improv online
Our improv classes are now back in real-life instead of online, but our sketch courses are still running online.
We were running a large range of online courses during the covid lockdown years.
Hoopla’s purpose is to bring the joy of improv to everyone. We aim to make improv fun, friendly, sociable, open and accessible to all. Improv for everyone!
During the covid lockdown years we kept this going through with a fun selection of online improv classes, sketch comedy courses, stand up comedy courses, improv shows, jams, online parties and socials.
Most of all we were able to help give people a break from things, meet some new people, and have a massive laugh with improv!
Our improv classes are now back in real-life instead of online, but our sketch courses are still running online.
in the news!
Our online classes have recently been recommended by The Guardian, The Evening Standard, Grazia, Chortle, The Londonist, BBC Radio 2 and more!
Take an improv class with Hoopla to improve your creativity and help you break out of a rut. It also gives you the chance to meet new people.
Sick of your flat? Wish you could get out? Try online improv classes.
I laughed so hard that I cried, full-on shaking with laughter, as tears streamed down my face.
Improv your way out of isolation with Hoopla!
Always wanted to have a crack at improv comedy? With Hoopla running online now's the time.
The Zoom medium works surprisingly well. Our teacher, is chipper, instructive, inventive and uses zoom features to great effect.
The supportive atmosphere ensures that even complete beginners will have the confidence to grow their skills.
Hoopla's workshops are supportive and collaborative.
Epic epic epic place. Crazy fun. Took an improv course with Hoopla and it was the best ever. Don't hesitate to go there, just go!!!
If improvisation floats your boat you should head to Hoopla. There’s fewer better ways to see what spur-of-the-moment comedy London has to offer.
Hoopla’s teachers are warm and welcoming and playing in workshops is one of the most joyful, creative things a person can do.
The workshop really helps you internalise some of the skills we all know are important, like really listening, not dismissing others’ ideas out of hand and allowing yourself to speak up.
As a newcomer to improv, I feel so lucky to have discovered Hoopla. What a fantastic company. I just can't recommend them highly enough!! You'll genuinely laugh till you cry and stretch yourself in ways you never thought possible.
Great to instantly connect with people, drop barriers and have fun for a few hours. I felt like I was developing personally in a supportive, fun environment and that felt great. What a blast!
Everywhere you look, huge grins suggest an enthusiasm and an attentiveness that is rarely seen in a class.
I now regularly try to make room for improv and play time in my life. It is a bright spot when I am feeling beaten down by the everyday. The three hours of laughter do wonders for my stress levels, and afterwards I sleep without a care.
This introduction to improvisation will teach the skills you'll need to master scenes, stories and sketches in a relaxed environment.
Hoopla Impro is awesome. I’ve done a number of courses with them. They were fantastic and really helpful in building my love of improv and comedy as well as improving my confidence.
The capital’s best improv. The UK’s first improv comedy club.
My anxiety evaporated in that room. My stage fright transformed into excitement, and I became dynamic, more spontaneous. Happier.
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Online Sketch Comedy
Online course with Gemma Arrowsmith, writer-performer on Emmy nominated Tracey Ullman's Show on BBC 1 and script editor on BBC Radio 4's Extra Newsjack. STARTS JANUARY, MARCH & MAY 2027.
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Level 1: Beginners improv course (back running in real-life)
Online version on hold, real-life courses running in London UK.
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Level 2 (back running in real-life)
Online version on hold, real-life courses running in London UK.
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Advanced improv courses (back running in real-life)
Online version on hold, real-life courses running in London UK.
done some improv before?
try our advanced online courses:
Explore the Chicago long-form format The Deconstruction with Chris Mead from The Maydays and Project2. SOLD OUT!
The best bits of The Meisner Technique, applied to improv. Living truthfully under imaginary circumstances. With Steve Roe. SOLD OUT!
For experienced improvisers. Improvisation inspired by the work of Carl Jung including Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious. SOLD OUT!
With Chris Mead. Improvise an online Sci-Fi B-Movie extravaganza! SOLD OUT!
With Steve Roe, Director of Hoopla. Learn how to improvise an entire play/movie from just one suggestion! SOLD OUT!
With Chris Mead. Lots of scene practice with more feedback than normal for a Hoopla workshop. SOLD OUT!
With Liam Brennan. 2 day mini-course on using Game of the Scene to improvise hilarious scenes that look like comedy sketches. SOLD OUT!
With Katy Schutte. Improvisation inspired by the work of Brené Brown on vulnerability, empathy and courage. SOLD OUT!
Short-form isn’t just for beginners! Fun! Joy! Play! LOADS of games! With Steve Roe. SOLD OUT!
With Steve Roe, Director of Hoopla. Have some fun improvising stories and characters inspired by your favourite genres! SOLD OUT!
Advanced course with Suki Webster (Guest Speaker, Paul Merton’s Impro Chums) AND Maria Peters (The Playground, Yes Queens). SOLD OUT!
With Maria Peters from The Playground. Go beyond your default characters and expand your character range. SOLD OUT!
more fun things!
stand up courses, sketch comedy courses, jams, socials and more!
Online Stand Up Comedy Courses
Have some fun learning how to write and perform stand up comedy!
Online Sketch Comedy Courses
With Gemma Arrowsmith, writer-performer on Emmy nominated Tracey Ullman’s Show on BBC 1 and script editor on BBC Radio 4’s Extra Newsjack.
Online Jams
A cross between a workshop and a show with loads of performance games and show formats in one big party of improv to help you keep performing. Sunday nights.
Online Socials
Keep sociable while on lockdown with online tea breaks, pub chats, singalongs, open cabarets, networking events, games and more on our facebook group Hoopla Impro People.
Take an improv class with Hoopla to improve your creativity and help you break out of a rut. It also gives you the chance to meet new people.
Sick of your flat? Wish you could get out? Try online improv classes.
I laughed so hard that I cried, full-on shaking with laughter, as tears streamed down my face.
Improv your way out of isolation with Hoopla!
Always wanted to have a crack at improv comedy? With Hoopla running online now's the time.
The Zoom medium works surprisingly well. Our teacher, is chipper, instructive, inventive and uses zoom features to great effect.
The supportive atmosphere ensures that even complete beginners will have the confidence to grow their skills.
Hoopla's workshops are supportive and collaborative.
Epic epic epic place. Crazy fun. Took an improv course with Hoopla and it was the best ever. Don't hesitate to go there, just go!!!
If improvisation floats your boat you should head to Hoopla. There’s fewer better ways to see what spur-of-the-moment comedy London has to offer.
Hoopla’s teachers are warm and welcoming and playing in workshops is one of the most joyful, creative things a person can do.
The workshop really helps you internalise some of the skills we all know are important, like really listening, not dismissing others’ ideas out of hand and allowing yourself to speak up.
As a newcomer to improv, I feel so lucky to have discovered Hoopla. What a fantastic company. I just can't recommend them highly enough!! You'll genuinely laugh till you cry and stretch yourself in ways you never thought possible.
Great to instantly connect with people, drop barriers and have fun for a few hours. I felt like I was developing personally in a supportive, fun environment and that felt great. What a blast!
Everywhere you look, huge grins suggest an enthusiasm and an attentiveness that is rarely seen in a class.
I now regularly try to make room for improv and play time in my life. It is a bright spot when I am feeling beaten down by the everyday. The three hours of laughter do wonders for my stress levels, and afterwards I sleep without a care.
This introduction to improvisation will teach the skills you'll need to master scenes, stories and sketches in a relaxed environment.
Hoopla Impro is awesome. I’ve done a number of courses with them. They were fantastic and really helpful in building my love of improv and comedy as well as improving my confidence.
The capital’s best improv. The UK’s first improv comedy club.
My anxiety evaporated in that room. My stage fright transformed into excitement, and I became dynamic, more spontaneous. Happier.