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linebenders In 2001, Marty Jonason decided that the region could use a professional improv comedy troupe. He held auditions and The LineBenders were born. Ownership changed hands in 2003 when Bill Lucas took over the troupe and eventually sold the company to JJ Gordon in 2008. Gordon, the artistic director, explains who the LineBenders are and the impact they make — both locally and nationally — as well as an update on their new space — the Comedy University. Photos by J. Alan Paul Photography 18 | MARCH 2018 | FARGOMONTHLY.COM