For more than a year, the Retro Comedy Night has been showcasing Milwaukee comedy talent in an entertaining mix of standup, improv and sketch comedy. The next show is at 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 9. And the lineup includes standup by Sammy Arechar, the improvisations of (Chicago-based but Milwaukee-grown) Jack and the Wolf, and a […]
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Our friends at Wisconsin Hybrid Theater tell us: “You had to read it in high school, whether or not you remember.” And before you say you would prefer not to, let’s just note that they’re referring to Herman Melville’s short story “Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street.” WHT will present “our comedic spin
By Brynne Ramella According to my parents, I bounded down the stairs one Sunday morning at age 11 and asked them, “Have you ever heard of this show ‘Saturday Night Live’?” I remember being entranced with the show the night before. As I watched it, I thought to myself, “I wish I could write like
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As we told you before (Read this if you don’t believe me.) Caste of Killers Comedy Collective co-founder Damon Millard is leaving Milwaukee for Dallas. Before he moves, you’ll get a couple of chances to see him perform. Besides fostering opportunities for other comics, he has developed as a talented standup in his own right.
An all new improv workshop is coming to the Milwaukee Comedy headquarters downtown! Sign up extended to Feb. 11th! The all new Long-Form Improv Workshop will be offered for improvisational students of all levels and starts Monday, Feb. 4th. The 6-week workshop will focus on saying “Yes” rather than “No,” playing to the top of your intelligence, making and trusting
Dating back almost 10 years, Open Improv has taken on many different forms over the ages, but one thing has stayed true: it’s a way for comedians to flex their improv muscles and work with different levels of talent. This round will offer a little something different: participants are asked to donate $3 to the
Applications for performers are available soon, but it’s not too early to mark your calendar for Wisconsin’s largest comedy event. The 8th Annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival is scheduled for Aug.1-4 at the Next Act Theatre space, 255 S. Water St. All the hilarious details are still to follow, but festival founder Matt Kemple shares the basic
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If you ever wanted to have a drink with people who make you laugh, to pick their brains and find out what they think is funny and how and why they choose the material they deliver, then block off the last Sunday of the month. That’s when Erik Koconis orchestrates the Comedy Conclave. The veteran
When the winter in Milwaukee gets this cold, none of us needs a nudge to migrate south. Maybe Racine isn’t far enough, but this week it has plenty of comedy to warm you from within. The event is Comedy Xtravaganza. It’s showcasing some of our favorite laugh mongers, including (with help from Facebook): Erik Koconis
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Gravity is a natural force that brings us down. The clownish comedy of Avner Eisenberg has the power to lift us. Eisenberg, as Avner the Eccentric, displays his “Exceptions to Gravity” show at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 25, at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, 910 15th Ave., in South Milwaukee. From the publicity release:
