January 2012

Laugh for a Cause

Hey, while you’re at In Tandem Theatre, this weekend to see the improvised comedy stylings of Running With, look around and pick where you want to sit Friday, Feb. 10 for a variety show called Giggles for Grownups! It’s a benefit for In Tandem, and it features Dylan Bolin, of WKLH Radio Angelo Farina, of […]

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‘Master in the house

Jeff Ross calls himself the Roastmaster General, which makes a reference that won’t be as funny after the U.S. Postal Service is eventually replaced by electronic communications and Federal Express. His claims to fame are many and growing. He boasts of roasting the likes of Charlie Sheen, Pamela Anderson and Donald Trump. He’s the author

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Quite a Comedy Spectacle in Tosa!

After the run away success of the first Wauwatosa comedy show at Be Spectacled, it was a natural decision to want to do it again.  This Saturday, members of the weekly Monday improv workshop (dubbed ‘The Third Guy Ducks’) taught by comedy aficionado and Milwaukee Comedy Festival producer Patrick Schmitz will gather at the Flux

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Laughing about…

“Running With” is the name of Milwaukee’s freshest improvisational comedy troupe. Because the name ends with a preposition, you kind of want to fill in the blank. “Scissors” comes to mind. But filling in the blank is just the point. Nevin Langhus, one of the four young men forming the group, explains. “When improvists take

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Caped Opera

One of my childhood heroes was Mighty Mouse. Who can deny the cuteness of a caped cartoon rodent in tights? Top that off with the ability to fly, superhuman strength and a defender-of-justice attitude. The clincher, though, was that he could sing like an opera star. I can’t imagine anything closer to that experience on

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Killer Comedy

The Caste of Killers Comedy Collective reminds us that every second and fourth Thursday of the month their comedians are hosting The Killer Comedy Show, which includes an open mic, at Art Bar Riverwest, 722 E. Burleigh Ave. Well, this Thursday, Jan. 26, is the fourth Thursday. From Facebook: It’s an “anything-goes comedy show. Anybody

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Planning a Smorgasbord

The grandes dames of Milwaukee comedy are at it again. This time, we catch broadminded comedy sketch artists Megan McGee, Stacy Babl and Melissa Kingston at the kitchen table cooking up their latest show, “broadminded Buffet.” They’re stirring things up by blending in the talents of other Milwaukee comedy staples such as Meanwhile, Worst Case

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Elect to Listen

I got to see Elect To Laugh! with Will Durst last weekend. Durst bills himself as a guy who jokes about politics for those who don’t like politics, but I’ve got to tell you that he has made me even more interested in what’s taking place in Washington and Madison and beyond. As he likes

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One After Another

Those Milwaukee Stand-Up Comedy Showcases just keep popping up like Whac-A-Mole. And now there’s another one at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3, at Karma Bar & Grill, 600 E. Ogden Ave. You know that Caste of Killers Comedy Collective is behind it. Here’s what they’ve got to say for themselves in a news release: “Chastity

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Everyone’s a winner

Your team out of the playoffs? Well, there’s an abundance of comedy in Milwaukee this weekend to take your mind off of it. Get a load of these:Elect To Laugh! with Will Durst One thing a playoff game will never have is FREE PARKING! On top of that little gem is the five-time Emmy-nominated comedian

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