The ComedySportz Podcast

Jeff Kramer is the Founder and Artistic Director of CSz San Jose, the Silicon Valley’s longest running show. Join us as we explore Jeff’s early years as a founding member of CSz Madison, the nuances of fostering instinctual teamwork, and the crucial tenet of always putting the audience first.

Mark Mohelnitzky performed with ComedySportz from 1989-2007 in 3 different cities: Madison, Milwaukee, and Los Angeles. He is currently the Executive Producer of “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” which is heard on KIIS-FM in LA, as well as hundreds of radio stations worldwide. Most importantly, he is one of the people responsible for putting Christine Capriolo on a ComedySportz stage. So if not for him, this podcast would not exist.

With a ComedySportz career spanning over thirty years, Kurt Scholler has performed with both CSz Milwaukee and CSz Los Angeles, toured nationally with Wayne Brady And Friends, and has appeared on a wide variety of television shows including Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Sarah Silverman Program, The Office, and much, much more.

A co-founder of The Brady Street Comedy Group in 1984, Joe Cortese would go on to co-found The Midnite Show and join CSz Milwaukee for nearly three decades. Tune in as we explore Joe and Christine’s Italian roots, tips and tricks when reffing, and the power of facing your fears head-on.

Patrick Short served as the Executive Director of CSz Worldwide from 2002-2014, as well as President in 2019, and is a founding member of both CSz San Jose and CSz Portland. In this episode we dig into as many topics as Patrick has credentials, everything from the formation of the World Comedy League to the capacity for improvisation to elevate the human spirit.

Dianah Dulany, a native Texan, has worked as a professional improvisor, instructor and trainer for over thirty years.  Tune in as we chart Dianah’s theatrical journey from New York, to founding CSz Houston in 1990, to serving as the President of CSz Worldwide in 2015, and beyond.

A professional musician for more years than she cares to think about, Paula Foley Tillen has served as a lead teacher of musical theatre and improvisation, as a music director for hundreds of productions from grade school to professional levels, and has been active at CSz Milwaukee since 1985.  Join us for a joyous exploration of the role music plays in the realm of improvisational theatre generally and ComedySportz specifically.

Over the course of many years, Bo Johnson has worked as an actor, director, musician, improv performer, and technician for over a dozen different theatre companies, including being a co-founder of Theatre Tesseract, The Dead Alewives, and Umbrella Group Theatre. At this point, Bo is close to being considered a "fixture" of the Milwaukee theatre community, like a sink or maybe a shower stall.

Brian Green started ComedySportz in 1984 and has been trying to get it right ever since. In this episode we explore Brian’s multi-decade long career doing improv and stand up, his love for the culinary arts, and we learn which of Brian’s strengths is Christine’s greatest weakness.

An original ComedySportz player, Bob Orvis has played in over 7,000 shows, booked 15,000 road shows, and has changed even more diapers. Tune in as we chronicle his time writing for radio and advertising, to how CSz Milwaukee branched out and established themselves in a competitive market, and learn which Brewers player Bob takes a fancy to.