liz joynt sandberg
Liz Joynt Sandberg from Chicago is BACK at Hoopla!
Liz is one of Phoebe from Hoopla’s favourite ever teachers and it’s a honour to have Liz back again this year teaching a series of workshops.
Liz is a comedy writer, performer, director, and educator based in Chicago. She regularly performs with Second City, iO and Annoyance Theatre.
She is the head of Comedy Arts at Depaul University. She serves as the Associate Director of Learning for Second City Works, where she teaches clients like Harvard Business School, Thrive Global, Google, Microsoft, Swing Left, Indivisible, and others to leverage an improvisational mindset to solve real world problems.
She’s toured nationally and internationally as a comedic performer and educator, and has written for The Second City Network, The Huffington Post, Rebellious Magazine, and others.
Her essay “Hummingbird” appears in the anthology Listen to Your Mother (Putnam 2015).
She serves on the faculty of Columbia College and The Second City Training Center and performs regularly with The Best of Second City, iO Chicago (Deltones, The Musical Armando, Riff), The Improvised Sondheim Project, The Revival Theater, The Annoyance, and others.
workshops
Maverick Wildcards. SOLD OUT
Practice getting more free and wild while still productively serving your show/ensemble. Expand your view of what is yours to play with on stage.
Date: Monday 13th April 2026.
Time: 6pm – 8pm.
Venue: Kobi Nazrul Centre, 30 Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR.
Tubes: Liverpool Street.
Price: £35 + booking fee.
Level: Intermediate. Must have experience of improvising scenes in a workshop. Not suitable for people totally new to improv.
Characters With Meaning and Purpose. SOLD OUT
Discover how the characters you play can serve your team and the show you are collectively building.
Date: Monday 13th April 2026.
Time: 8pm – 10pm.
Venue: Kobi Nazrul Centre, 30 Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR.
Tubes: Liverpool Street.
Price: £35 + booking fee.
Level: Intermediate. Must have experience of improvising scenes in a workshop. Not suitable for people totally new to improv.
Become What You Are. SOLD OUT
There is no ultimate perfect improviser, we’re not aiming for an imaginary absolute. Instead connect to who you are, and bring your full self and all your possibilities to the stage.
Date: Tuesday 14th April 2026.
Time: 6pm – 8pm.
Venue: Old Diorama Arts Centre, Regent’s Place, 201 Drummond St, London NW1 3FG.
Tubes: Warren Street/Euston/Great Portland Street.
Price: £35 + booking fee.
Level: Intermediate. Must have experience of improvising scenes in a workshop. Not suitable for people totally new to improv.
Turning Improv Into Sketch. SOLD OUT
Explore how to use the fundamentals of improv to create sketch comedy collaboratively.
Date: Tuesday 14th April 2026.
Time: 8pm – 10pm.
Venue: Old Diorama Arts Centre, Regent’s Place, 201 Drummond St, London NW1 3FG.
Tubes: Warren Street/Euston/Great Portland Street.
Price: £35 + booking fee.
Level: Intermediate. Must have experience of improvising scenes in a workshop. Not suitable for people totally new to improv.
faqs
Who are these workshops suitable for?
Intermediate - Advanced improvisers, depending on the workshop. Ideally for the Intermediate workshops you will have completed at least our Level 3 Scenes Course. Ideally for the Advanced workshops you will have completed at least our Level 4 Long-Form Course plus have some performing experience.
Do you offer discounts?
No not on these workshops as they are helping fund the teacher come from USA.
Will Liz be coming again?
Hopefully yes but nothing confirmed.
What’s the class size?
Maximum of 16 people, average of 12-14 people.
What's your cancellation policy?
You can get a full refund if you give us 24 hours notice. We don't give refunds if you give us less than 24 hours notice.