The very next show of T.I.M., The Improvised Musical, is already scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20. This monthly performance features a never-before-seen Broadway-style musical made up right before your very eyes – and ears. And noses, I suppose. The cast includes some of Milwaukee’s best at improvisational comedy, and there’s a three-piece […]
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As if what happens in the world isn’t funny enough, you’ve got comedians making a living from ginning up current events on “Weekend Update,” “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” “The Colbert Report” – and now Milwaukee’s own “Talking Points.” Each month, a crew of veteran performers delivers extemporaneous humor on contemporary issues chosen by
Sports fans are used to seeing game officials on the sidelines or otherwise staying out of the way. At ComedySportz, the ref is also the ringmaster – controlling both the audience and the stagecraft, while still keeping a lower profile than the players. Later this month, Turf Theater is offering a four-week workshop on ComedySportz
And now a word from our friends at Wisconsin Hybrid Theater: Thursday. That’s when you’re more likely to get admitted to the theatrical experience known as “Faust: An Evening at the Mephisto Theatre.” From the Web: “The only way to see “RadioFaust” is to purchase a ticket to “Faust: An Evening at the Mephisto Theatre”
How are you celebrating Columbus Day? The usual? Well, Potawatomi Bingo Casino has a show called “Leave the Gun…Take the Canoli.” From the Web: “This Columbus Day, take your ‘buddies’ to a laugh-out-loud collection of true Italian stories that will leave you needing clean underwear. Featuring (in order of appearance) the talents of these fabulous
Ticket sales start this week (with pre-sales Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 5 and 6) for the Dec. 2 Riverside Theater appearance of Lisa Lampanelli. Comedy roasts love this woman. Maybe her mother does, too. Lampanelli is the empress of insults. As she tells Jimmy Kimmel in the interview below, she once took such a nasty
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Like letting the inmates run the penitentiary, here’s a display of comedians put together by comedians. It’s called the Milwaukee Stand-Up Comedy Showcase. And it’s run by your friends at Caste of Killers Comedy Collective. From the Web: “This is a show for comics by comics which means we put the laughter above all else,
This post originated from the Shepherd Express blogs and is re-posted with permission. Check out the original link here. One Full Hour of WHT: Wisconsin Hybrid Theatre presents PHANTOM OF THE OPERA spoof Posted at 05:00 PM By: Russ Bickerstaff The Wisconsin Hybrid Theatre has been performing its on brand of vintage old-tomey radio-style comedy
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On almost any given night in Milwaukee you can find a funny show to entertain you. The comedy scene has grown so much in the last few years, the problem is deciding which show to go see, as multiple shows happen at the same time on different parts of town. We want to remind you
Did you hear that? That’s the sound of laughter. No, not because you are wearing a lime green speedo – because two of Milwaukee’s recently formed comedy groups have brand new shows this week! Two totally different forms of improv comedy both happening at ComedySportz and only $5! Come early and grab a drink or
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