So you think you’re funny. Or maybe your friends do. But HOW funny? Or more importantly, WHAT KIND of funny?  
Dictionary.com’s definition of funny is “1. Providing fun; causing amusement or laughter; amusing; comical: a funny remark; a funny person.”
But funny can also warrant suspicion: “No funny stuff”—Nihilist, The Big Lebowski, or describe an unusual feeling: “It makes me feel kinda funny, like when I used to climb the rope in gym class.” —Garth Algar, Wayne’s World.  
Some people take offense to being called funny: “I’m funny how? I mean, funny like I’m a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I’m here to amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? How am I funny!?!?!? —Tommy DeVito, Goodfellas.
But when it comes to summing up comedy legend Scott Hansen's brand of funny, an employee at KQRS—where Hansen works as a guest host for the KQ Morning Show—said it best: “Scott is pee-your-pants funny. If you like peeing your pants, you’ll love him.” 
Well, "If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis."—Old Lady, Billy Madison.
The bottom line: in any context or definition, Scott Hansen knows funny, is funny and can teach funny. Hansen, along with some of his pals, is teaching his craft through Comedy Tech, a series of comedy classes in his hometown at the Maple Grove Arts Center. Although his Standup Comedy for Chickens class and his Extremely Serious Comedy Workshop are filled up, he’ll be offering Round 2 of ESCW, among plenty of other classes, later this summer/early fall. Here' s the lineup: 

Improvisation For The Comedy Stage Workshops
Taught by Las Vegas improve duo The Stagebenders
Schedule: June 15, 22, 29, July 6, 13 at 6:30pm. Recital July 16 and 17 at 8 p.m.
Cost: $75; Limited to 40 students. (Still openings available)
The Stagebenders, Kim Thomassen and Gust Alexander, will take the ages-old theatrical form of improvisation, used for centuries as an acting exercise and developmental tool, and teach students how to adapt it to the comedy stage.
The Stagebenders bring the learned knowledge of Del Close, Viola Spolin, The Second City, The Groundlings and over 15 years of performing professionally at comedy clubs worldwide to a workshop for people with little or no performance experience. Students will go from learning the basic rules and structures of ensemble improvisation where listening, synergy, creativity and the essentials of teamwork combine into a performance recital. The class meets twice weekly for four weeks and will include a recital performance, individual instruction and a video of the recital.

Scott Hansen’s Extremely Serious Comedy Workshop
Wednesdays- September 8,15 ,22, 29 and October 6
Limited to 20 - $225
Scott Hansen's Extremely Serious Comedy Workshop is an intensive, creative, workshop for people that are interested in becoming stand-up comedians. Scott will share the knowledge of his award-winning comedy performance experiences. You will also learn secrets passed down to Scott by Rodney Dangerfield, Jay Leno, George Carlin, Louie Anderson and many more great comedians.
The class will run two hours, once weekly for five weeks and culminate with a recital performance at a comedy club.

The Business of Comedy—How to Sell Yourself
Mondays - July 19 and 26 at 6:30 p.m.
Limited to 12 - $149
You are getting funny. Now what do you do? This workshop helps you put together effective promotional materials, advertising, establish a web presence, effective press releases, and photos.

Writing for TV and Movies: the Basics with Jeff Cesario
July 30-31, 1-5 p.m.
$199 in advance, $249 after July 15
If you've ever thought you've had a great idea for a TV show or a movie, here's your chance to learn how to turn that idea into a finished script. Multiple Emmy winner Jeff Cesario has written and produced on such groundbreaking shows as “The Larry Sanders Show” and “Dennis Miller Live” and is currently writing on Jerry Seinfeld's new hit NBC show, “The Marriage Ref”. In the feature film world, he wrote the perennial holiday favorite  “Jack Frost” starring Michael Keaton and Kelly Preston as well as the television movie “Kenosha Pirates” for The Disney Channel. As a performer, Jeff has won awards for his HBO and SHOWTIME specials and his latest special can currently be seen on Comedy Central.

Advanced Comedy Writing
Wednesdays- July 21, 28, August 11,18
Limited to 12 - $349
Requires taking the ESCW course or 2 years of comedy performing or audition. Subject to acceptance.
Designed to take the serious comedian on their next creative step, this workshop is devoted to writing and developing comedy material for your act. This workshop does not tell you what you are doing wrong....it has veteran comedians helping you to do things right!
You will get creative help from Scott Hansen and other veteran comedians, who will take your material and stretch it to its funniest zenith. Using Scott's trademark writing techniques, you will push your creativity to the maximum and have creative help from veteran comedians and writers.
The class will meet for two hours once a week for four weeks and includes a personal one-on-one writing consultation each week. Attendees will also get priority performance time at Scott Hansen's Comedy Workshop.
"I've sold hundreds of jokes to stars like Jay Leno, Louie Anderson, Rob Schneider and Tom Arnold for  hundreds of dollars per joke. If you get 3 jokes from this workshop...you come out ahead!"— Scott Hansen.

For more information or to register for comedy classes at the Maple Grove Arts Center, go to comedytech.org or contact Lorrie Link at 763-494-3948.
Keep an eye out for a feature on Hansen in the July issue of Maple Grove Magazine.