OK, so I heard that the folks at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation really don’t like the money they award called “genius grants,” but that label has kind of stuck, and it’s not like it’s derogatory or anything. Anyway, one of those MacArthur winners is playwright Sarah Ruhl, who also was a […]
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Our friends at Cast of Killers Comedy Collective keep coming up with more open mics. They call this one Karma-geddon because it’s at the Karma Bar and Grill, 600 E. Ogden Ave.Here’s the deal: Budding comics and standup wannabes show up at the Karma at 7:30 p.m. on the first Friday of the month. They
Bay View has become a vibrant arts community with plenty of live music, theatre, beer and great comedy. The Sugar Maple offers more than 60 beers on tap AND a stellar installment of stand up comedy on November 3. The evening will be hosted by Eric Thorson and features stand up from Jay Abbondanza, Ryan Lowe, Lara Beitz, Sarandi Klikizos and Ryan
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Indiana-based K~Radiant Productions is promoting a contest for “The Best Comedian in the Midwest” with $20 registration already begun and three auditions scheduled for Milwaukee. The promotion is called Stand-Up for Autism (and also Standup for Autism) because the organizer says it’s donating 75% of ticket sales to the Autism Society of Indiana. ComedySportz improv
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Halloween weekend gives us license to wear costumes, behave uninhibited and laugh indiscriminately at stuff that otherwise creeps people out. Maybe that’s just another day at the office for you, but this Halloween weekend features laughs generated by the monthly improv experiment known as Worst Case Scenario. From the web: “Each month, our performers will
Talk about supporting the Milwaukee Comedy community! The Caste of Killers Comedy Collective continues providing a stage and an audience and encouragement to wannabe standup comics – at open mics and other shows around Milwaukee. As a warm-up to the Halloween weekend, Caste of Killers is hosting The Killer Open Mic at 8:30 p.m., Thursday,
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I just got my invitation to Meanwhile Improv Troupe’s latest show. So I’m passing it along. From the Facebook: “Meanwhile performs an hour of completely unscripted, improvised comedy. The scenes they act out are inspired by real-life stories as told by local celebrity guests. The group features the talents of six Milwaukee comedians: Vince Figueroa,
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As autumn nips the air and stadium lights shine on high school football playoffs, some creative teens are cultivating other pursuits, including – don’t laugh – comedy. Plenty of professional performers in the Milwaukee area got their starts via youth-oriented workshops and classes and the ComedySportz High School League, which has been around for 25
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Milwaukee’s Renaissance Theaterworks has begun a four-week run of Don Nigro’s comic clash between two aging rival film divas cast as murderous sisters in a B horror movie. In its review of “Gorgons,” starring Jennifer Rupp and Marcella Kearns, The ThirdCoast Digest cites “brilliant performances and cutting wit.” Tap Milwaukee calls the play a “comic
A new long-form improv class comes to Wauwatosa! Milwaukee comedian and Comedy Festival Co-Producer Patrick Schmitz will be teaching a 6-week class on long form style improv starting this Monday, October 17th at Be Spectacled in the heart of Wauwatosa. Classes are only $10 if you drop in, or save a few bucks and take
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