Comedy Sportz remains undefeated
By Eva Goldfarb
The members of the Comedy Sportz team effortlessly performed to the beat of the Doo-Run-Rap and made up characters on the spot. The loyal fans of Comedy Sportz got to experience the team’s first win of the year March 4, when the blue team handled Cathedral’s red team by outscoring them in laughs.
Act-leates Laura Miller, Cat Olsin, Brent Eickhoff, Bobby Hiland, Tucker Wynne and Ana Shekhar acted through the different games led by the team captains Scott McAlister and Matt Taylor.
The eight-player team is split in half, with four act-letes making up the NC team for the first half and the other four switching out for the second half. Once a year there is a practice match where the eight players battle against each other just for fun.
“I always think it’s more fun to play against each other,” senior Olson said. “At practices we play each other and it’s more fun to play against people you know.”
Comedy Sportz teams compete in match (Photo Nick Panyard)
The first match of the year started out with a victory for the blue team when they showed off their free-style skills in the Doo-Run-Rap. The many games played by the two teams included word-at-a-time express, good-bad-worst advice, genre replay, and dance party freeze.
“I had the most fun during genre replay,” junior Laura Miller said. “I like being able to make up my own characters. On Thursday I was from my country–Brooklyn.”
The attendees of Comedy Sportz, referred to as “tonight’s loyal fans” are made up of newcomers as well as people who attend every match, bringing with them their own flyswatters, which serve as voting paddles, and knowledge of the game.
“I love the matches and try to go every time,” senior Dena Weiss said. “All the players are so funny. My favorite game they do is the Doo-Run-Rap. I mean I couldn’t do it!”
With its unique games and entertaining teams, even first time viewers find themselves enraptured by the comical world that is Comedy Sportz.
“I can’t believe I hadn’t been before,” senior Jessie Laurin said. “I always wanted to go so badly and had heard it was hilarious. I am so amazed that they can think that quickly off the top of their heads.”
The Comedy Sportz team defeated Pike and will face Carmel on March 18.
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