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Portland Rocks the 2004 World Championships
In another outstanding showing on the international comedy circuit,
Portland has returned from a highly-successful week of shows and
workshops at the 2004 ComedySportz World Championships in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
The World Championships featured 20 ComedySportz teams from
the USA, England and Ireland, plus exhibition matches, workshops and
the ever-popular exchange of new games (many of which will be seen in
Portland in the coming months).
Portland's team, led be General Manager Patrick Short and President
Ruth Jenkins, featured Amy Gray, Betse Green, Bill Cernanky, Nate
Parkes, Jennette Zarko, Jenny Criglar and Luke Dempsey. Portland played
Washington, D.C. in its head-to-head matchup, and ComedySportz's own
longform musical improv group The Screaming Mee-Mees performed to
acclaim with guest actors from ComedySportz L.A.
Although nominally a tournament, the World Championships is a great
learning experience and a chance to play and practice with over 100
ComedySportz players from around the globe. After an exhausting week of
shows, workshops, meetings, parties and improv jams, the team returned
to Portland a bit ragged but energized by all they had experienced.
Look for exciting new games, show intros and a few surprises in the coming months from your own Portland team!
Portland's Jennette Zarko, Bill Cernansky, Amy Gray and Patrick Short
take on Washington, D.C. at Milwaukee's brand-new ComedySportz Arena.
Bill Cernansky (Portland) and Todd Etter (D.C.) in a game of Switch Interview.
The Portland ComedySportz team, with ComedySportz founder Dick Chudnow
of Milwaukee. (Top row, L-R) Patrick Short, Amy Gray, Nate Parkes,
Jenny Criglar, Luke Dempsey. (Middle row, L-R) Jennette Zarko, Dick
Chudnow (Milwaukee), Betse Green, Ruth Jenkins. (Bottom, squinting)
Bill Cernansky.
CSz Portland's Betse Green (center) with CSz Milwaukee's Brian
Green (left, no relation) and CSz Los Angeles' Chris Tallman. Tallman
is also the host of Comedy Central's Crossballs.
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