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ComedySportz 20th AnniversaryWhere: ComedySportz, 3001 Hennepin Ave S in Calhoun Square, Uptown, MinneapolisWhen: Ongoing, Thursday at 8:00pm, Friday and Saturday at 8:00pm and 10:30pm. All shows Sept 24th-26th feature retired players returning, including Victor Varnado a stand-up comedian and actor who’s appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Premium Blend; Rich Kronfeld of the television show Let’s Bowl and the film Trekkies; Todd Price, accompanist to local pageant queen of comedy Miss Richfield 1981 and Brian Kelly of Triple Espresso,as well as fan favorites Jason Laflin, Mikey Heinrich, KevinGilbertson, and Nancy McBride. Thursday Sept 24 is “ComedySportz Day inMinneapolis,” show at 8:00pm. Saturday at 8:00pm ComedySportz founderDick Chudnow will visit. For Tickets: call 612-870-1230. Thursday, 8pm: $10/$8 students and kidsFriday, 8pm: $12/$8 kidsFriday, 10:30pm: $12/$10 studentSaturday, 8pm: $12Saturday, 10:30pm: $12/$10 student/$8 kids __________________________________________Celebrate 20 Years of ComedySportz Twin Cities!Mayor R.T. Rybak names "ComedySportz Day" in MinneapolisMINNEAPOLIS,MN - The City of Minneapolis and Mayor R.T. Rybak will honorComedySportz Twin Cities this year by proclaiming September 24th"ComedySportz Day" in Minneapolis. This proclamation recognizes itsyears of making the metro area laugh, and it comes the same year thatComedySportz is celebrating a major milestone – 20 years of laughter!ComedySportz began its Minneapolis run in 1989 at the Nankin Restaurant in downtown Minneapolis. Afterbouncing around to different performance spaces for a few years,ComedySportz finally moved to its first permanent home at 1414 West 28th Street in the trendy Uptown neighborhood in 1992. In 2003, ComedySportz moved again; this time just a few blocks south to a beautiful 230-seat theater inside Calhoun Square. ComedySportzhas performed more than 6000 shows and produced countless comedyprofessionals – including comedy writer Colton Dunn (MadTV) and actor,writer, producer Nick Swardson (Reno 911, Grandma’s Boy).To celebrate, ComedySportz is planning a weekend of shows, Thrusday September 24th –Saturday September 26th, featuring retired players, including Victor Varnado a stand-up comedian and actor who’s appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Premium Blend; Rich Kronfeld of the television show Let’s Bowl and the film Trekkies; Todd Price, accompanist to local pageant queen of comedy Miss Richfield 1981 and Brian Kelly of Triple Espresso, as well as fan favorites Jason Laflin, Mikey Heinrich, Kevin Gilbertson, and Nancy McBride. Saturday at 8:00pm ComedySportz founder Dick Chudnow will visit. Whileperforming is central to ComedySportz, it's also known for educatingstudents all over the metro – young and old. The ComedySportz HighSchool League has been active for two years at Hopkins High School,Edina High School, Eden Prairie High School and Chaska High School. Ourperformers are able to visit schools and to help young people developskills – listening, team work, risk-taking, creativity - that are both essential to improv and life. ComedySportzalso holds improv classes for adults at our theater and providesworkshops for local businesses and corporations throughout the year.ComedySportzhas long been a fixture of the Twin Cities nightlife and now itsrelationship with the area is being recognized. To celebrate, we areholding a weekend of special shows September 24th – 26thin honor of the first ever "ComedySportz Day" in Minneapolis and our 20year anniversary! Past and present performers will bring laughter toour theater in ComedySportz matches, with cake at intermission. We invite you to help us celebrate!A trip to ComedySportz is fun for the whole family. Based on audience suggestions, two teams of actors create original comedy scenes and games. Audience members can even volunteer to come onstage and be part of the show. ComedySportzwas founded in 1984 by Dick Chudnow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since thenit has grown to over 20 cities in the U.S. and Europe. ComedySportz Twin Cities is located on the 2nd floor of Calhoun Square in Uptown Minneapolis. Performanceshappen weekly on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 PM, aswell as Saturday nights at 10:30 PM. ComedySportz, Twin Cities is ownedand managed by Mary Strutzel and Doug Ocar. www.comedysportztc.com