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
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
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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.
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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
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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
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