Player Spotlight: Chris “Don’t Squeeze the” Scharmen
Posted on 25. Feb, 2011 by Pong in Blog, CSz Culture
As a San Jose native, Chris has probably lived in San Jose longer than any other CSz player. During his college years, he stumbled across (what was then) a brand new San Jose show called ComedySportz. “It was love at first sight!” He returned to the shows again and again, each time bringing more people [...]
Did You Hear the People Laugh? – Our Newest Musical Ending!
Posted on 20. Feb, 2011 by Pong in Blog, News
ComedySportz San Jose is home to some pretty cool things – in addition to boasting the most nerds per capita (Silicon Valley pride!), we have been known for our unique musical endings. In the past 23 years, the SJ team has paid tribute to Loyal Fanz by treating them to various musical endings after every [...]
Player Spotlight Friday: Cole “Too Big For His” Bridges
Posted on 18. Feb, 2011 by Pong in Blog, CSz Culture
Cole Bridges started ComedySportz through the ComedySportz High School League in 2005. He lives in San Jose and is a Senior at San Jose State University studying history. Other hobbies include preaching useless historical factoids and hanging out with his two dogs, a beagle and a Labrador, when they are in town. Cole hopes to [...]
Player Spotlight Friday: Courtney “Let Me See That” Pong
Posted on 11. Feb, 2011 by Pong in Blog, CSz Culture
Courtney Pong started doing improv when her junior college theatre professor told her “…this might be more your speed” after seeing her suffer through her 3rd, class required monologue – She never went back to theatre. You’re welcome. She auditioned for ComedySportz at a sister location in Modesto, CA and was cast in the main [...]
ComedySportz takes it to the Decision Makers
Posted on 10. Feb, 2011 by Pong in Blog, Corporate, News
This week I had the opportunity to teach a ComedySportz teambuilding workshop to Junior League of San Jose, an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The mission? To improve communication, increase their effectiveness working as [...]
Player Spotlight Friday: Laura Lineback “To the Future”
Posted on 04. Feb, 2011 by Pong in Blog, CSz Culture
Laura Lineback was introduced to improv in 9th grade when she signed up for the lovely school elective of “German.” After 30 minutes in class, not understanding a word, she excused herself to the office where she accepted the only elective class that still had open spaces in it: drama. Her drama teacher Kristen Porter, [...]
Player Spotlight Friday: Michael “Yes He” Wilcoxen
Posted on 28. Jan, 2011 by Pong in Blog, CSz Culture
Michael Wilcoxen started ComedySportz when he moved to San Jose with his beautiful wife and 2 Great Danes. Since coming to California, he has enjoyed many adventures, including working on the Semester at Sea ship, where he sailed around the world and visited 16 different countries, with his favorites being India and South Africa. He [...]
Player Spotlight Friday: Drew “A Complete Blank” Simchik
Posted on 21. Jan, 2011 by Pong in Blog, CSz Culture
Drew Simchik grew up on the East Coast and moved to California in 2000, just in time for the end of the dotcom years. He started taking ComedySportz workshops when a theater friend from college told him there was a way to do comedy scenes onstage without having to memorize any lines. In case it’s [...]
