August 2011

So the title “hardest-working man in show business” is taken, but Jason Hillman is pretty busy too. Co-founder of the Caste of Killers Comedy Collective, Jason is an active promoter of other comic talent in Milwaukee besides building his own considerable practice of stand-up comedy. In the green room at ComedySportz, following his well-received appearance […]

In case you had to miss it (and didn’t bother with all those Tweets during the event itself), here’s a worthy summary of the Milwaukee Comedy Festival from Russ Bickerstaff of the Shepherd Express. Please click here.

In its mission to bring together instructors and students of the theater, our friends at Turf Theater have a couple of classes coming up. On Thursday, Aug. 18, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., award-winning improv artist and international instructor Jill Bernard is teaching how to create compelling onstage characters. From the web: “Jill Bernard offers

The Don’t We Boys sketch comedy group from Grand Rapids, MI were featured in this years Milwaukee Comedy Festival.  Here is a short video after their set, featuring a cameo from fest producers Patrick Schmitz and Matt Kemple!“We had a great time at the Milwaukee Comedy Festival. We need to work on our entrance and

In case you didn’t catch the plugs for it at the Milwaukee Comedy Festival, an ensemble of veteran Milwaukee comedians is debuting a new show called Talking Points. From the web: “News and Improv come together. National and local issues. Fart jokes and intelligent humor. Don’t miss the premiere of Milwaukee’s newest improv comedy show.”

It’s not necessarily a case of saving the best for last, but Day 4 of the four-day Milwaukee Comedy Festival is Teen Comedy Day. Founder Matt Kemple told the Shepherd Express some of the best laughs of past fests have been for the youngest participants. And as an instructor at First Stage Children’s Theater, Matt’s

The MilwaukeeComedy community is supportive. Local comedians frequently turn out and even pitch in at each other’s events. As Jenna Kashou reports at InsideMilwaukee.com, Milwaukee comedy groups have performed fund raisers for this weekend’s Milwaukee Comedy Festival. They also have kind things to say, including: “The comedy festival has been a true blessing for Milwaukee

One of the local groups making its Milwaukee Comedy Festival debut is Worst Case Scenario. “We premiered last year in July, so we were too new!” That’s why, says Mary Baird, of Worst Case Scenario, or WCS. “WCS wanted to be in the festival because it’s really important to us to be a positive part