2011

Laughing in Church

Fish Sticks Comedy is scheduled to perform its purposeful improv at a Christian Comedy Blast at 7 p.m., Saturday, July 8, at Woodridge Community Church in New Berlin.Joining the Milwaukee-based troupe are nationally featured comedians Kerri Pomarolli and Ron McGehee. Read more about it via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Tap.General admission is $12, with discounts for […]

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Place to Be

The Caste of Killers Comedy Collective has announced an inaugural comedy showcase, at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at Karma Bar and Grill, 600 E. Ogden Ave. Says Caste of Killers co-founder Damon Millard: “There will not only be strong drinks and gourmet food, but most importantly one powerful line-up of comedy; an array of

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Funny at the Fair

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

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That’s what she said.

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

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Stand Up and Laugh

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

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Cause for Comedy

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

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Friends for Laugh

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

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Class Act

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

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