July 2012

Clucky Says Comedy!

Who doesn’t love a good rubber chicken joke?  And if that’s the case, then what about jokes from a rubber chicken? Lucky for you, we have filled the void with some short promo videos for the 2012 Milwaukee Comedy Festival!  For your viewing pleasure, a collection of shorts staring “Clucky” the Comedy Fest rubber chicken. […]

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Funny Friday

It’s only a week until the biggest comedy event in the state, the Milwaukee Comedy Festival. But there are plenty of laughs to be found in town before then.  Take Friday, July 27th, for example: if you play your cards right, you can fit these three shows into one hilarious night!   The Caffeinated Comedy Hour 7:30pm 

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Talking Funny

The longstanding Sunday evening open mic at Rounding Third Bar & Grill is enhanced at the end of each month by the Comedy Conclave. That’s when standup veteran and comedy guru Erik Koconis (right) hosts a roundtable discussion of what makes audiences laugh and how comics can make the most of their time on stage.

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Stonefly Comedy & Music

Standup comedians from Milwaukee and Madison and a band from Minneapolis are at the center of entertainment at 10 p.m., Saturday, July 28, at Stonefly Brewery, 735 E. Center St. And you’re invited. You and your $5. Scheduled performers for the show, in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood, include: Ryan Holman
 Sammy Arechar 
Ryan Lowe 
Tony Tudor

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Last Wednesday, Free Comedy

It’s already the last full week of July. That means the last Wednesday of the month is nigh, which tells us it’s time for the free Comedy Café Open Mic. A production of the Caste of Killers Comedy Collective, this open mic features both established and up-and-coming standup comics in a monthly competition. Comedy fans

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Homegrown Robby McGhee

You knew it was only a matter of time before someone started exploiting the celebrity of Robby McGhee. T.I.M., The Improvised Musical, glommed onto Robby last year and made him a regular cast member. Patrick Schmitz cast Robby in his original play “The Comedy Kid,” in June and then gave Robby his directorial debut in

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Head East Tuesday

Ryan Holman is one considerate comedian. For all those comedy lovers too tired of traipsing to Bay View or Downtown or the South Side or Wauwatosa or Riverwest or Sherman Park for a standup comedy show, Ryan is arranging one for the East Side. And for all those, who don’t mind or maybe even enjoy

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Stay Informed

Here’s a great way to catch up on the news: Talking Points. That’s the monthly improvised news program featuring some of Milwaukee comedy’s top current affairs experts. It’s funnier than an actual news broadcast. Your deadline to be there is 8:30 p.m., Friday, July 20, at 420 S. 1st St. Admission is $5 cash. And

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“Best of the Best”

The Caste of Killers Comedy Collective presents its Milwaukee Stand-Up Comedy Showcase at 8:30 p.m., Friday, July 20 at the Karma Bar & Grill, 600 E. Ogden Ave. The caste promises “an array of comics with differing comedic styles and experience levels.” From Facebook: “This is THE SHOW, the BIG one. When a comedian gets

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Upright improv

One mark of a nationally relevant comedy community is the ability to draw nationally relevant comedy acts. So, just so you know, tickets are on sale now for the Sept. 21-22 appearance of the Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company. The long-form improv troupe has produced the likes of co-founder Amy Poehler, Ed Helms, Horatio Sanz,

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