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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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.
Bye Bye Liver, the long-running “Milwaukee drinking game” that plays Saturday nights at ComedySportz, is seeking for additions to its paid ensemble cast. Specifically, the show is auditioning male actors ages 21 to 40 who are experienced in both theater and sketch comedy. And it’s not Milwaukee drinking without live music, so the show also
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Cap off Valentine’s Week and uncork Presidents Day with two Milwaukee comedy events Sunday, Feb. 19. At 8:30 a.m., tune in to a live broadcast of Wisconsin Hybrind Theater’s “Lonely Hearts of Sacred Heart Hospital” on WMSE-Radio (91.7 FM). To learn more about it, read our item about the stage performance Monday at Frank’s Power
They laughed their way through the playoffs in the hotly contested ComedySportz Recreational League last fall. Now members of the improvisational comedy team known as Poster Children will test their wits against professional improvisers before a paying audience at ComedySportz. The match is set for 10 p.m., Friday, Feb . 24, at 420 S. 1st
“Meanwhile” is a magical adverb that instantly transports us from one scene to another. It hints that where we’re going isn’t necessarily related to where we’ve just been. Then again, we could well discover a relationship between those scenes as the story unfolds. This Friday night, Milwaukee’s Meanwhile Improv Troupe faces more than a literary
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Here’s a way to combine belated celebrations of both Valentine’s Day and Lincoln’s birthday: It’s called The Improvised Musical, that’s what. Every month on the third Thursday, the cast and band of T.I.M., as they call themselves, create an on-the-spot musical with original stories and songs and dances – all based on a suggestion from
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This Tuesday marks the regular 8:30 p.m. monthly comedy show from the Caste of Killers Comedy Collective at Nice Ash Cigar Bar, 323 W. Main St., Waukesha. Except this month’s is no regular show. Because it’s Valentine’s Day. That’s why. Caste of Killers is calling the show “Love and Ashes.” From Facebook: “One avenue of
Think you’ve got what it takes to perform in the annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival? It was announced today on the official festival website that applications to perform sketch comedy, improvisation or stand up are now available. Celebrating it’s seventh year August 3-11, 2012, the Milwaukee Comedy Festival has received national attention for creating a positive atmosphere where “performers and audiences alike
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