MC Alfie Noakes
MC Alfie Noakes has been producing live comedy shows in London for more than a decade and his We Are Funny Project delivers a sparkling range of live workshops and online stand-up courses... seeking to bring the most laughter opportunities for both acts and audience.
We Are Funny Project was created by Alfie Noakes in 2013 with the aim of maximising stage time and comedy opportunities for open mic and pro comedians in London. Over the years Alfie has produced over 1500 shows, MCed more than 1000 himself, run gigs in a dozen venues, provided stage time for over 6000 people and created almost 30,000 "spots".
Alfie has watched literally hundreds of people perform their first ever gig, and observed hundreds more work their way up the comedy ladder. He has happily watched and helped acts develop to 10 and 20 minute spots, headlining or MCing his shows and the best of the best have ultimately garnered success on the paid pro circuit, created radio and TV success and in one case, even developed and starred in his own sit-com.
The Project has also run a range of around 16 different one day live workshops, all taught by working comedy professionals. More than 1000 students have taken part in these events with Topics ranging from "Clowning" to "Writing Comedy for TV", "Character Comedy" to "Mimicry & Satire", "Musical Comedy" to "Punching Up Your Stand-Up". Alfie himself teaches the "MCing For Open Mic" class.
Alfie has had a unique vantage point in seeing the trials and troubles, smiles and successes, of new comedians and has gathered his own conclusions and certainly learned his own lessons after being on the stage first, last and longest over 1000 times.
Now, he is creating Online Courses, starting with "Stepping Into Stand-Up Comedy" which share tips, tricks and techniques for "Comedy Virgins" (those who want to perform stand-up but haven't done so yet) and "Stand-Up Newbies" (those who have started but are still less than 100 gigs in).
His "How To Be A Brilliant MC" course, released in September 2021, is a masterclass in how to fulfill the most important function of any stand-up show with lots of critical information, downloadable takeaways, practical tasks and laughs along the way.