WHAT'S THE BUZZ?
2009 HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE WINNERS TO PLAY ON MAIN STAGE
COMEDYSPORTZ PLAYER FEATURED ON KOTAKU.COM
COMEDYSPORTZ PLAYER ON IMAGINATION MOVERS
APRIL MIX FEATURING GOLDBLATT FATHER/DAUGHTER STAND UP
COMEDYSPORTZ STUDIO SERIES IN APRIL
COMEDYSPORTZ STUDIO SERIES PREMIERES SATURDAYS IN MARCH
HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE® MARCH MADNESS AND
COMEDYSPORTZ MAIN COMPANY TOURNEY
CHARLIE PRESTO CLOSES FRI FEB 26
CANCER BENEFIT RAISES OVER $2500
COMEDYSPORTZ PLAYER IN HUFFINGTON POST AND DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD
COMEDYSPORTZ ON CON CHILE Y LIMÓN
May 28, 2010
2009 HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE WINNERS TO PLAY ON MAIN STAGE
Flintridge Prep the 2009 winners of the ComedySportz High School League® March Madness tournament will be playing alongside the main company players on Friday, May 28 at 8:00pm. Come out and see this special event. Visit the SPECIALS page for more details and to buy tickets.
May 9, 2010
COMEDYSPORTZ PLAYER FEATURED ON KOTAKU.COM
Congratulations to our very own Andre Meadows, who was featured on the popular gaming website, Kotaku.com. He was featured for making a funny YouTube video about the release of the black Nintendo Wii. See the feature on Kotaku, and see all of Andre's videos on his website or YouTube.
May 1, 2010
COMEDYSPORTZ PLAYER ON IMAGINATION MOVERS
Congratulations to our very own Lauren Pritchard for guest starring in the Disney Channel edutainment series, Imagination Movers. She played the part of "Dr. Flutter" in the episode, "Bye Bye Butterfly."
The episode premiered May 1, 2010. You can catch it in repeats on Disney Channel (Look for the episode "Bye Bye Butterfly"). You can even download it from iTunes in Standard or High Definition.
April 14, 2010
APRIL MIX FEATURING GOLDBLATT FATHER/DAUGHTER STAND UP
It's a special Mix for WEDNESDAY APRIL 14 @ 8PM. ComedySportz player Andy Goldblatt will perform stand-up comedy. Then, her father Norm Goldblatt will be performing his special brand of "science stand-up." You don't want to miss it!
You'll also see music from Hershel & Roth (featuring ComedySportz player Robin Roth) and improv from Serious V-Neck. Reminder: There is NO Brown Bag Foul for these shows, so be prepared for possible naughty words. For more info and to buy tickets, visit our MIX PAGE!
April 3, 2010
COMEDYSPORTZ STUDIO SERIES IN APRIL
The new ComedySportz Studio Series in the Ballroom Theatre continues with 2 brand new shows and a returning show in April. Each show is still only $5 each, or as a special, see all 3 three shows for only $10 (Call 323.871.1183 to arrange the special 3-show rate).
At 8:30PM is a new sketch comedy show, Angry Boy Genius, written and directed by ComedySportz players Adam Fisher and Danny Ricker. They are creators of the hilarious online sketches Wunnaweeks (one of which was featured on Comedy Central). So you know these guys are talented and funny!
And speaking of talented and funny, the 9:30PM show, Songs + Improv = Improv with Songs features ComedySportz player Matt Young, the creator of The High and Charlie Presto, mixing... improv with songs! Then at 10:30PM, the gang from Old Milwaukee returns for some very funny long-form improv.
There's NO BROWN BAG FOUL for these shows, so leave the kids at home for these shows. But come on out, we'd love to see you. Remember, the Ballroom Theatre is smaller than our regular theatre, so
tickets go fast. So BUY TICKETS NOW or call 323.871.1183 to get the 3-show special.
March 6, 2010
COMEDYSPORTZ STUDIO SERIES PREMIERES with MADtv Alumni
Saturdays in March, ComedySportz premieres its Studio Series in the new Ballroom Theatre. In addition to ComedySportz Saturday shows, two shows will run in the Ballroom Theatre, giving you more options of shows to see at ComedySportz!
NOTE: Studio Series shows are for MATURE AUDIENCES. They may contain material not suitable for children.
ComedySportz player and MADtv alum Lauren Pritchard will kick off the Studio Series SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 8:30PM with "quicksomethingsgonehorriblywrong!" A one-woman show filled with hilarious and horrific true-life tales, all lived-through, written and told by Lauren Pritchard. The show continues its run Saturdays in March.
Then at 9:30PM, it's "Old Milwaukee!" The hilarious long-form improv troupe, all from Milwaukee, had a nice run at ComedySportz last year and appeared at the ComedySportz Benefit for Haiti. Now they're back with a studio series Saturdays in March. Members of Old Milwaukee include ComedySportz players David Thuene, Brian Allman, Kurt Scholler (The Office), stand-up comedian Tom Clark and Eric Price (MADtv, Reno 911).
Tickets to the shows are only $5 each! What a deal! So be the first of ComedySportz's new Studio Series. Different shows will be taking over the ballroom each month, so if you see a show you like, don't hesitate! BUY TICKETS TODAY!
March 5, 2010
High School League® MARCH MADNESS and ComedySportz MAIN COMPANY
TOURNEY
Running SATURDAYS IN MARCH AND APRIL is the ComedySportz
High School League® March (and
April) Madness. Saturday afternoons from SAT MARCH 6-SAT APRIL 17,
teams from our High School League® will be competing in our theatre to
see who comes out on top.
We strongly recommend
buying tickets in advance to see these shows because they will go
fast! For show schedule and to buy tickets, VISIT
THE HIGH SCHOOL
LEAGUE® PAGE!
Also, all FRIDAY 10:30PM shows from FRI MARCH 5-FRI APRIL
23 will be part of the ComedySportz Main Company Tourney! Usually, a
CSz show can have any players. But for the Tourney, the main company
creates their own specific 3-person teams (and awesome team names!) to
compete in ComedySportz matches. And YOU - yes, ALL OF YOU - in the
audience will have a part in deciding which team moves on to the next
round.
You have the power over our futures. Come wield it. Call 323.871.1183
to buy tickets or BUY
TICKETS ONLINE!
February 26, 2010
FINAL CHARLIE PRESTO SHOW FRI FEB 26
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 10:30PM, is the final week to see Charlie Presto and the Magical Academy of Mystery and Sorcery, ComedySportz's improvised serial and parody of the boy wizard whose name we cannot say (JK has eyes everywhere!!!)
So come see the show. It's the perfect quick fix while you wait for the Deathly Hallows movie...
SHOW INFO | BUY TICKETS
February 25, 2010
Cancer Benefit at Our Theatre Raises Over $2500
Breast Cancer Be Trippin is a recurring comedy benefit show, put together by our very own Eddie Quintana. On Wednesday, February 24, 9:00pm, many stars came out to the National Comedy Theatre to perform for the benefit. Including musical and YouTube sensations Garfunkel & Oates, Whitney Cummings, Natasha Leggero and Heather McDonald from Chelsea Lately, Tig Notaro (The Sarah Silverman Program), Megan Mooney and CSz's very own Cat Davis.
Unfortunately, Sarah Silverman was sick and could not perform at the event. But the show still sold out, was a huge success and raised over $2500 in donations. All proceeds go toward providing mammograms for uninsured women.
If you were unable to attend the event, you can still help the cause buy going to http://breastcancerbetrippin.com and making a donation to the American Breast Cancer Foundation.
February 24, 2010
ComedySportz Player on The Huffington Post and Deadline Hollywood
This week, ComedySportz player Andre Meadows was featured this week on two very popular media blogs, The Huffington Post and Deadline Hollywood, for a video he made for his website BlackNerdComedy.com and partner site Comedy.com. We warn you, the video is "TV-14" in nature as it deals with a sensitive subject (not to mention spoilers to Lost and Heroes), so check it out at your discretion. But we are proud of Andre for this awesome accomplishment!
February 2, 2010
ComedySportz Featured on Con Chile y Limón
Con Chile y Limón is a funny, fresh and enthusiastic show about Los Angeles artists, fashion, food, music and more. And the entire Feb 2 episode was dedicated to ComedySportz and one of our players, Luis Cortes. Special thanks to Con Chile y Limón and CANAL 22 Los Angeles for helping expose more people to CSz. Video coming soon.
March 9, 2009
James Thomas Bailey Re-elected as President of World Comedy League
James Thomas Bailey, Artistic Director of ComedySportz LA, just returned from New Orleans where he met with the other managers of ComedySportz teams. Together, they comprise the World Comedy League, for which James serves as President. In attendance were 21 managers and producers from such cities as New York, Chicago, Houston, Portland and Milwaukee, among others.
February 19, 2009
A CSz Brain helps CBS's Survivor: Tocantins
ComedySportz gamester Myles Nye created the immunity challenge on the Thursday, 2/26 episode at 8 pm! Here's a description of the challenge:
"A CRATE IDEA"
TYPE: Tribal immunity/reward challenge
CHALLENGE: One seeing member directs a team of blindfolded tribe mates around a roped in field, where they retrieve 8 cubes, each one 4x4 feet. Once they have successfully brought them all within a roped circle and set them down on a mat, the caller now directs a second team of blindfolded tribe mates on how to assemble them. To correctly complete the puzzle, the cubes must be stacked in two separate 2x2 piles with all faces of the same color facing outward. What's more, each colored face has a 4-part design painted on it that must be upright so there is only 1 correct way to solve it. The caller has to direct his team mates on how to turn, rotate, and stack the cubes. They may only begin work on the second stack after completing the first one, to allow the opportunity for a catch-up.
Congratulations, Myles!
February 13, 2009
FRIDAY THE 13TH OPENS
The new remake of Friday the 13th opens, starring our own Derek Mears! Come watch him delight people at our theatre. Then go watch him kill them at someone else's.
January 26, 2009
NEW COMPANY MEMBERS ANNOUNCED.
ComedySportz welcomes Josh Dean, Tara Ochs, Susan Peal, Patrick Tamisea, Jordon Krain, Emily Nelson, Brian Nichols, Rebecca Leib, Marie Pettit, Kristen Smith, Lissette Jean-Marie, Amanda Ohly, and Steve Young.
January 21, 2009
SUMMER CAMP DATES ANNOUNCED.
Visit the education section of our site for details.
January 2, 2009
THE HIGH RETURNS FOR ITS SECOND SEASON
The High is back in its smash second season. Special upcoming episodes include the Valentine's Day Special, celebrity guest starts during May "sweeps" and your chance to win a walk-on role. More to come!
January 1, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS TO MYLES NYE
CSz player MYLES NYE was married in a glittering art-deco ceremony at the Mark Hopkins in San Francisco on New Year's Eve. Myles had proposed to his wife, Laurel, at the ComedySportz New Year's Eve show exactly one year prior. For those who don't know Myles, he is a games and puzzle master, and each table featured puzzles featuring the names of his wedding guests. You can see Myle's puzzling work on CBS TV's Survivor. Myles created one of the challenges appearing in the episode the week of January 26th.
December 15, 2008
CHRIS TALLMAN ON COMEDY CENTRAL
ComedySportz vet CHRIS TALLMAN joins the cast of Chocolate News on Comedy Central. Chris has appeared numerous times on Comedy Central, including hosting CrossBalls.
December 1, 2008
LAUREN PRITCHARD AND ERIC PRICE JOIN MAD-TV
ComedySportz players LAUREN PRITCHARD and ERIC PRICE have joined the cast of MAD-TV for its final season. New episodes air through March. ComedySportz teammate RYAN SMITH is also a staff writer and producer.
