Sydney Duncan

Instructor

Sydney Duncan is a New York-based comedian, improviser, writer, producer, and actor and is one of the newest cast members of Wild’NOut on vh1. She has trained extensively at UCB, The PIT, Magnet Theater, and Dallas Comedy House studying advanced improv, musical improv, and sketch. Before comedy, Sydney was a professional ballet dancer having trained at ABT, Alvin Ailey, Texas Ballet Theater, and Ballet West among others. Her credits include Regional Broadway shows such as Will Rogers Follies and Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Solange Knowles’s music video When I Get Home. She has been featured on Comedy Central’s IG and TikTok, and is a recipient of The SNL Scholarship Award. You can catch her regularly performing in Comedy Theaters all over NYC including her monthly character show at Brooklyn Comedy Collective, teaching improv at The PIT, her one-woman show at Union Hall, Understudying at Second City NY Mainstage, and UCB’s Maude & Betty Teams.

Events featuring Sydney Duncan

ACAB: Angry, Crazy, & Black! Sydney Duncan’s One Woman Show

Sunday 11/27 8:30 pm

Sydney Duncan invites you into the inner workings of the mind of an angry black woman. This cathartic experience will give you a glimpse into how a black woman feels when she is not trying to code-switch, be polite, or less intimidating. This show is about the freedom and liberation of being one's self.

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Classes with Sydney Duncan

In-Person Improv Drop-In: Wednesdays (1:30 PM) WED 1:30-3:30PM

Wednesday 6/18 – Wednesday 8/27

Instructor: Sydney Duncan

$35 TOTAL: $15 Online Reservation + $20 CASH at the door

In-Person Improv Drop-In: Thursdays (1:30pm) THU 1:30-3:30PM

Thursday 6/19 – Thursday 8/28

Instructor: Sydney Duncan

$35 TOTAL: $15 Online Reservation + $20 CASH at the door

In-Person SUMMER INTENSIVE 2025 MON-FRI 6/23-8/2

Leveled Class/Elective

Monday 6/23 – Monday 7/28

Instructors: Sunny Outlaw, Joe Whelski, Sydney Duncan, Kimberly Alu, Jennifer Bareilles, Chris Griggs

Each summer, we're excited to offer week-long intensives in acting, improv, and stand-up! Spend a day in a comedy crash course or brush up your skills. Study from all of The PIT's Award-Winning Improv Curriculum, as well as our Acting, Stand-Up, and Elective Programming!