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2010
1 Season

Comedy School is a documentary series that follows a beginner's class in stand-up comedy taught by veteran comedian Rob McHugh. He has been teaching stand-up comedy at Sydney Colleges for six years. Rob's students embark on a uniquely transformative quest: the nerve-wracking, cringe-making and hilarious journey of 10 students from curious novices to debutant comedians.

Comedy School is a series that ran for 1 seasons (4 episodes) between May 10, 2010 and on

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4. Episode 4

May 31, 2010

Graduation night at the Comedy Store is just days away. The students are burning the midnight oil to get their routines into shape. Nerves are frayed, insomnia is rife, and teacher Rob spends day and night answering panic calls and emails. When the big night arrives, the pressure approaches boiling point.

3. Episode 3

May 24, 2010

Already the Comedy Store is less than two weeks away, and the pressure is on. Rose is in a meltdown. Emma, who isn't sleeping, throws up during class, and Linda doesn't know what she should be writing her routine about. In the midst of the chaos, Adam announces that he won't make it graduation night as he will be on his honeymoon.

2. Episode 2

May 17, 2010

The first week's assignment is to research, write and perform a 90 second set in front of the class. The students put on their comedy goggles and look at their lives as they try to find laughs from their own truth and pain. Sonny looks at his own Aboriginal culture, Gonzo meets up with his ex-girlfriend, and Emma struggles to get humour out of her professional life as a fashion journalist.

1. Episode 1

May 10, 2010

It's Day One of Comedy School. Ten students meet their teacher, veteran comic Rob McHugh. Over the next month, he'll give them the secrets of stand-up comedy. What they don't know when they enrol is that to graduate, they must write their own stand-up routine and perform it on stage at Sydney's legendary Comedy Store. The students are 'ordinary people' drawn from all walks of life.

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Comedy School is available for streaming on the website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Comedy School on demand at Prime Video.