Hey Fanz! Did you know that there are ComedySportz teams all over the country! That’s right there are over 22 ComedySportz theaters all over the country from Philly to Chicago to Los Angeles. And, from a time to time, players and teams visit other cities to play in shows.
On April 4th, ComedySportz Philly is happy to host, Tamara Nolte, a top player for ComedySportz Chicago. Born a native of Philadelphia, Tamara moved to Chicago to study improvisation after graduating from Boston College. In the past 6 years she has trained at The Second City, Improv Olympic, the Annoyance Theater, ComedySportz Chicago and performs regularly at ComedySportz Chicago, Infinite Sundaes a Second City Musical Improv House Ensemble. She’ll be performing with ComedySportz Philly for both shows, 7:30 and 10:00. Come check it out!
Each month we feature a different ComedySportz player. This month, we sat down with Don Montrey and asked him 10 questions:
Your name and nickname: Don “The Full” Montrey (Does this nickname have relevance anymore? They may as well call me Don “The Crying Game” Montrey…or maybe not.)
Your player number : 71
Year you joined ComedySportz: 2002
Where did you go to High School?: Archbishop Wood HS for Boys (It’s now Archbishop Wood High School; they combined the boys and girls schools after I graduated. I could make a comment about how I was gypped, but really, I would have just struck out more often than I did.)
Which college did you attend?: DeSales University
Favorite CSz game: Advice Panel
Favorite memory involving a fan: A little boy asking me during Advice Panel how he might see his dead Grandpa again.
Memorable show moment: That’s hard. There are a lot of great show moments, that’s what makes CSz fun. I once reffed a hysterical game of CHAIN DEATH MURDER that went so far off the tracks it was transcendent, then there was the time I got heckled by a guy who told me to be more funny, but my favorite didn’t involve me, it featured players Kevin Dougherty and the great Mike Young in an awesome game of QUICK CHANGE. It included roommates, a sock puppet and amazing quick-witted improv. There is no greater joy than watching two pros excelling in their artistic milieu. I wish improv was sometimes scripted because this was pure comedy gold.
Interesting fact (or 2) about yourself: I have a wife and two children. I occasionally do stand-up, sketch comedy and am lucky enough to have a small side career as a comedy writer. Sometimes I grow a beard.
Voted Most Likely To… Never Show Up At My High School Reunion
