Joey Novick

Teaches at Jeff Lawrence/Laughing Buddha Comedy

As a professional stand-up comedian and improv actor, he's appeared on MTV, Rascal's Comedy Hour, One Life to Live and Comedy Central. He's been featured regularly at Catch A Rising Star, The Comedy Zone and Dangerfield's and at scores of comedy venues across the country. He's opened in concert for comedy legends Jerry Seinfield, Ray Romano, Paul Reiser, Chris Rock, Robert Klein and Rosie O'Donnell. As an improv actor, he's had the privilege of appearing with Robin Williams at the Comic Strip in NYC, and studied withChicago's famed 'Second City' improvisational theater director and improv guru, Del Close. As a workshop director, Joey has taught improv for more than twenty years for several improv groups and improvisation conferences including ComedyWorks in NYC, the Spontaneous Combustion Festival in Kansas City, The Stress Factory comedy club in NJ, and at the New School for Social Research.