Reruns of our favorite childhood TV shows offer a sense of nostalgia similar to what we experience tasting that special meatloaf our grandmother used to make or sniffing the cheap bottled scent reminiscent of our first date. Entire television networks have based their business on programming familiar old series or movies. That helps explain the […]
Milwaukee Comedy already has received a prodigious turnout of submissions for the eighth annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival. Whether you’re fixing on performing or attending, make sure it’s on your calendar. Please click here for more information on how to appear in the Milwaukee Comedy Festival. Submissions due May 5.
Of course, by the vernal equinox, we’ll all have our brackets completed: Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four, NCAA Champ. Maybe there’ll even be a Cinderella team, where the coach is a pumpkin and the players run away from the ball. But at 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, March 21, T.I.M., The Improvised Musical, offers Milwaukee
Sammy Arechar is known as a luxurious comedian who creates elegant jokes about a not-so-fancy life.“Someone–without my consent–once referred to me as a ‘Luxury Comedian,’” says Arechar. “I felt that it was to my advantage to put the audience under the assumption that I would talk about having an expensive lifestyle only to find out
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The Comedy Arcade Show is Milwaukee’s new, collaborative, variety-style comedy showcase. It features improvisational, sketch, and stand-up comedy talent both local and imported. From Facebook: “This show has a little of everything for every enthusiast of comedy!” Tickets Right Here! At 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 21, Comedy Arcade presents the standup talent of Ryan Mason Sammy Arechar
If the Ides of March finds you with $7 in your pocket, you’ll be able to enjoy the next Cactus Club Comedy and Music Show. The music part will come from the Gazettiers & Amanda Huff. The comedy will be from: Bryan Morris Stacey Kulow Lara Beitz Tony Tudor Ryan Lowe Ryan Holman And Matty
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The weekly Open Improvat the Underground Collaborative had its biggest turnout ever last Wednesday. No one knows until it happens how many improvisers will show up this Wednesday. That’s part of the fun of improv, Milwaukee. It starts at 7 p.m.in the UC, 161 W. Wisconsin Ave., lower level. Each session costs just $3, but for a
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This is quite a week for our friends at the Caste of Killers Comedy Collective. They’re celebrating three full years of organizing open mics and shows and showcases. They’ve been growing both the capacity for and the appreciation of standup comedy in Milwaukee and beyond. And, true to their mission, their celebration includes an audience.
Sure, you have to work Friday, but the weekend really starts Thursday night. Usher it in with comedy, music and a selection of more than 60 beers at Milwaukee’s Sugar Maple Comedy & Music Show. It starts at 9 p.m., Thursday, March 7, at the Sugar Maple, 441 E. Lincoln Ave., in Milwaukee’s Bay View
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The governor went after the teachers unions, but the real threat to schools are the TV weather people, who keep trumping up forecasts to get snow days. I just heard someone on the local news refer to the prospect of two inches as a storm. Of course, the more severe threat to our communities short-term
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