Fish Sticks began when three professional players at ComedySportz in Milwaukee decided that they wanted to see if they could find a way to do improv comedy with a higher purpose in mind. So one cold November morning in 2006, Whit, John and Dave got together for breakfast and decided to put something together. What that something was wasn't entirely clear at that point, but it was a start.

Over the next few months, the three Sticks decided to focus their energies on doing short-form improv shows for churches, schools, charities for outreach, fellowship and fundraising as primary. Their commitment to doing squeaky-clean improv has been a constant, too -- but while their shows are done primarily at churches and Christian schools, their "never-cross-the-line," all age appropriate, high energy improv comedy has broadened their base to corporate events, clubs, etc.

The Sticks set their first show date for February 10, 2007, with Woodridge Community Church as the host. The Sticks felt that maybe God was interested in this little thing when after church one Sunday in January, 2007, a fellow church member who happened to be an entertainment reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel turned to Whit and said -- "Hey Whit, we're doing a cover story in the Journal Sentinel on Christian comedy. Do you know of anything local?" Well, of course, we did at that point, having just set our first show dates. So Fish Sticks was covered in the paper before their first show, sold out their first show and nearly sold out the second show that they added given the demand for tickets! Not bad for a premiere!

From that point on, things have been rolling along. In July, 2007, Nancy Mueller joined Fish Sticks as the first chick Stick (to use her words). That definitely classed the thing up. Andy Burgmeier joined in 2008, as did Joe and Jodi Lucas a bit later that year. Each Stick brings a little something different to the table, and the blend has been pretty cool to see develop.

Since then, Fish Sticks has been involved in a number of exciting projects, including Fish Sticks.TV that was filmed before a live audience in the Milwaukee area on two dates in January, 2010, and the Christian Comedy Blast, which is an effort of a number of national comedians to provide outreach oriented shows.

Want to learn more, or to inquire about booking Fish Sticks Comedy to your venue, please send an e-mail to info@fishstickscomedy.com.