 Improv class as well as our Level 1 Clown graduates! So come see some of Sydney's newest - comedic talent, live on stage at one of the best theater around. Best of all, every show comes [...]

Improv Level 1, 3, and 4 Graduation Show - December 8 Welcome to LMA’s Improv Level 1, 3, and 4 Graduation show, an evening of comedy featuring a fantastic lineup of Australia’s rising improv comedy All-Stars. This special evening will consist of improv shows performed by LMA’s Level 1, 3 and 4 graduates, followed by [...]

What to do When the Silly Season Ends Can you feel it in the air? The “Silly Season” is nigh. In Australia this time of year signifies the start of summer and a time to put the tools down and enjoy a well deserved break, typically involving copious amounts of drinking, dining, and discussion about [...]

Night Shift at the Factory on December 17 You work so hard, you deserve a break! That's why on December 17, you need to head down to the Factory Theater for the next installment of Night Shift Improv Comedy Show.  We've booked some amazing performers: LMA's own "Shut Up Darryl", "Cinnamon Rolls", Teacher teams, and more! Every [...]