The Orange County Crazies offers classes in Improv, Stand-up, Sketch Comedy, and Workshops on how to develop Original Characters. The Orange County Crazies also offer Tween and Teen classes, as well as writing classes. Courses range from weekly sessions to one-day weekend classes, and one-week classes. Graduation performances follow each class series. The OC Crazies conduct all classes and shows on-site at The De Pietro Performance Center in Santa Ana in its 78-seat, black-box theater.
Over the past 32 years, the Orange County Crazies has become an enviable institution as it remains the longest-running and most prominent organization of its kind in the County of Orange. Based in Santa Ana, California, the O.C. Crazies school and the quality of its classes are unmatched, and the student performances are crowd-pleasing. The organization was founded by Cherie Kerr, a founding member of the famed L.A. Groundlings, who has served as the organization’s Artistic Director since the non-profit comedy organization’s inception. Kerr directs all shows and performances at the De Pietro Center under the Crazies banner. Since its inception, it has garnered stellar reviews and numerous awards for its original and creative works, as well as for its unparalleled school of comedy.
Robbie Nelson, Rusty Felbob, Michelle Voorhees, Lindsay Babout, Erica Park, Prakash Joshi after a Standup Show 
Ashlyn Yarbrough Logan Yarbrough, Jasper Kim, Kai Kim, Kellan Bold, and Tayeah Fiore. During Performance after one week improv boot camp students in costumes to play original characters in a book panel scene. 
Left to right. Ashlyn Yarbrough, brother Logan Yarbrough, with brothers Kai and Jasper Kim. 
Left to right: Emcee, John Weyhgandt, Rusty Felbob, Erica Park, Dr. Prakash Joshi and Robbie Nelson. They performed Saturday night August 20 before a receptive audience who laughed and cheered! 
Saturday, August 27 2022 standup comedy graduation show that rock the house at the Crazies. From left to right: Emcee Rusty Felbob, teacher Cherie Kerr, comics: Bobby Mascio, Erin Aleljandrino, Tommy Pederson and Garret Anthony. Each did a killer set–their first time as standup comics!! 
Brent White plays President Clinton while Matt Morrison plays Trump and Rusty Felbob plays a shirtless Putin as they debate over questions from the audience on the topic of attending the queens funeral. 
On Oct. 26th, Cherie conducted an improv comedy workshop with the Regent Point Seniors! 
In the Green Room: Cherie Kerr, Crazies artistic director, reunites with comic pal, Maz Jobrani at the Irvine Improv shortly before his hilarious show Sunday, October. 9, 2022. Jobrani was a performer and comedy judge at the Crazies in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. He has since gone on to an illustrious career. 
Outside of writing/teaching/directing at the Crazies, Cherie Kerr also produces a weekly podcast, for P.R. client David Glass. Guesting on the video show’s holiday episode, due to run in November, Kerr poses for a photo with podcast guest, actress Mindy Sterling and her son Max. Kerr an Sterling have been L.A Groundling pals for the past 30-plus years. 
Newly minted OC Crazies standup grads pose for the photo after their October 8, 2022 show at the De Pietro. Left to right are: emcee, Rusty Felbob, comics: Bobby Mascio, Tommy Pedersen, Billy Szetoo, Garret Anthony, and headliner, Robbie Nelson. 
‘Lil Crazies Show 
‘Lil Crazies Show 
Charlie Twichel, David Begun, Cassidy McDonnell, Robbie Nelson and Chris Keirnen. 
From left to right: Susan Nishi, Carl Katz, Charlie Twitchel and Robbie Nelson after their hilarious show in November 2019. Each did 20 minute sets and the audience loved them!!
OUR CLASSES
All Classes include an additional session — a Graduation show before a live audience!!
IMPROV COMEDY CLASS
6 Sessions – Mondays/Wednesdays @ 6 – 8 pm, starting January 16, January 18, January 23, January 25, January 30, February 1, 2023
Tuition – $475
Standup Comedy Class
Beginner Course: 6 Sessions – Monday/Wednesdays @ 6 – 8 pm, starting February 20, February 22, February 27, March 1, March 6, March 8, 2023
Tuition – $525
‘Lil Crazies Performing Group
6 Sessions – Saturdays @ 9 am – 12 pm, starting March 11, 2023
Limited to 6 students
Tuition – $525
Standup Comedy Class
Beginner Course: 6 Sessions – Monday/Wednesdays @ 6 – 8 pm, starting April 10, April 12, April 17, April 19, April 24, April 26, 2023 – Limited to 4 students
Tuition – $525
‘Lil Crazies Teen Workshop
FULL – Check Back for FUTURE workshops
UPCOMING SHOWS
STANDUP SHOWS
Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – Tix $20
Call (714) 550-9890 to see about performing a set or email assistant@occrazies.com
IMPROV SHOWS
Saturday, December 10th, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – Tix $20
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Please Support Our Incredible Sponsors
Zov’s Restaurant – Tustin, CA – (714) 838-8855
Pop’s Cafe – Santa Ana – (714) 543-2772
Chapter One: The Modern Local, Downtown Santa Ana – (714) 352-2225
OC Crazies
The Orange County Crazies offers classes in Improv, Stand-up, Sketch Comedy, and workshops for how to develop Original Characters, Tween, and Teen classes, as well as writing classes.
Get in Touch
De Pietro Performance Center 809 N. Main St. Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714)-550-9890
assistant@occrazies.com
OC Crazies Improv Classes 