Thursday must be Improv Night this week in Milwaukee.Homegrown Electric Circus is engaging in the long-form version of comedy-on-the-fly. The improv and sketch comedy troupe is scheduled to perform with a Chicago-based team called Illocal Comedy. (Check out the video below.) The show starts at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, at the Alchemist Theatre, […]
You’ve heard Wisconsin Hybrid Theater’s live radio dramas on WMSE Radio (91.7 FM). Now it’s time to grab your mother and take her to see WHT’s “original old-timey comedy” about storied mystery solver Sherlock Holmes. Russ Bickerstaff, of the Shepherd Express, described the show as a “dual-layered comedy” when he saw it this month at
Check it out! A new promo video from Homegrown Electric Circus! Homegrown Electric Circus LIVE w/ Illocal Comedy, Thursday, April 14th at The Alchemist Theatre
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The Milwaukee Comedy Festival is scheduling its sixth summer of events, expanding from sold-out performances last year to 30 groups in seven performances Aug. 4-7. A pledge drive has begun to raise both awareness and funds. For as little as $15, you not only help out Wisconsin’s largest comedy event but you get acknowledged for
The for-sale sign in front of 420 S. 1st St., Milwaukee, emphasizes that ComedySportz is not moving. In fact, it turns out ComedySportz is becoming more entrenched. Turf Theater, a new division of the deep-rooted improv institution has put out a call to teachers in the region to get involved in advancing theater arts through
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One nice thing about comedy in Milwaukee these days is there’s more of it. That’s good for Milwaukee, and it’s good for growing local comics. Opportunities abound for anyone willing to stand up and test their talent (and nerves) before the real-time, on-the-spot, in-your-face feedback of live audiences, says Byron Beck, founder of Milwaukee-based Kick
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So here’s more on The Daily Beast ranking Milwaukee No. 7 among the funniest cities in America. The Daily Beast used a consumer research firm to furnish survey data from 200 U.S. cities. Here’s what they looked at (and how Milwaukee responded): Percent of adults who self-identify as funny (Milwaukee: 24%) Percent of adults who
Milwaukee is one of the funniest cities in America according to The Daily Beast, so get out of the house and see why! The two biggest events tonight are the The Midnight Show vs. Meanwhile Improv Comedy Cage Match and Worst Case Scenario: The Console Wars. They both happen to be taking place at ComedySportz,
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