By Brynne Ramella Scripts scattered on the Humphrey Hall auditorium stage. Chairs strategically arranged in the front of the room. A dog suit is draped over a seat. Bill Lacy seems a little more stressed than usual. This can only mean one thing – rehearsals. 33rd & State’s debut sketch comedy show is fast approaching: […]
Saturday’s Retro Comedy Night is usually packed with a lot of entertainment for the buck, but for some reason, we just keep upping the stakes. Movie and television star Mark Metcalf will be featured in the retro sitcom portion of the show. Mark has over 70 professional credits to his name including Animal House, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the
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Some folks fear the unknown. Others embrace it. Put broadminded comedy in the embracing group. In fact, the Milwaukee troupe of Stacy Babl, Anne Graff LaDisa, Melissa Kingston and Megan McGee have choreographed an entire sketch show around the theme of surprise. And though “sketch” suggests premeditation, broadminded has worked a couple of surprises into each show
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So even with all the comedy at the Underground Collaborative this week (see below), Milwaukee has plenty of other options to grab a laugh. Among them is the Open Mic Under the Staircase, one of the best open mics for standup comedy in the Milwaukee area. It’s a production of the Caste of Killers Comedy
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Get out your calendar and set your GPS* because this is a busy week at Milwaukee’s Arcade Theatre, which is part of the Underground Collaborative at 161 W. Wisconsin Ave., lower level. Another round of improv workshops started Monday at the UC. On Wednesday, the ongoing Open Improv resumes at 7 p.m. for just $3
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A fundraising comedy variety show for the Greendale Community Theatre is headed for a Cudahy near you, and it showcases a slew of local talent in both stand-up comedy as well as improvised musical comedy. The third Buffoonery Project: Off the Cuffooneryincludes two performances at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Friday, April 19 and
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By Brynne Ramella Although 33rd& State formed at Marquette University back in November, Jon Neidorf did not go to a meeting of the sketch comedy troupe until late January. He found out about the group when his classmate, Lexi Bueno, posted a video on Facebook. “It was funny because the day before, I texted
As he describes his month of Saturday shows back in Milwaukee, Dobie Maxwell is planning to deliver a comedian’s homage to his hometown. Dobie is a nationally touring comic who grew up and started his career in Milwaukee. His show, “Schlitz Happened! An Old Milwaukee Blatz From The Pabst” is the culmination of living here,
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