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Club Spotlight: Carmel ComedySportz

Dariush Khurram February 16, 2022

Jim Peterson, ComedySportz sponsor Can you give me a brief overview of what ComedySportz is? It’s a performance of improvisation between two competing teams. We have a school team from our school....

Guys, this is NOT six feet apart!

TV Playlist: Coronathon [MUSE]

Tessa Collinson and Natalie Khamis March 17, 2020

Hi there! We’re Tessa and Natalie, this year’s entertainment editors. As movie and T.V. show lovers, we’re so excited to share our recommendations with you by guesting on Grace and Shruthi’s blog....

Funny Guy: Q&A with Zach Gish, stand-up comedian and senior

Funny Guy: Q&A with Zach Gish, stand-up comedian and senior

Isabella White February 18, 2020

Where do you typically do stand-up comedy shows and how many have you done? I have performed at Crackers Comedy Club and Helium Comedy Club; they are both downtown. I have done three shows so far. One...

ON THE FLOOR:
Junior Austin Audia performs during a ComedySportz match after school. Members often incorporate unique styles of humor to win ComedySportz
matches.

With growing presence in media, stand-up comedy becomes more mainstream

Emily Carlisle January 23, 2020

Although the date is undecided, theatre students will soon host a Stand-Up Comedy Night. The lineup is not set for the show yet; however, it will feature a few different students. Sarah Warf, ComedySportz...

Piper Dafforn, Comedy Sportz team captain and senior, and Comedy Sportz member and senior Austin Roberts make silly faces during an improv game. Both Dafforn and Roberts said Comedy Sportz has benefitted them in many ways.

Go With the Flow: With ComedySportz competition season beginning, members, sponsor reflect on lessons, benefits of comedy

Marvin Fan January 24, 2019

Every week, Piper Dafforn, team captain of ComedySportz and senior, and other ComedySportz members can be found practicing improvisation in preparation for upcoming competitions. In these competitions,...

SETTING THE SCENE (RIGHT): Senior Mady Phillips acts out one of her scenes in the play. This year’s play will be a more dramatic one compared to previous plays and will hopefully appeal to the audiences’ emotions.

The Dark Side: Fall play “The Sparrow” to incorporate darker themes, more serious aspects than past plays

Livvie Hurley November 16, 2018

Most people are familiar with the quirky, comedic plays that students put on seasonally, but according to actor and junior Luke Vreeman, this year’s fall play, “The Sparrow,” which opened yesterday...

Rock & Roll & School: “School of Rock” shows how fun and education can be intertwined [Reel Talk]

Rock & Roll & School: “School of Rock” shows how fun and education can be intertwined [Reel Talk]

Misha Rekhter May 17, 2018
Regardless of age or interest, “School of Rock” is practically guaranteed to generate some chuckles and make you reconcile with past dreams and passions.
Working to Improv(e): Comedy Sportz members discuss the details and challenges behind their improvisational shows

Working to Improv(e): Comedy Sportz members discuss the details and challenges behind their improvisational shows

Nyssa Qiao, Section Editor March 17, 2017

On Thursday and Friday, the Comedy Sportz team will have a match at 7 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. Since 2000, the team has been the only club here to perform scenes to an audience using a non-scripted...

MOVIE REVIEW: Deadpool creates surprising humor

MOVIE REVIEW: Deadpool creates surprising humor

Contributor February 17, 2016

“Deadpool” is a crude, violent and perverse comic book adaptation that is consistently funny throughout its entire 108 minute runtime. In the film, Ryan Reynolds plays Wade Wilson, the wise-cracking...

Redbox Haul 2: Minions, Trainwreck and Spy

Redbox Haul 2: Minions, Trainwreck and Spy

blogs January 19, 2016

So my previous weekend consisted largely of lazing about in my basement, watching DVDs from Redbox with friends. Therefore, I thought I would review a few of the flicks I watched during those beautiful,...

DO OR DIE:
Senior Duncan Moran,  who portrays Jack Archer, points at senior Jack Coleman, who portrays Gloss. In this scene, the character Jack is deciding if he should kill Gloss.

The World’s a Stage: Fall production features new set-up and style

entertainment November 14, 2014

Through tomorrow, CHS Theatre will perform this year’s fall production “The Beaux’ Stratagem.” According to senior Aaron Jacobs, who portrays Tom Aimwell, with changes in the stage set-up and a...

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