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ComedySportz is Recycle at Work Certified

Thanks to the hard work of both our staff and our fans, ComedySportz has been Recycle at Work Certified by the City of Portland. We're pleased that our comedy has the lowest possible impact on our environment. ComedySportz ... where everything is recycled ... except the comedy. :)

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Thinking People's Theatre's  I Just Don't Buy That

Our play for Middle School Audiences is touring schools!  I Just don't Buy That is a two-person show (starring a rotating cast of JAlex Falcone, Donna Yarborough, Nicole Barrett, Herb Spice, Manuel Hall and Amy Gray) sponsored by Metro, teaching about consumerism. Oh, and it's funny.  Find out more here, and find out why middle school students all through the Portland Metro area know more than you do about advertising's effects.

The play debuts March 19, 2010 and continues through the 2011-2012 school year.


ComedySportz on Oregon Art Beat

Oregon Art Beat featured ComedySportz Portland on November 1, 2007! View the episode online here!

We're Totally Fake!

ComedySportz' Andrew Berkowitz and Herb Spice appeared as fake guests on KATU's AM Northwest show on November 8, 2007.  Check out the links!



Thinking People's Theatre's  Sky Orbison and the Earth Protectors

Our play for the K-5th Grade set is touring schools!  Sky Orbison and the Earth Protectors is a two-person show (starring a rotating cast of John Dieffenderfer, Donna Yarborough, Nicole Barrett, Herb Spice, Manuel Hall and Amy Gray) sponsored by Metro, teaching about reducing, reusing and recycling. Oh, and it's funny.  Find out more here, and find out why elementary school students all through the Portland Metro area know more than you do about saving the earth.

Sky Orbison and the Earth Protectors is produced by Thinking People's Theatre, our scripted-play division, under contract with Metro.  That's a fancy way of saying that your elementary school might be eligible to get this play for FREE.  Check it out!



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ComedySportz Gift Cards

ComedySportz Portland brings out another option for our fans - the ComedySportz Gift Card!  Call us or order online and we'll send you or your giftee a card charged with CSz money to spend on shows, concessions, workshops, pretty much anything we offer.  They don't expire, and with registration, you're protected against pesky loss and theft.


Hey! We're 17 Years Old! Now in our 18th Season!
We turned 17 in 2010, and we're still kicking.

ComedySportz Portland kicked off on April 2, 1993 with a private show for the Oregon State Thespian Conference, then opened for real on April 16, 1993, with our first public show. The opening night lineup? Patrick Short, ref; Ruth Jenkins, Angela Schrock, Amy Gray, John Dieffenderfer, John Breen, Dave Levesque, Carl Shoemaker and Denise Howard. Jason Henderson was the sound tech and Mike Short was our guest on keyboard. Kent McCarty, Ed Ferrero and Charles Brod played in the second show. What might amaze you? Kent, Amy, Ruth, Angela, John D and Patrick are still with our organization.  How cool is that?


Thinking People's Theatre now available for bookings

In addition to improv, ComedySportz also offers terrific scripted shows for  the K-8 crew and their handlers.

The plays, developed in partnership with Oregon Food Bank and Metro,are bite-sized musicals of 32 minutes that entertain and teach. Check out thinkingtheatre.com.

Contact us at 503.236.8888 for more information and to schedule a tour date at your school.




ComedySportz Storms L.A.

Portland faced off in June against ComedySportz-Los Angeles in a series of spirited matches at the National Comedy Theatre in Los Angeles. Representing Portland were Sam Whittington, Cat Beckett and Patrick Short, shown below with excellent Audience Volunteer Debbie:




Shakes in the Park

Our side group ShakesProv, in partnership with Burgerville and Creature/Seattle, created a series of faux "Shakespeare in the Parks" events in the Portland/Vancouver area during September, 2005.  The hour long "plays" were accompanied by samples of Burgerville's Huckleberry Milkshakes, and the crowds were entertained by all of the elements of the bard's work, plus amusing product placements, like an "Alas, Poor Yorick" speech to a consumed shake.  We hope to see this project return to area parks soon.  Best of all, it was FREE!


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