February 2014

Long Story Short!

Maybe it'll be a bit like watching sausage being made – only funnier. Milwaukee Comedy is beginning a new series that lets you peek into the personal lives of top comedy talent in the area. The show is called "Long Story Short!," and it involves local funny people presenting personal narratives on themed topics. The […]

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Rilin’ Mason

Ryan Mason had a meteoric rise as a standup comedian in the Milwaukee area through the Caste of Killers Comedy Collective.  Now, he's moving on down Interstate 94 to Madison. So, he's giving his fellow comedians occasion to roast him before he goes. And that's just what they'll be doing at 9 p.m. on Thursday,

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Ex Fabula winter break

Although it's not necessarily a comedy event, there's guaranteed humor somewhere in the evening when you ask a room full of people to stand up and share stories with strangers. Perhaps especially when drinks are being served. The next Ex Fabula story slam is at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 5, at Milwaukee's Hot Water Wherehouse, 818 S. Water

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College comedy – Laughing Stock

Milwaukee comedy wouldn't be what it is without the energy and talent contributed by Milwaukee college students. Whether it's University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students performing at ComedySportz or Sketch 22 or the Retro Comedy Show or Marquette University's upstart 33rd & State sketch troupe, local colleges furnish creative forces to the comedy community. Many of the

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Homegrown Up (and moving on)

Looks like the end of the ride for the Homegrown Electric Circus. The Milwaukee-based improv group is inviting fans to what’s being hailed as Homegrown’s last show. It all began in the apartment of Josh Barto four years ago. Now, Josh, Scott Heaton, Mike Walker and Evan Koepnick are performing their swan song on the stage

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Goodnight Milwaukee Show!

Variety Happy Goodnight

How about a long night of comedy to end the shortest month of the year! The Arcade Theatre, in the Underground Collaborative, the home of Milwaukee Comedy, has two stellar end-of-the-month shows back-to-back on Friday, Feb. 28. Variety Hour Happy Hour Just as it sounds, this 60-minute show has a little bit of everything. As

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COK around the Clock

The Caste of Killers Comedy Collective, aka COK, that Milwaukee-based standup comedy dynamo, has the talent and wherewithal to stage three consecutive nights of comedy this weekend. Milwaukee Stand Up Comedy Showcase That's at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 21, at the Karma Bar & Grill, 600 E. Ogden Ave. This month's performers include: Nick Ledesma

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Cask of Killers

The Caste of Killers Comedy Collective, Milwaukee’s developer and promoter of standup comedy performers, is presenting another Vino 100 Comedy Showcase. It’s at 219 E. Erie St., in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward, at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 21. Taking the stage will be: Mario Robinson Sidney Burayidi Shawn Shelnutt Stefan Davis, the headliner, from Seattle

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Cult of Dusty

Talk about humor with a higher purpose! Dusty Smith, the atheistic pot activist, is coming to Milwaukee’s Arcade Theatre for an evening of rational discourse. Dusty’s buzzing up to Milwaukee from Mississippi on his hell-bent “Atheist Apocalypse Tour,” which will give some of the 100,000 subscribers to the “The Cult of Dusty” YouTube show a chance

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T.I.M. again

It's that Time In the Month (T.I.M.), another Thursday In Milwaukee (T.I.M.), for The Improvised Musical (also T.I.M.). Theatrically Inspired Musicians (T.I.M.) create a Broadway-style musical at the drop of a suggestion from the audience. They Impressed Many (T.I.M.), last month as they performed to a full house with additional performers in the band and cast. Yes, They're Increasing

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