ComedySportz San Jose Player Laura Lineback Becomes Free Agent
Posted on 23. May, 2011 by Pong in Blog, CSz Culture, News
On May 20, 2011, Laura Lineback “To the Future” became a free agent. The heart-wrenching decision was made in order to accommodate her impending relocation to Los Angeles, Calif., which is following her graduation from San Francisco State University as an art major. The 29-year-old painter and Fremont native will be touring Europe on a two month [...]
Player Spotlight: Omar “Kareem” Abdullah
Posted on 18. Mar, 2011 by Pong in Blog, CSz Culture
Omar grew up in Calcutta, India and moved to California in January 2006. During his time at Irvington High School, Omar was introduced to ComedySportz San Jose through his friend who needed help on a school project. They put together an improv show with the training of CSz veteran Scott Schroder. After graduating high school [...]
Player Spotlight: Kevin “Shaquille” O’Shea
Posted on 11. Mar, 2011 by Pong in Blog, CSz Culture
Kevin Patrick Francis O’Shea is a NorCal native, born & raised in San Francisco. He holds both American & Irish citizenship, which means he has two passports and has a hidden pot of gold. He’s also a colossal ‘tech geek’ and is over 40 years old, which means he understands Twitter but doesn’t see the point [...]
ComedySportz San Jose Player Amber Jene Becomes Free Agent
Posted on 05. Mar, 2011 by Pong in CSz Culture, News
On March 4th, 2011, at the 9 p.m. show, the ComedySportz San Jose team bid a tearful farewell to player Amber Jene as she made her move into free agent territory. The 22 year-old Newark darling has executed the highly strategic transition to Los Angeles, where she plans to explore more of the world in [...]
Player Spotlight: Kim “She’ll Be Here All” Weeks
Posted on 04. Mar, 2011 by Pong in Blog, CSz Culture
Kim “She’ll Be Here All” Weeks began her improv career back in 2003 when she moved to Chicago to study at The Second City and iO theaters. However, it wasn’t until 2006 when she moved to New York City that she joined the ComedySportz family. After relocating to the Bay Area just a few months [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
