All Against One & One Against All
CIT 2007 ARCHIVES
Update: 12/20/07
College Comedy Championship 2007's Opening Montage Get the Flash Player to see this player. College Comedy Championship 2007's Weather Reports (from all 7 episodes) Get the Flash Player to see this player. College Comedy Championship (c) Jonathan Pitts, 2007, All Rights Reserved College Comedy Championship 2007 (c) Chicago Improv Festival Productions, 2007, All Rights Reserved Update: 12/15/07
Update: 11/5/07
Old Tom Jar, The Titanic Players Resident Team from Northwestern University, won the 1st annual College Comedy Championship national title, the College Comedy trophy cup, $1,500 from OSTN-TV, and a performance slot in the 2008 Chicago Improv Festival. The three-person team are all seniors and theatre majors at Northwestern University. The champion team members are Dan Foster, Britney Lower, and Katherine Palardy. They have been playing together for the last four years under the guidance of their director/coach Mike Abdelsayed. Palardy said shortly after winning, "This was one of the greatest weekends of my life!" Georgia Perry, a member of the 2nd place finishing Awkward Silence from Indiana University said, "The weekend was fantastic and Awkward Silence had a blast performing. We feel really lucky to have been a part of the tournament!" The Improv Mafia's Keith Habersberger said about the tournament, "We all really had a blast and are psyched to be a part of all the divisions planned for next year. We learned a lot and are transferring that knowledge to our other members. It was awesome!" The Final 2007 Tournament Standings: 1st Place: Old Tom Jar from Northwestern University
Quarter-Final Teams: Barren Mind from Arizona State University; Mock Turtle Soup from Clemson University; Off-Off Campus from The University of Chicago; Seriously Bent from Suffolk University. Tournament founder Jonathan Pitts said "This was a great tournament! We saw wonderful improv created by the comedy stars of tomorrow. The tournament was so good in its first year that it was thrilling".
The three judges for Saturday and Sunday's rounds were Jeff Griggs, Niki Lindgren and Nick Johne. Except for one match when they split their votes, every other match through four rounds of tournament play the judges' votes were unanimous (including Friday's first round with alternate judge Katherine Gotsick). That still didn't mean their decisions were easy. Said Niki Lindgren, "That was tough. There were severals times I wanted to vote for both groups." Nick Johne agreed, "That was hard! Often times it was only a matter of small degrees separating the two teams. That is why I love and hate judging". Just before showing his vote in the finals Jeff Griggs said, "I would pay to see both of these two teams play".
Taping seven hour-long shows in two days with the feed from six cameras being mixed together live-to-tape would be a daunting task for seasoned television professionals, but the Columbia College Chicago TV Department crew of 20 students, under the guidance of faculty member/director Chris West and faculty member/floor manager Ed Ferrara, were completely up to the task. "They did an amazing job!" said CIF Productions' Executive Director Jonathan Pitts. "Columbia's television department has a national reputation as one of the best in the country and I can see why. They all were great, and they were great to work with too. They made it easy." said Pitts. Update: 11/2/07
The crew of Columbia College Chicago's TV Department are putting on the final touches in getting the tv studio stage ready for tomorrow and Sunday's taping of the College Comedy Championship. Today, the first round of play-offs begins at Loyola University Chicago begins tonight at 6pm! Update: 11/1/07
Arun Kumar, CEO of OSTN-TV, today confirmed that they have added more money to the cash prizes for the CCC, which starts tomorrow. The 1st Place Team will receive $1,500, the 2nd Place Team will receive $500, and the 3rd and 4th Place Teams will receive $250 each. This makes an additional $1,000 in prize money from OSTN-TV. Jonathan Pitts, the Executive Director of Chicago Improv Festival Productions says, "This is really great and generous of Arun and OSTN-TV! Now being in the Final Four really means something even more!" Mike Abdelsayed, director of The Titanic Players said, "Man, this is exciting!" Update: 10/31/07
In this week's current issue of Time Out Chicago, comedy beat writer Steve Heisler wrote a blurb about this weekend's upcoming comedy tournament. There is also a photo printed of The University of Chicago's team Off-Off Campus. To see the photo and blurb, please pick up a copy of Time Out Chicago. Update: 10/27/07
Today, Maria Shuckahosee, Program Manager of OSTN-TV, revealed that Arun Kumar, the CEO of OSTN-TV, will be in Chicago this Saturday and Sunday to attend the College Comedy Championship tapings at Columbia College Chicago. Shuckahosee said that Kumar will hand out the two cash prizes to the first and second place teams. Shuckahosee also said that she will attend the tapings too and that she is bringing some OSTN t-shirts for the students. Said Shuckahosee, "We are very excited about sponsoring the College Comedy Championship and the program is going to make a great addition to our channel!" Update: 10/24/07
Today, OSTN-TV announced that it will give cash prizes to the top two placing teams in the upcoming College Comedy Championship. The 1st place team will receive a check for $1,000, and the 2nd place team will receive a check for $500. Update: 10/16/07
16 TEAMS: ALL AGAINST ONE & ONE AGAINST ALL 16 college improv comedy teams, from as far west as Arizona, as far east as New York, as far south as Georgia, and as far north as Wisconsin, are all converging in Chicago to compete for the first ever College Comedy Championship national title. The national comedy tournament is being co-sponsored by Columbia College Chicago's Television Department, Loyola University Chicago's Department of Fine and Performing Arts, and Open Student Television Network. A total of seven hours of the tournament will be telecast in early 2008 on OSTN-TV. Chicago Improv Festival Productions' Executive Director and College Championship creator Jonathan Pitts says excitedly, "The 1st annual College Comedy Championship is going to be a wonderful event that will showcase the hilarious talents of tomorrow's stars today. That we get to highlight the Quarter-Finals through the Finals by telecasting them nationally and internationally on OSTN-TV makes this unique opportunity for college improvisers and college teams that much more fantastic!" The 16 teams competing are 45 Kings from Loyola University Chicago; Awkward Silence from Indiana University; BAM! from Loyola University Chicago; Barren Mind from Arizona State University; The Charles Darwin Experience from University of Arizona; The Cosby Sweaters from DePaul University; "Daddy Mags", Titanic House Team from Northwestern University; Droppin' $cience from Columbia College Chicago; "Founding Fathers" , Titanic House Team from University of Wisconsin @ Madison; The Improv Mafia from Illinois State University; "Matador Now", Titanic Main Stage Team from Northwestern University; Mock Turtle Soup from Clemson University; Off-Off Campus from The University of Chicago; "Old Tom Jar", Titanic Resident Team from Northwestern University; On The Fly Improv from University of Dayton; and Seriously Bent from Suffolk University. The 16 teams were all invited and selected by College Comedy Championship's Artistic Director Justin Jackson. He is a Loyola University Chicago alumni and an alumni of their improv team the 45 Kings. CCC's Origins
First Round Matches: Friday, November 2
Quarter-Finals: Saturday, November 3
Semi-Finals & Finals: Sunday, November 4
Judges
OSTN-TV
Pitts reveals, "We have recently signed a three-year agreement with OSTN-TV, so we are already making plans to expand next year's tournament. We want to have 4 regional finals, one for each time zone, and then have the finals here in Chicago. We also want to add a sketch comedy championship and then the year after that, a stand-up comedy championship." The television tapings will utilize 7 cameras, a crew of 30, and will be taped in front of a private audience. The crew will be primarily manned by Columbia College Chicago staff and students, along with some CIF Productions staff members. Pitts will be the television show's Executive Producer, and Columbia College Chicago's Station Manager Chris West will be the show's Director. Explains Pitts, "We are shooting all the episodes like it is an actual sport, so we will have anchors, sideline reporters, team interviews, half-time profiles, and rocking theme music in each episode. It's going to be fun!" The co-anchormen for the televised episodes are Chicago Improv Festival Artistic Director Mark Sutton and Chicago Improv Festival Artistic Associate Joe Bill. The sideline reporters are Storybox's Marla Caceres, CIF 2007 Heineken Player Nick Hausman, and from The Second City Mainstage, Amber Ruffin. The weatherman will be Storybox's Jeremy Schaefer. The co-emcees for both the live performances and the television tapings are Justin Jackson and Daryl Amandes. Buzz
Chicago pro Ithamar Enriquez, currently on The Second City Mainstage, and also an Arizona State University improv alumni said, "This is great! It is going to be big! I wish I had something like this when I was in college!" EVENTS 2007 Team Brunch with Mick Napier & Rachel Mason
All 16 teams competing in the College Comedy Championship are invited to iO for a free brunch. The food will be supplied by CCC's Sponsors: Chipotle and Whole Foods. The brunch will be a chance for the players and the teams to hang out and socialize. Special guest Mick Napier, actor, author, director, teacher, and Annoyance Theater founder, will be there to meet and talk with the teams, as will Rachel Mason, the Education Director from the historic iO Comedy Theatre. Chicago Improv Festival's Artistic Director Mark Sutton will be the emcee of the panel discussion. Please note: This brunch is a private event and the general public will not be able to attend. Update: 10/15/07
To read the official press release from OSTN-TV on their presenting partnership with Chicago Improv Festival Productions to telecast seven hours of the College Comedy Championship, please click Press. MATCHES 2007 First Round Matches
First Round Matches
6pm / Blue Division 1) Droppin' $cience from Columbia College Chicago (first round bye)
7:30pm / Green Division 1) Seriously Bent from Suffolk University (first round bye)
9pm / Yellow Division 1) Barren Mind from Arizona State University (first round bye)
10:30pm / Red Division 1) Mock Turtle Soup from Clemson University (first round bye)
Quarter-Finals
Quarter-Finals Matches
Quarter-Finals: 2pm
Quarter-Finals: 3:15pm
Quarter-Finals: 4:45pm
Quarter-Finals: 6pm
Semi-Finals & Finals
Semi-Finals Matches
Semi-Finals: 11am
Semi-Finals: 12:15pm
Finals
Finals: 2pm
TEAMS 2007 45Kings from Loyola University Chicago
In 2002, Loyola University students and Zach Ward, the executive producer of DSI (Dirty South Improv) created what is today The 45Kings. Originally the Loyola Players, the team later shortened the name to The LP's which lead to the idea of 45" records. Hence, The 45kings were born in the fall of 2002. The 45Kings is currently comprised of eleven members, 6 new members in 2007 and 5 veterans. Since 2005, the team has been coached by Barrel of Monkey's company member and IMPLOSION College Comedy Festival's associate producer, Meredith Ibey. The 45Kings are a very versatile troupe, playing both short form and long form improvisation. Since 2005, the 45Kings have found their strength by combining both formats and creating new mid-forms based on the talents of the team. Currently, the 45Kings' form is based on strong characters, progressing their scenes through the traits of single characters, and total acceptance. The 45Kings Motto: Have fun or go home! The 45Kings perform at least twice a month on campus and have performed off campus at such venues as IO's Improv Rebellion and opened for various shows at the Playground Theater. The 45kings won the Oracle Theater's Chicago college comedy competition in the spring of 2006, and in 2005 and 2006, the 45kings were showcased at the Chicago Improv Festival's IMPLOSION College Comedy Festival. The 45kings also performed at IU's Comedy Festival in the spring of 2006. They look forward to winning CIF's College Comedy Competition 2007. The 45Kings' are coached by Meredith Ibey. The 45 Kings' captain is Nick Simoneaux. The team members include Julia Class, Thomas Lowery, Cheryl Manley, Kaycie McClure, Thomas Novik, Maria Randazzo, Erin Renshaw, and Jake Saleh. Awkward Silence Comedy from Indiana University
Awkward Silence Comedy is Indiana University's premiere short-form improv troupe. The troupe has been performing shows at Indiana University - Bloomington every week for the past four years. The group performs a unique style of improv combining short-form games with the long-form Harold. Awkward Silence Comedy team members include Andy Blastick, Brian M. Frange, Georgia Perry, Justin Purcell, Mike Stone, & Alex Young. BAM! from Loyola University Chicago
BAM! is pH productions' pHarm team at Loyola University Chicago. They like to play all over the city. They were founded in the spring of 2004 and continue to grow exponentially. BAM! team members include Jeff Behrends, Elise Webb, Claire Alden, Ian McLaren, Anne Murphy, Chris Burdulis, Caitlin Flessner, Kevin Graver, Kathryn Durkin, Heather Callan, Dana Omar, Julie Crylan, Kelly Spohrer, Tom Molloy, Heather Sejnowski, Courtney Mueller, Tom Molloy, and Nick Seiben. BAM! is coached by Jason Geis and their team captain is Christian Burdulis. Barren Mind from Arizona State University
Barren Mind Improv starting performing weekly shows at ASU in the Fall semester of '94. Although short form improv is commonly seen on their stage, the troupe has created its own unique style long form called "Birth the Rock." They have taken this style to many festivals nationally and are excited to perform at the College Comedy Championships. Barren Mind Improv's team members include Kyle Coughlin, Kevin Hortst, Scott C. Meyers, Steve Nielsen, and Brian Rhoads. Their website is www.asucomedy.com The Charles Darwin Experience from University of Arizona
The Charles Darwin Experience is the University of Arizona's only all-improv comedy group performs every Tuesday at 10 p.m. in the Cellar. The Charles Darwin Experience was started in 1998 and has always been a short-form improv group. When Darwin performs they play various improv games and the group always draws a crowd of students who want to giggle. The Charles Darwin Experience wasn't in the festival last year, but they have been in the past, and they're looking forward to a short but sassy set of improv tomorrow. "We just prepared what games we want to play. Comedy Corner put together all the headliners and everything," said Christina Fruciano, a UA alumna and director of The Charles Darwin Experience. Their mission statement: Say funny things and do funny actions in front of a live audience. The Charles Darwin Experience team members include Matt Bowdren, Shannon Corrigan, Alex Garday, Brad Kula, Brian McGrath, Laine Peterson, and Nate Weisband. The Cosby Sweaters from DePaul University
Cosby Sweaters are DePaul's first and only improv troupe. After a 9-month gestation period in 2004, they were born, healthy and happy, in 2005. Now the years fly by like whispers in the wind. Cosby Sweaters team members include Tom Dean, Kim Garvey, Alex Haney, Mike Juen, Brian Lonergan, Michele Mancuso, Pete Parsons, Roxie Tuclar, Tim Walsh, and their team captain is Madeline Wagner. "Daddy Mags", Titanic House Team from Northwestern University
The largest collegiate long form improvisation and sketch organization in the country, The Titanic Players was established at Northwestern University in 1994, Titanic expanded to the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 2007. With 4 improvisation groups at Northwestern and 2 at Madison, they plan to build to 8 groups across both universities by 2009. Under the leadership of their founder, Second City and ImprovOlympic alum Mike Abdelsayed, their long term goal is to spread Titanic sister groups across different universities and to build a strong, direct relationship to their alumni cast members working successfully in the professional comedy industry. Their alumni have continued successful careers at CBS, NBC, The Office, Saturday Night Live, as well as national and international improv theatres as Annoyance Theater, Boom Chicago, ComedySportz, ImprovBoston, ImprovOlympic, The Magnet Theater, The Second City, Theater Sports, and Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater. They are hosts to the Chicago University Improv Festival (CUIF) and have taken a leadership role in organizing all of the college groups across the nation into an online College and University Improv Network (CUIN). This year, representing Titanic in the CIF College Championships is the House Team from Madison, and the House, Main Stage, and Resident Teams from Northwestern. Their website is www.thetitanicplayers.com Daddys Mags team members include Jen D'Angelo, Katherine Docino, Melani Kahl, Dana Kaplan-Angle, and Matt Shore. Their team captain is Dave Collins and their coach is Mike Abdelsayed. Droppin' $cience from Columbia College Chicago
Droppin' $cience is one of the most well respected college groups in the city. Formed in 2004 as part of pH Productions pharm team project. Droppin' $cience has now grown to perform in venues all over the chicago land area and participate in festivals all over the country. The members focus on making connections in their Improv and believe in trying to bring improv comedy to people who wouldn't normally see it. Droppin' $cience team members include Gordy Andina, Aidy Bryant, Ilana Cohn-Gomez, Chris Edwards, Rob Iceland, Rachel LaForce, Amber Lagore, Jon Lannen, Nick Paul, Wes Perry, Michael Schuff, Rico Sinsey, Eric Vogt, and Mary Walsh. The team captain is Christopher Edwards and their coaches are Matt Mages and Micah Phibrook. "Founding Fathers", Titanic House Team from University of Wisconsin @ Madison
The largest collegiate long form improvisation and sketch organization in the country, The Titanic Players was established at Northwestern University in 1994, Titanic expanded to the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 2007. With 4 improvisation groups at Northwestern and 2 at Madison, they plan to build to 8 groups across both universities by 2009. Under the leadership of their founder, Second City and ImprovOlympic alum Mike Abdelsayed, their long term goal is to spread Titanic sister groups across different universities and to build a strong, direct relationship to their alumni cast members working successfully in the professional comedy industry. Their alumni have continued successful careers at CBS, NBC, The Office, Saturday Night Live, as well as national and international improv theatres as Annoyance Theater, Boom Chicago, ComedySportz, ImprovBoston, ImprovOlympic, The Magnet Theater, The Second City, Theater Sports, and Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater. They are hosts to the Chicago University Improv Festival (CUIF) and have taken a leadership role in organizing all of the college groups across the nation into an online College and University Improv Network (CUIN). This year, representing Titanic in the CIF College Championships is the House Team from Madison, and the House, Main Stage, and Resident Teams from Northwestern. Their website is www.thetitanicplayers.com Founding Fathers team members include Leah Cowen, Jason Forbes, Sarah Lyonds, Josh Moss, Julie Pearson, Jon Qulke, Jon Ross, Sherri Schmidt, Anna Slate, and Ben Willis. Their team captain is Aaron Andrzejak and their coach is Mike Abdelsayed. The Improv Mafia from Illinois State University
The Improv Mafia was created in 1998 by Mikel Matthews, and has since established themselves as a comedy powerhouse in Central Illinois. In the heart of Illinois State's campus in Normal, IL, they provide free improv shows every Tuesday night. The group has evolved over the years from performing mainly short form games to providing a unique hybrid of short form, long form, and other experimental forms in their weekly one hour shows. Aside from their Tuesday shows, they have expanded their outreach by performing for conferences, fundraisers, elementary schools, and Illinois High School Theatre Festival where they also conducted several workshops. The Improv Mafia team members include Chris Bogue, Keith Habersberger, Megan Miller, Mike "Commodore" Norris, and Lisa "Cloud" Ridarelli. Their team captain is Matthew "Tinz" Herzau. "Matador Now", Titanic Main Stage Team from Northwestern University
The largest collegiate long form improvisation and sketch organization in the country, The Titanic Players was established at Northwestern University in 1994, Titanic expanded to the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 2007. With 4 improvisation groups at Northwestern and 2 at Madison, they plan to build to 8 groups across both universities by 2009. Under the leadership of their founder, Second City and ImprovOlympic alum Mike Abdelsayed, their long term goal is to spread Titanic sister groups across different universities and to build a strong, direct relationship to their alumni cast members working successfully in the professional comedy industry. Their alumni have continued successful careers at CBS, NBC, The Office, Saturday Night Live, as well as national and international improv theatres as Annoyance Theater, Boom Chicago, ComedySportz, ImprovBoston, ImprovOlympic, The Magnet Theater, The Second City, Theater Sports, and Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater. They are hosts to the Chicago University Improv Festival (CUIF) and have taken a leadership role in organizing all of the college groups across the nation into an online College and University Improv Network (CUIN). This year, representing Titanic in the CIF College Championships is the House Team from Madison, and the House, Main Stage, and Resident Teams from Northwestern. Their website is www.thetitanicplayers.com Matador Now team members include Erika Rankin, Chris Wade, Julia Wennstrom, and Connor White. Their team captain is Jessica McKenna and their team coach is Mike Abdelsayed. Mock Turtle Soup from Clemson University
Mock Turtle Soup has performed both long form and short form improv to an audience at Clemson University and in the Clemson community since 2002. Mock Turtle Soup team members include Harrison Brookie, Dan Freeman, Jenna Lappi, Brandon Little, Larry Simonson, Jason Underwood, and Tyler Williams. Their team captain is Anthony Goodin. "Old Tom Jar", Titanic Resident Team from Northwestern University
The largest collegiate long form improvisation and sketch organization in the country, The Titanic Players was established at Northwestern University in 1994, Titanic expanded to the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 2007. With 4 improvisation groups at Northwestern and 2 at Madison, they plan to build to 8 groups across both universities by 2009. Under the leadership of their founder, Second City and ImprovOlympic alum Mike Abdelsayed, their long term goal is to spread Titanic sister groups across different universities and to build a strong, direct relationship to their alumni cast members working successfully in the professional comedy industry. Their alumni have continued successful careers at CBS, NBC, The Office, Saturday Night Live, as well as national and international improv theatres as Annoyance Theater, Boom Chicago, ComedySportz, ImprovBoston, ImprovOlympic, The Magnet Theater, The Second City, Theater Sports, and Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater. They are hosts to the Chicago University Improv Festival (CUIF) and have taken a leadership role in organizing all of the college groups across the nation into an online College and University Improv Network (CUIN). This year, representing Titanic in the CIF College Championships is the House Team from Madison, and the House, Main Stage, and Resident Teams from Northwestern. Their website is www.thetitanicplayers.com Old Tom Jar team members include Dan Foster, Britney Lower, and Katherine Palardy. Their team captain is Dan Foster and their coach is Mike Abdelsayed. On The Fly Improv from University of Dayton
The University of Dayton's Improv Troupe, On The Fly Improv was created in the fall of 2006. The name of the group comes from the university nickname, the 'Dayton Flyers.' Along with performing around the city of Dayton, in their first year they performed at universities such as Miami (OH) and Ohio State, performing alongside teams from across Ohio. On The Fly has been featured in the City of Dayton newspaper "The Dayton Daily News" and earned a 3rd place ranking in the Ohio Improv Championships at Ohio State University. On The Fly Improv team members include Kevin Branick, Brittany Demmitt, Pete Drouhard, Ryan Fennessy, Kelly Fine, Walker Foley, Mike Kauffman, and Matt Magner Off-Off Campus from The University of Chicago
Off-Off Campus is the second oldest continuously running student improvisational theater troupe in the country with the first generation dating back to 1986. The alert, historically-minded reader might notice that improv at The University of Chicago is older still. The University of Chicago is the undisputed birthplace of improvisational and sketch comedy. In the 1950's, a group of University Chicago students formed the Compass Players on campus, and in 1959, the group became The Second City. In 1986, U of C alum and Second City con-founder Bernie Sahlins (A.B. '43) returned to the University campus in order to begin a south side group to rival his north side creation. Sahlins trained the first Generation of Off-Off Campus in the art of sketch and improv comedy, much as he had done 27 years ago when he invented the forms as we know them today in his classroom, and the group has kept to his regiment of training ever since. Since 1986, Off-Off Campus has entertained thousands of Chicagoans with its unmistakable mix of improv, sketch, and musical comedy. Off-Off Campus team members include Katie Bockes, Deena Heller, Lizzie Martinez, Alex Yablon, Bobboy Zachrias, and their team captain is Mitch Salm. Their website is http://off-off.uchicago.edu/index.html Seriously Bent from Suffolk University
Suffolk University's Seriously Bent, representing Boston, Massachusetts, was founded in 2000. Within the last 4 years, Seriously Bent has established itself as a long form improv troupe, without forgetting the benefits of performing short-form. The troupe performs regularly both on and off-campus though out the year. Seriously Bent is the reigning Boston Comedy Festival's College Improv Champions, having won the title of "New England's Funniest College Comedy Troupe" in 2005, 2006 & 2007. They are also the three time undefeated champions of the Improv Asylum's College Smackdown. Seriously Bent team members include Patty Barrett, Jonathan Curtiss, Kelly Dooley, Julia Gustafson, Eric LaPre, Trevor Livingston, Mitch Manning, Nick Mandella, Corey O'Rourke, and Nick Wilson. Their team captain is Mitch Manning and their team coach is Jeremy Brothers. Update: 10/15/07
OSTN TEAMS WITH CHICAGO IMPROV FESTIVAL ON COLLEGE COMEDY CHAMPIONSHIPS
CLEVELAND, OH. - October 11, 2006 - The Open Student Television Network (OSTN) today announced their partnership with the Chicago Improv Festival Productions to bring the biggest college comedy competition in the world to it college audience. The College Comedy Championships (CCC)First Round matches will be held live at Loyola University Chicago's Mundelein Auditorium. The Quarter-Finals through the Finals will be taped at Columbia College Chicago's Television Department on November 2nd - 4th. CCC is a competition of comedy troupes from colleges and universities around the United States including troupes from Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, New York, and Wisconsin. CCC is the largest student comedy competition in the world that will showcase the top comedy talent on campuses. Many professionals in the industry see the competition as a scouting opportunity for the next generation of writers and talent for TV. Some of the troupes in competition are Barren Mind from ASU, Seriously Bent from Suffolk College, 45 Kings from Loyola College, the Cosby Sweaters from DePaul University, Awkward Science and Full Frontal from Indiana University, Charred Goosebeak from Colgate, Mock Turtle Soup from Clemson, Dropping $cience from Columbia College, On the Fly Improv from Dayton, Charles Darwin Experience from Arizona and the Titanic Players from Northwestern University. "The 1st annual College Comedy Championship is going to be a wonderful event that will showcase the hilarious talents of tomorrow's stars today."- stated Executive Director of the Chicago Improv Festival Productions, Jonathan Pitts, "That we get to highlight the quarter-finals through the finals by telecasting them nationally and internationally on OSTN makes this opportunity for the college players and college teams that much more fantastic!" Julia Gustafson from Suffolk University shared her enthusiasm, "This is an amazing opportunity for Suffolk University's comedy team Seriously Bent, and for everyone else involved too. We're really excited for the experience that we'll gain from participating in the College Comedy Championship and for being on OSTN!" "OSTN is the minor leagues for film and TV that will benefit Hollywood? top talent agencies like CAA, William Morris, UTA and ICM. If you are looking for the stars of tomorrow, watch our channel." - commented VP of Programming and Head of OSTN Studios, Shane Walker. "I saw CCC as a valuable event that had to be taken to a national audience and we are happy to do that." OSTN features a wide variety of programming genres ranging from news like "OSTN News" to soap operas like "Ivory Tower" from HRTV at Harvard University to dating shows such as "Blind Date" from YTV at Yale University to talk shows such as "CU@USC" from Trojan Vision at University of Southern California to news shows like "Northwestern News Report" from Medill? School of Journalism at Northwestern University. The Open Student Television Network uses Abilene, Internet2 nationwide high-speed backbone network, to deliver the OSTN student-produced programming to Internet2? three million users at 208 university member campuses and 34 state education networks. Internet2 members have the advantage of receiving OSTN programming from the Abilene network, which operates at speeds 100-1,000 times faster than average household broadband connection. About Chicago Improv Festival Productions The Chicago Improv Festival Productions is a non-profit organization that produces the Chicago Improv Festival, the Teen Comedy Fest, and the College Comedy Championships. CIFP's mission is to celebrate the present, honor the past, and showcase the future of improvisational theatre, in all of its multi-disciplinary expressions through local, regional, national and international perspectives; by presenting and producing performances and workshops for both the general public and practicing improvisational theater artists. For further information go to www.chicagoimprovfestival.org About Open Student Television Network OSTN is the only 24-hour global channel devoted exclusively to student-produced programming. For further information about OSTN go to http://www.ostn.tv See The College Comedy Championship on OSTN-TV!
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