April 2012

Cold drinks, free show

If you like the improvised competitive comedy of ComedySportz and the affordability of a free show, then Thursday, May 3 is your night out. The ComedySportz Rec League is debuting spanking-new improv games dreamed up by this season’s rec league teams. The Game-o-Matic Showcase starts at 7 p.m. at 420 S. 1stSt. And if you […]

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May Day!

Still time to sign up or even show up for Erik Koconis‘s standup workshop, which begins Tuesday, May 1.The weekly classes run to the end of the month from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.at Be Spectacled optometry, 7605 Harwood Ave., Wauwatosa. Each class is $5. Or you can pay for all five for $25. Do the

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Milwaukee Creatives Energize Grand Ave.

Press AnnouncementMilwaukee Creatives Energize Grand Ave. Arts groups collaborate to lease space in Shops of Grand Avenue Three creative and established arts groups: Milwaukee Comedy, Inc., home to the annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival, along with Pink Banana Theatre Co., providing new opportunities in theatre, and Studio Kristelle an open artist studio, officially announce a new

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Get some Koconis

Erik Koconis is a veteran Milwaukee stand-up who not only practices comedy, he exchanges it. Catch Erik along with Christy Hall Watson, Ryan Lowe and others at 8 p.m., Thursday, April 26. It’s a variety show fundraiser for WriteCamp. They’ll be at the Stonefly Brewery, 735 E. Center St., in Milwaukee’s radical Riverwest neighborhood. Admission

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More than beer

The acoustic musical stylings of Anna Bee will open the monthly Sugar Maple Comedy Show. Seating begins at 8:30 p.m., Thursday, April 26, at 441 E. Lincoln Ave., in Milwaukee’s fashionable Bay View. The lineup of comedians includes Murphy Row, Julia Solomon and Seth Davis, from Chicago, along with local talent Ryan Holman, Tony Tudor,

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Open Mic Wednesday

Wednesday, April 25, is the last Wednesday of the month, so it’s time for the free open mic at Milwaukee’s Comedy Café, 615 E. Brady St. It’s hosted by Damon Millard, of the Caste of Killers Comedy Collective and includes eight rising and wannabe stand-ups. They’ll compete for cash and a chance to appear at

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Competitive comedy

The third round of comedy contestants face off Thursday, April 26, at Art Bar Riverwest to see who wins a coveted featured slot in the 7thannual Milwaukee Comedy Festival. Catch the comics for free at 8:30 p.m. at Art Bar, 722 E. Burleigh St. Two previous bouts this month each pitted 15 contestants performing five

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Room for cream?

As if the folks at Caste of Killers Comedy Collective didn’t have enough to do, now they’re opening another standup show, this time in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood. Coming Friday, April 27, and every last Friday of the month thereafter, the Caste is presenting “The Caffeinated Comedy Hour” at Sherman Perk Coffee Shop, 4924 W.

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Stay up late

Cap off your Friday night with improvised comedy from Milwaukee’s Worst Case Scenario. The ensemble is celebrating 4/20, the date, which coincides with the location, 420 S. 1st St. That’s the home of ComedySportz. (Except, they aren’t ComedySportz, so the performers aren’t beholden to the guidelines for keeping a family-friendly G-rating.) The show starts at

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