Not only is Milwaukee comedy growing, but the diversity of acts is broader than ever. Improv group Homegrown Electric Circus jokes about it in promoting its latest show, Friday, Sept. 2. Offering to change up its format, Homegrown Electric Circus suggests several alternative approaches, only to realize that each is represented by an existing group. […]
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Milwaukee, and perhaps the worlds only silent film-esq sketch comedy troupe The M.U.T.E.S. are back with a fantastic full-length show! This weekend, September 1-3 at the Tenth Street Theatre, 628 N. 10th St. The M.U.T.E.S. will present a completely original show, The Wayback Machine: an hour of hilariously rewritten history M.U.T.E.S. style! Raven Nevermore from
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Greg Kuper, event coordinator of the Kenosha Film Festival, is casting about for actors, writers and filmmakers for the event, which is scheduled for Nov. 12 at the Rhode Center for the Arts, in Kenosha. “Without participants, this won’t be much of a festival,” Greg says. To wit, he’s looking for actors to sign up
As Ryan Holman describes it, it’s part of a pre-party for the Made in Milwaukee event Labor Day Saturday at Cathedral Square Park. But this is happening the night before – Made in Milwaukee Eve, let’s call it. And it’s not Downtown but Bay View. Ryan and some of his standup friends are offering a
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Russ Bickerstaff, of the Shepherd Express, says Milwaukee comedy is growing. (Click here if you don’t believe me.) So does Tim Higgins, of The Midnight Show improv group, who has spent more than half his life in Milwaukee comedy. (Do the math. But first, catch his interview below, performed after The Midnight Show’s appearance in
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A new class for improv is being offered by one of the top comedians in the Milwaukee area. Patrick Schmitz, founder of Sketch 22 and Co-Producer of the Milwaukee Comedy Festival will offer a 6 week long-form improv class at Be Spectacled, 7605 Harwood Avenue, Wauwatosa. The classes will be $50 total for six weeks
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Sandwiched between the Aug. 21 performance by Bill Cosby at the Riverside Theater and the Oct. 6 engagement of Steven Wright at the Pabst Theater, a number of stellar comedy acts are headed to Milwaukee next month, among them: Paula Poundstone, 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 16, at the Pabst (Tickets $24.50-$42.50) Michael Ian Black, 7
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What does Seattle have that Milwaukee doesn’t? The Space Needle, Skid Row, the Market Theater Gum Wall – and soon, comic geniuses Alex Grindeland and Kesan Holt. From Alex, via the web: “Hey! I’m moving to Seattle. This will be my last time performing with my improv comedy group, Meanwhile. I think it’d be super
Although the comedy scene in Milwaukee and beyond seems to be getting stronger and stronger every week, it’s mostly been hilarious stand up and improvisation that takes the stage. Sketch comedy has not been a major presence in Milwaukee other than Broadminded and Bye Bye Liver for years. This weekend Sunset Playhouse will host
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In its premiere July 28, T.I.M. (The Improvised Musical), began with an audience suggestion of “Oregon Trail,” and before everyone’s eyes adjusted to the stage lights, cast member Patrick Schmitz was singing a tune he made up on the spot that included a rhyme for “Manifest Destiny.” That’s the sort of fleet-witted lyrical theater you
