CSz Houston

ComedySportz started in 1984 in Milwaukee, WI, by Dick Chudnow, who based it on the competitive Theatresports improvisational techniques of Keith Johnstone from Calgary, Alberta. Expansion began with the addition of Madison, WI, in 1985. The first Comedy League of America Tournament was held in 1988, with 10 teams participating. CLA was reorganized in 2000 into the World Comedy League. In 2014, the name was changed to CSz Worldwide, with 25 teams, including Manchester, U.K and Berlin, Germany.