In case you missed it last week, Tea Krulos of the Shepherd Express wrote an informative write up on the local underground comedy scene, and Milwaukee Comedy’s founder and Producer Matt Kemple was interviewed along with local comic greats Sammy Arechar, Jake Kornely and Allison Dunne.
Tea had an opportunity to check out last months Retro Comedy Night, which featured comedian Arechar and had this to say…
A couple weeks after his open mic set, Arechar is back onstage at the Underground Collaborative, a venue literally named for its location on the basement level of the Shops of Grand Avenue. Besides housing a stage, the complex has a recording studio and rooms for comedy workshops. The space is also home to Milwaukee Comedy, the production company run by Matt Kemple. A comedian and producer, Kemple is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his Milwaukee Comedy Festival this year, Aug. 6-9. He says the growing independent comedy shows are the sign of a strengthening scene.
“One of the best things we have is the community itself. It’s supportive; there are a lot of people that want the scene to survive and want to work with other comedians,” Kemple explains. “A number of years ago, people would drive to Chicago to see comedy. They wouldn’t even pretend to think it was happening in town. That’s not the case anymore.”
We couldn’t have said it better ourselves! Take a look at the full article here: http://expressmilwaukee.com/article-permalink-25455.html
And check out the next Retro Comedy show this Saturday, April 18th!