MHCC students to trade punchlines at ComedySports event

The first ever ComedySportz Holiday Show at MHCC will find center stage Friday, Dec. 2, in the Studio Theater at 7:30 p.m.

Part-time instructor Jennifer Hunter will direct the improvisational comedy troop of 13.

ComedySportz, a national organization, has been around since 1984, making it the longest running show in Portland.

“People should enjoy it. It has stood the test of time,” Hunter said.

The audience will be able to get involved by sounding out suggestions to help decide what the scenes will be about and voting for which one of the two teams they like the best when it comes to making them laugh with games played and songs sung. “Think of the TV show, ‘Whose Line is it Anyway?'” said Hunter said.

Actor David Koshuba said, “I like the challenge of it. It’s really hard to use smart witty material that’s appropriate for the entire family.”

Tickets are $5 and are available at the door and through students in the theater program. Hunter recommends arriving early in case the show sells out.

“We have already sold one third of the tickets,” Hunter said.

For more information, contact the box office at 503-491-7154.