{"title": "Free Comedy Writing Taster", "start": "2026-11-16T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-16T20:45:00Z", "place": "Chez Nous", "address": "Haverstock Hill 157 Haverstock Hill, NW3 4QT London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "Free Comedy Writing Taster is a beginners' comedy class held at Chez Nous Café in Belsize Park. It is hosted by Bentley, who runs the Beginners Comedy Classes group. The session teaches professional comedy techniques, brings together like-minded people, and lets participants amaze themselves by creating jokes, ideal for total beginners. 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This session is a portrait photography opportunity with Steve Best: participants get a 10-15 minute shoot under his friendly direction, and he sends the shots to choose 2 or 3 to be worked on and returned in high resolution. The rest of the £50 fee, £40 on top of the £10 deposit, is paid in cash on the day. This is an 18+ event.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/camden-comedy-sessions-steve-best-photography-111970/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d733013dbd5025217a251fa0800ebf24c02b047f4f04a7be13d59fc3573cbe9d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "SHUT UP AND WRITE", "start": "2026-11-08T12:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T14:30:00Z", "place": "Big Penny Social", "address": "Priestley Way 1, E17 6AL London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "SHUT UP AND WRITE is a weekly session of focused, silent writing in a quiet space at Big Penny Social. 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