February 2012

Cactus comedy

If you are where you play, expect these comics to have dry and prickly humor. Standup Ryan Holman has assembled a lineup for 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, at the Cactus Club, 2496 W. Wentworth Ave., in Milwaukee’s Bay View. The talent includes Ryan, Lara Beitz, Jason Hillman, Ryan Lowe, Mario Robinson and Tony Tudor. […]

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Reely Funny

As fate would have it, Milwaukee actor and playwright Jeffrey James Ircink approached Jim Sorenson about possibly screening Ircink’s short film “Pass the Salt, Please” at the Horny Goat Hideaway. The Horny Goat just so happens to be trying to distinguish itself as an entertainment venue in addition to a brewing company, said Sorenson, who’s

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The Comedy Conclave

The Comedy Conclave: A Discussion Group For Comics, About Comedy. When: The last Sunday of every month, beginning at 6pm, going until the open mic starts. Where: Rounding Third Bar and Grill, 63rd and Bluemound. A wonderful thing happened a couple of weeks ago. Erik Koconis suggested that entertainers of the comedic sort might enjoy

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Happy Seuss Day!

Friday, March 2, is the birthday of Dr. Suess. So why not celebrate the occasion by attending the semimonthly Milwaukee Stand-Up Comedy Showcase? The showcase features Anthony Washington and includes Matty Field, Jesse Silva, Collin Bullock, and Ryan Mason. Aaron Weaver is the headliner. Once again, there are two shows on the same night: 8:30

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Two and counting

Two years is a long time, when you think about it. Consider it in terms of serious relationships or complete sobriety or egg salad. So it’s impressive that a group of individuals who met through ComedySportz workshops are still together performing their own brand of comedy improv on a regular basis for two years running.You

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Funny on Film

If a picture is worth a thousand words, a moving picture with someone talking must be worth at least 1,304 – even more if the person talking is Tim Higgins. So, forgive the verbosity in this notice of an international short film festival at 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3, at the

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Two-timing Comedy

The Milwaukee Stand-up Comedy Showcase is becoming such a regular routine, we barely have to remind anyone anymore. The semi-monthly “underground comedy showcase” from the Caste of Killers Comedy Collective is up again this Friday, Feb. 24, at Karma Bar & Grill, 600 E. Ogden Ave.From Facebook: “This week’s headliner, Drew Michael, a hilarious comedian

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Classic laughs

What makes an event a classic? Well, holding it at a place with a name like Classic Lanes helps. Thus, the Classic Comedy Show is set for 9:15 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24, at Classic Lanes, 7501 S. Howell Ave., Oak Creek. The show features Liza Marie, Tim Higgins and Patrick Schmitz. All of them, are

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Hey, look us over!

Get a load of MilwaukeeComedy.com. We snazzed it up to make it easier to see what you’ve come here for, whether you’re an occasional consumer of comedy in the Milwaukee region or you’re among the legions of comedy talent checking up on the rest of the community. Milwaukee Comedy not only produces Wisconsin’s largest comedy

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Improv to Sketch

The indefatigable Patrick Schmitz is leading another comedy workshop in March. This one’s a six-week course using improvisation to develop a comedy sketch show. The classes are $5 a session, or $25 upfront for whole shebang. They’ll be on Tuesday evenings at Be Spectacled optometry, in the heart of Wauwatosa. For more information, email Patrick.

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