Nick Firer and Brian Bayer were in one of the original acts to perform in the first Milwaukee Comedy Festival, when it was known as the Sketch and Improv Comedy Festival. Firer and Bayer performed in the 9th Milwaukee Comedy Fest as Variety Hour Happy Hour. They’re back again, along with Rob Maass, Jessie Mahne, Tess Rutkowski, Nick […]
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In two years, a human makes the remarkable feat of developing from an immobile, totally dependent being to a toddling wonder who can speak and laugh and dance. Although it’s still not potty-trained, Variety Hour Happy Hour has reached its second birthday. The Milwaukee-grown sketch comedy show that includes music and interviews has been delighting
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If you think you’ve got something better to do Saturday night in Milwaukee, it’s only because you don’t already know about the Variety Hour Happy Hour. Two points on that: Where have you been? Get ready to change your plans. Variety is the key here. It’s a comedy show with sketches and stand-up and music
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The Ragtime Variety Hour is an all-new show that showcases standup comedy and sketch comedy and sprinkles it with music in between. It’s presented by Lisan Wood and Liza Marie and “features comedians and musicians from Milwaukee and beyond” as they say. Among the comedians: Sammy Arechar Frankie JM Stacy Pawlowski Allison Dunne Powering the
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Variety Hour Happy Hour is one of the hardest-working comedy shows you’ll see on a regular basis in Milwaukee. That’s not to say a lot of preparation and practice does not go into most improv or standup, but this sketch show is scripted and rehearsed ensemble, and it includes live music, thanks to the talents
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Talk about burying the lead! The Variety Hour Happy Hour is launching a comedy show with a party afterward, but you wouldn't know it unless you read their promotion to the very end. For the last year, the Variety Hour has been performing old-timey type vintage-TV-style shows with comedy sketches, live music, special guests, interviews, games and
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How about a long night of comedy to end the shortest month of the year! The Arcade Theatre, in the Underground Collaborative, the home of Milwaukee Comedy, has two stellar end-of-the-month shows back-to-back on Friday, Feb. 28. Variety Hour Happy Hour Just as it sounds, this 60-minute show has a little bit of everything. As
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In my opinion, nutmeg is the spice of life. Variety is not stuff to be sprinkled on food or blended in a batter. It’s another dimension. Think of how flat your life would be if every hour of every day was exactly the same without change. Sorry. Does that pretty much describe your existence? Then
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Every year the MCF gets a little bigger and offers more and more laughs, but 2017 is looking to be a big leap in the right direction with Michael Ian Black headlining this years festival, a new show at Shank Hall with an all star cast from television and film, and lot’s more! The Milwaukee
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Now celebrating 11 years of laughs, the Milwaukee Comedy Festival has announced the 2016 line up and it is chock full of comedy you won’t want to miss! With all the talent on stage, it’s easy to see why it’s the largest comedy event in Wisconsin. There are more than a dozen different shows and events
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