November 2012

Laughing in the dark

This is the second-last weekend for Harold Pinter’s “The Hothouse,” directed by James Boland.  It’s an unsettling comedy about dysfunctional bureaucracy meted out by  deranged characters running an asylum. And it involves a lot of whiskey. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel calls it “wickedly funny and disturbingly creepy at the same time.” ThirdCoast Digest says it’s “captivating […]

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Comedy salutes

We know there’s comedy in military service.Consider the fact that the TV series “M*A*S*H” lasted more years than the Korean War in which it was set. The same for “Hogan’s Heroes.” “Gomer Pyle: USMC” remained a popular sitcom even during the less-than-popular escalation in Vietnam. And then it kept marching on in reruns.Well, there’s a

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Milwaukee makes me laugh

Of course, check here at Milwaukee Comedy for the broad range of comedy happenings in Milwaukee – homegrown workshops, improv, sketch comedy, open mics, theater, festivals and more. But so much comedy is coming to Milwaukee that we need to point out other sites to visit, including The Pabst Theater, where you can peek ahead

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Elect Comedy

By all means, get out and exercise your privilege to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Many races are supposed to be close. Learning the results may take awhile. It could be a long night. So, you might as well find some diversions. Here are some suggestions: The Political Party!!! 8:30 p.m. (a half hour after polls close),

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