June 2011

Here’s a chance to do stand-up in the same venue as ZZ Top, MC Hammer and The Oakridge Boys. They’re all performing at the Wisconsin State Fair. And so could you. Love of Laughter Comedy Club, affiliated with the Toastmasters in Waukesha, is auditioning for six comics to appear with the winners of its previous

Researchers at the University of New Mexico – a psychologist and an anthropologist – have discovered that men are funnier than women. The findings are based on captions improvised for three uncaptioned New Yorker cartoons by 200 male and 200 female university students. But as the Chronicle of Higher Education points out, the research is

Jokerz Comedy Club will be the scene of a multi-night talent hunt that doubles as both a contest for comedians and a showcase for Milwaukee’s comedy community. From the web: “This search will begin with Fame: A Comedy Contest, a chance for every willing up and coming comedian in the area to lay down their

Trying to capitalize on a form of fundraising synonymous with France’s favorite comedian, the folks from Worst Case Scenario are staging a faux telethon for the Milwaukee Comedy Festival. The Milwaukee-based comedy group is performing a series of scenes, games and bits along with actors from The Midnight Show, Meanwhile Improv Troupe and Homegrown Electric

The Caste of Killers has the standard Lucky 13 Open Mic happening Monday night, but this round has the comedians hand picked for one killer show!   The show is free, but donations are welcomed. 21+ with $2 PBR cans all night! From the web… Caste of Killers Comedy Collective has been doing stand-up comedy shows at Carte

When Do They, Gandalf? takes the stage with Kuribo’s Shoe, it will be even more than a ComedySportz match of improvisational wits. The contest between two championship teams – one current, one former – of the ComedySportz Rec League will be more than just fun and games for grownups who refer to themselves collectively in

School’s out for summer, but there’s something to be said for studying ahead and lifelong learning, and besides, the latest class offered by Turf Theater looks fun. “Rules of Improv” will be taught by Dave Nelsen, a longtime veteran of ComedySportz who grew up in the short-form improv theater’s high school league then worked his

Families are rife with intimate sometimes incompatible relationships among individuals who didn’t choose to be together. And because we all have – or have been had by – families, we can relate to the endless possibilities of comedy that live in those social units. So this month broadminded, the Milwaukee-based all-female sketch comedy group, is

Caste of Killers Comedy Collective is getting the audience involved in cutting up clothing at its next High Brow Comedy Show.The Milwaukee standup troupe is having a contest described thusly on its website: “our theme will be dirty, sexy t-shirts. Take an old t-shirt and some scissors and turn it into something that would never