ComedySportz
Where: Camera 3 Cinemas on 288 S. 2nd Street, San Jose, CA 95113
Price: $12 kids/students/seniors; $15 adults
Age Suitability: 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, 12 and up
Website - 408-985-LAFF
Created by: Laura McConnell
Next date/time: Saturday, November 28 @ 07:00pm
Not comedy about sports, but comedy AS a sport! ComedySportz is the award winning, family friendly, interactive comedy show where two teams of "act-letes" compete for audience laughs and points while improvising scenes, games, operas and musicals based on audience suggestions. A referee governs the action, calling fouls and keeping the match moving at a blistering pace. The audience is always a part of the interactive show, and sometimes even winds up on stage! It's clean, fast and fun for all audiences. San Jose's longest-running show, they've been named Editor's Choice by the Wave Magazine and Best Local Theatre by Metro's Best of Silicon Valley.
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JennaH San Jose, CA
My children and I see a ComedySportz show about once a month since the shows are always different and the entire family really enjoys them. ComedySportz has never been anything less than laugh-out-loud funny. It's amazing what they can come up with on the spot! Note that the show has has nothing to do with sports -- It's just two teams playing improvisational games with a "referee" who keeps score. The audience gets to suggest ideas for the games and vote on which team wins each round. The shows are great for families since there is no "adult" language and they do a good job of finding humor that appeals to all ages. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students/children, but you can sometimes get in for less using coupons you get by subscribing to their e-mail newsletter. There is no food or beverage minimum like most comedy clubs. They have a full cafe that serves soda, coffee, beer, wine, salads, sandwiches, and snack food, so you can hang out there before the show. They've changed locations a couple of times in the last few years, but now they are in the Camera 3 theater near San Jose State. Parking is easy because they have their own garage above the theater, and it's free because they validate. Most of the time you can walk up to the door and get seats, but I recommend buying tickets on their website in advance if you have a group of people or it's a special show (it also makes checking in at the ticket area much faster).
Posted 07/01/09