Private Coaching

Looking for guidance with your stand-up? Perhaps you need a coach for your improv team? Maybe you need a second eye on that screenplay?

I’m excited to hear about your next project and I would love to be of use.

I am a qualified teacher with a Bachelor of Arts / Education.

I started as a High School Drama & English teacher before pivoting into specialty teaching with NIDA Open, NIDA Corporate, and Improv Theatre Sydney.

I have graduated from Improv Theatre Sydney, iO Chicago, and studied under esteemed artists such as Doctor Brown, Anděl Sudik, Bill Arnett, Charna Halpern, Tom Walker, Carlo Ritchie, Damien Warren-Smith, and Steen Raskopoulos.

I have run workshops at Impro Melbourne, Big Fork Theatre Brisbane, New Zealand Improv Festival, Lightbulb Improv in Canberra. I am the improv coach for the comedy collective The Migration Office. I am currently teaching with The Improv Conspiracy in Melbourne.

I host weekly online meet-ups and in-person retreats for The Comedy Writers Group.

Read the options and testimonials below to learn more about working with me.

Book Coaching

  • When you’re in a writing session with Marcel the first thing you notice is that he cares. He has helped me tighten jokes that needed tightening and flesh out ideas that needed exploring. He has an expert grasp of joke writing techniques and a wonderfully clear and warm critiquing style.

    —Steph Broadbridge

  • "Marcel was excellent to work with on my comedy script. He came well prepared and with great suggestions to improve jokes, punch up dialogue, develop characters, and tighten up the overall script. He was also a gentleman and a pleasure to work with. Marcel is one of the best script consultants in the biz.”

    —Damien Higginbotham

  • “Marcel is who you want to work with. Hands down. He removes the ego from the writing process and helps you find the joy in it, reminding you of the very reason you do it. Marcel is an incredible listener and caters to your specific needs, helping you find gold where you thought there was none. DO IT.”

    —Maryellen George

  • “I’ve been doing stand-up on and off for several years, never fully committing because I always struggled to find my voice (and also maybe because of my debilitating fear of commitment). After just a few coaching sessions with Marcel, I’m more inspired, sure of myself, and have finally figured out what I want to say and who I want to be on stage, which I may never have achieved without him.”

    —Amelia Fritz

  • “It was suggested I have a session with Marcel and I’m so glad I did! He was incredible at pushing my ideas to a funnier place, while still using my own voice. I really appreciated being able to work with someone who could find what I didn’t even know I had hiding within. No matter what your comedic flavour, I highly recommend Marcel to take your set to the next level. ”

    —Jacqui Duncan