2000 ComedySportz Improv

ComedySportz is similar to Drew Carey’s show “Whose Line is it Anyway?“. It’s live interactive improv comedy based on audience suggestions. Tim participated in two ComedySportz workshops in May 2000 and November 2001.

ComedySportz Improv Show
May 2, 2000

Back row: JJ, Jeff, Chris, Charles
Middle: Jill, Dana, Tim
Front: Alison, Steve, Theresa, Kerri

TEAMS:
Green – Green & Bear It: Charles, Tim, Kerri; (Whose LIME is it anyway?)
Red –Mr. Clean & the Mop Squad: Alison. Theresa, Steve, Chris
White – Comedy Cougars: J.J., Jeff, Dana

The entire graduating class for May 2000

Jill Bernard – Referee
Doug Ocar – Keyboard
Charlie Sanders – Announcer & Sound


Warm-up time in the green room. “Bop!”

Here’s the show games we played with some of the suggestions the audience gave us to work with…

THE SHOW

What Are You Doing? – All, with initials, hyperwarp style

Foreign Movie – The Mops, Swedish Washington Monument Mystery

Mega-Replay – All, Scissors. Monty Python and other various styles

The Do Ron Ron – All

HALF-TIME

Story – All, Stewart the King

Madrigal 
– Green and Bear It,
Something your mother always told you: Don’t die. Don’t pick your nose.
Sensational newspaper headline: Elvis gives birth to sugar-coated baby.
Bad pick up line: I lost my telephone number, may I please have yours?

Changing Emotions – Cougars, In a restaurant

185 Punny Jokes – All
185 Tires walk into a bar and the bartender says “Sorry, we don’t serve tires here.”
and the tire says “Oh wheely?” or “It hasn’t been a very good year.”
185 police walk into a bar and the bartender says “Sorry, we don’t serve police here.”
and the Police says “That’s OK, I just wanted some CHIPs”.

ComedySportz Improv Show
November 14, 2001

TEAMS:


Blue – Bluepers: Marc, Tim, Ashlee


Red – Hennepin County Great White Hype: Jeff, Steve, Ryan


Red and Black – Toaster Ovens: Matt, Troy, Paul

The entire graduating class for November 2001

Jill Bernard – Referee and Instructor
Wil Doughty – Assistant Instructor Guy
Doug Ocar – Keyboard
Jeremy Smith – Announcer & Sound

Here’s the show games we played with some of the suggestions the audience gave us to work with…

THE SHOW

Debate – All teams Head to Head to Head
New Choice – Hennepin County
Plays the Thing – Bluepers with Mystery Machine
Day in the Life – Toaster Ovens
Questions – Everyone
Movie Critics – Hennepin County
Afterschool Special – Bluepers and tatoos
Jam – Toaster Ovens with their rendition of “Scissors”
Freeze – Everyone