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Theatresports is organised improvisational theatre, where teams of players perform brief 'games' for points. The games are all designed to provide a framework to allow the players' improvisational talents to shine.

The Trope Namer was developed by director Keith Johnstone in Calgary, Alberta, in 1977; he owns the copyright and trademark on the name.

Examples of Theatresports include:

Live-Action Television

Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Thank God You're Here
Comedy Sportz
Theatresports, the Trope Namer. It ran during the 80s on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, launching the careers of Andrew Denton, Glenn Robbins and Shaun Micaleff.
Fast And Loose, short-lived BBC show from 2011 hosted by Hugh Dennis. The chief novelty was having one of the scenes done against a green screen -- flat on the floor, so that performers have to wriggle across the floor to move around, but make it look like they are walking... Better Than It Sounds.

Theater

Celebrity Theatresports, part of the Melbourne Comedy Festival.

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-Theatresports is organised improvisational theatre, where teams of players perform brief 'games' for points. The games are all designed to provide a framework to allow the players' improvisional talents to shine. Developed by director Keith Johnstone in Calgary, Alberta, in 1977, he owns the copyright and trademark.
+[[Theatresports]] is organised improvisational theatre, where teams of players perform brief 'games' for points. The games are all designed to provide a framework to allow the players' improvisational talents to shine.
+The [[Trope Namer]] was developed by director Keith Johnstone in Calgary, Alberta, in 1977; he owns the copyright and trademark on the name.
-As seen on TV:
+{{examples}}
-* [[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]
+== Live-Action Television ==
-* [[Thank God You're Here]]
+* ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]''
-* [[Comedy Sportz]]
+* ''[[Thank God You're Here]]''
-* [[Theatresports]], run during the 80s on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]], launching the careers of [[Andrew Denton]], [[Glenn Robbins]] and [[Shaun Micaleff]]
+* ''[[Comedy Sportz]]''
-* [[Fast And Loose]], short-lived BBC show from 2011 hosted by Hugh Dennis. The chief novelty was having one of the scenes done against a green screen- flat on the floor, so that performers have to wriggle across the floor to move around, but make it look like they are walking... [[Better Than It Sounds]].
+* '''Theatresports''', the [[Trope Namer]].  It ran during the 80s on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]], launching the careers of [[Andrew Denton]], [[Glenn Robbins]] and [[Shaun Micaleff]].
+* ''[[Fast And Loose]]'', short-lived BBC show from 2011 hosted by Hugh Dennis. The chief novelty was having one of the scenes done against a green screen -- flat on the floor, so that performers have to wriggle across the floor to move around, but make it look like they are walking... [[Better Than It Sounds]].
-Actual Theatre:
+== Theater ==
 * Celebrity Theatresports, part of the [[Melbourne Comedy Festival]].
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-[[Category:Theater]]
 [[Category:Theatresports]]