The Underground Collaborative – a multi-discipline art and entertainment joint in downtown Milwaukee – is becoming a busier venue for Milwaukee Comedy. Besides weekly improvisational classes and the Wednesday Open Improv and occasional improv shows and the monthly Retro Comedy Night, Milwaukee Comedy is debuting a new combo show that’s one half standup and the […]
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By Brynne Ramella “Un second,” Spencer Rosemuttered in a German accent, as he attached a mustache to his face that would make Ron Swanson proud. “Wait!” he paused, returning to his American accent. “Is that how you say ‘one second’ in German?” Spencer was preparing to play Klaus, the latest character from 33rd & State,
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The snow isn’t slowing the comedy machine known as Milwaukee’s Caste of Killers Comedy Collective. At 9 p.m., on Thursday, Feb. 28, the Caste’s Killer Open Mic presents free stand-up comedy at the Art Bar Riverwest, 722 E. Burleigh St. Then, at 8:30 p.m., on Friday, March 1, the Caste runs the Milwaukee Stand Up
The first Sunday of the month finds us hugging a fresh mug of our favorite hot beverage and cozying up to the cunning mirth of another 1940s-style radio melodrama from our friends at Wisconsin Hybrid Theater. This week, Sunday, March 3, we’re listening to WHT’s adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll House.” It’s at 8:30
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Looking to stretch your funny muscles midweek? Here’s a deal: At 7 p.m., on Wednesday, Feb. 27, Milwaukee Comedy is running its weekly open improv. Veterans and novices led by such experienced facilitators as Lee Rowley, Vince Figueroa and Greg Bach, get a chance to explore characters and relationships and scene work. Admission is $3 per
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The debut last month of the Comedy Xtravaganza filled the envi Ultra Lounge in Racine. Tables can accommodate the first 40 people, and there’s limited standing room. We point that out because a packed house is the best environment for standup comedy – both for the performers and, therefore, for the audience. And, it’s free
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In addition to its regular weekend shows (7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Saturday matinees), Milwaukee’s ComedySportz runs a recreational league featuring teams of individuals trained through ComedySportz improvisational workshops. The 17th season of the ComedySportz Rec League starts Sunday, Feb. 24, with free shows at 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and
By Brynne Ramella The first hint that I’ve been hanging around this group too long? One of them tries to get me to leave before the interview starts. “No sick people allowed!” Bill Lacy shouted, as I walked into the dimly-lit Humphrey Hall auditorium, announcing my presence with a cough that belongs in the film,
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Milwaukee’s Angry Young Men Ltd. (The capital letters tell you they’re not just some generic group of angry young men.) is a puppet and performance collective that has been building puppets and putting on multidimensional shows since at least 2007.Their next performances are scheduled for the first two weekends in March at the Soulstice Theatre, 3770
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The pope is giving up his office for Lent. So cardinals will be flocking to Vatican City to elect his successor. But there’s a more immediate conclave closer to home that’s drawing both the high- and low-minded – and it’s open to the public. Milwaukee’s Comedy Conclave meets (as it does the last Sunday of
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