Re:What I Learned About Creativity from a Man Painting on a ...
by probably_wrong on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @07:51AM
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From this interview [1] for Vice:
> He also trained with famed sketch comedy troupe the Groundlings (past alumni include Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig) and studied improv at Los Angeles City College.
The "Groundlings" homepage [2] describes them as a "non-profit organization that offers shows, classes, and corporate events in improvisation and sketch comedy*, while LACC offers some courses through the Rodney Dangerfield Institute [3].
So while there doesn't seem to be an "M.Sc. in comedy" you can learn it at some institutions, as long as you're willing to move to LA.
> He also trained with famed sketch comedy troupe the Groundlings (past alumni include Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig) and studied improv at Los Angeles City College.
The "Groundlings" homepage [2] describes them as a "non-profit organization that offers shows, classes, and corporate events in improvisation and sketch comedy*, while LACC offers some courses through the Rodney Dangerfield Institute [3].
So while there doesn't seem to be an "M.Sc. in comedy" you can learn it at some institutions, as long as you're willing to move to LA.
[1] https://www.vice.com/en/article/mr-lets-paint-is-the-most-in...
[2] https://groundlings.com/
[3] https://www.lacc.edu/academic-programs/rodney-dangerfield-in...