What This Group is For

• Working on improv, standup, and comedy skills together.
• Sharing details about classes, shows, open mics, and events that support learning or enjoying comedy.
• Sharing ideas, building community, and supporting one another.

Behavior We Expect

• Be respectful. Treat people how you’d like to be treated.
• Include others. Share the stage and make room for different voices and experiences.
• No harassment or discrimination. That means sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, or otherwise targeted language or behavior.
• Keep conflicts humane. Disagree without attacking, insulting, or dogpiling.
• Respect boundaries and consent. Whether it’s in a scene, a discussion, or online, check in and back off if someone seems uncomfortable.

Behavior That’s Not Okay

• Harassment, stalking, or intimidation online or in person.
• Slurs, hate speech, or repeated derogatory comments about someone’s identity.
• Sexual harassment or unwanted sexual attention.
• Repeatedly aggressive, disruptive, or hostile behavior that makes others feel unsafe or reluctant to join group events.
• Aggressively promoting events, products, or services that don’t align with the group’s goals. This is not a business networking group.
• Sharing a group member’s contact information outside the group without their consent.

How to Handle Problems

If you’re able to gently and firmly address boundaries or call out problematic behavior directly with the conflicting individual, hopefully they take the opportunity to listen and self-correct.

If you’re not comfortable doing that or you need to speak about something privately, email or ask an organizer one on one and they’ll set aside time to talk. Share as much or as little detail as you’re comfortable with and we’ll do our best to keep anything you share as private as possible and prioritize your safety.

How Organizers May Respond

If someone reports something or we notice it ourselves, we’ll focus on concrete behavior in our meetups and direct conversations. We may:

• Check in with people to get more context
• Give a private warning or ask someone to adjust their behavior
• Temporarily or permanently ask someone not to participate in events or our online communication tools
• Ask someone not to attend any Friend Practice events or activities, and remove them from the scheduling app