Leighann Lord to Host Stand-Up Comedy Master Class at Apollo Theatre

Comedian and author Leighann Lord will conduct a Master Class in standup comedy at the Apollo Theatre on Tuesday, October 18 @ 6:30pm. This three- hour intensive workshop on stand-up comedy will cover creating and selecting material, delivery and stage presence.

Named one of New York's 10 Hottest Comics and one of the top 15 comedians in Queens by It's Queens Magazine, Leighann Lord has been seen on Lifetime, AspireTV, Comedy Central, HBO's Def Comedy All-Star Jam and ABC's The View. She's performed for U. S. troops stationed in Europe, the South Pacific, and the Middle East. Leighann's comedy album, I've Got Connections, is played heavily on Sirius satellite radio. She has been a radio/TV co-host on the Emmy-nominated Star Talk with Neil de Grasse Tyson. Leighann is a contributor to the Huffington Post and her blog, The Urban Erma, is the longest running column on StageTimeMag.com. She also wrote for the pilot of The Chris Rock Show. Leighann is the author of Dict Jokes: Alternate Definitions for Words You've Probably Never Heard of But Will Definitely Never Forget, and the newly released Leighann Lord's Big Book of Book Titles: When You Just Don't Have Time to Read a Whole F**king Book, and Real Women Do It Standing Up: Stories from the Career of a Very Funny Lady.

Registration fee: $35 per person at www.apollotheater.org/event/master-class-stand-comedy. The Apollo Theater is located at 253 W 125 Street in Manhattan. For directions and additional information, contact (212) 531-5300 or visit www.apollotheater.org.