Intro to Hip Hop Improv Comedy with RJ Williams

Learn hip-hop improv from Second City NY vet RJ Williams. Gain skills in flow styles, rhyme structure, & storytelling through rap & scenes.

In this workshop, students will learn the basics of creating a hip hop improv scene. We will dive into various styles of flow and work various aspects of our rhyming brains. There will be exercises to introduce students to rhyming structure, story progression through rapping and more. The workshop will end with scenes that lead into rap. No minimum requirements.

About the Instructor:

RJ Williams is a seasoned improvisor and educator who taught long-form and hip-hop improv at The Second City New York. His career spans stages across the U.S. and Europe, including annual runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with the acclaimed ensembles Baby Wants Candy and Shamilton. A veteran member of hip-hop improv group North Coast, RJ brings a multidisciplinary background in playwriting, drumming, and music production to his teaching.