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Furman Teaches Funny

A one-day comedy workshop is coming to the Underground Collaborative, and the qualifications of the instructor, Ed Furman could stretch from his former home in Chicago all the way to Milwaukee where he now resides.   Ed has performed and taught at the Second City, The Annoyance, and IO. He has improvised with Horatio Sans’ […]

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The Art Of Comedy

Gallery Night this Friday features the funny! The Covart Gallery presents The Metal Mask Exhibition & Ball at The Underground Collaborative, its first annual juried exhibition of paintings, drawings, and mixed media collage this Friday, October 19th. The evening will feature art, music, dance and COMEDY! Milwaukee funny folks Damon Millard and Shawn Shelnutt will be

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Improv Learning Underground

A brand new comedy workshop is coming to Milwaukee’s brand new creative center, The Underground Collaborative! Sign up at the bottom of this post. Milwaukee Comedy is offering a new series of workshops, and it all starts with the Improv Workshop 101! It will introduce the basics of performing long-form improvisation, focusing on saying “Yes” rather

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Open With Improv

There is a new comedy venue in town, and what better way to start things off than with some laughs?   The Underground Collaborative, or simply “The UC” is Milwaukee’s newest performance and art space and is the new home of Milwaukee Comedy.  We’re looking to host our first of many improv jams there this

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We Will Miss You Byron Beck

Once in a while, someone sees something lacking, and does everything in their power to fill that gap with creativity and love of their craft. Byron Beck was one of those people that not only created comedy for himself, but helped anyone and everyone that shared that passion.  The cancer that Byron fought so diligently

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Two Men One Stage

This Friday Robby McGhee (The Improvised Musical, Greendale Community Theater, Starbucks) and Jacob Bach (The Improvised Musical, ComedySportz, Stack’d Bar) join together in a night of variety and comedy.  From music to monologues to improv in song, this Two Tan Show explores the theater and Improv world, expression, and self through the eyes of two

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Now Casting: Fun & Quirky Braniacs!

Attention improvisers! A casting call from a major New York City production company is seeking off-beat, quirky characters for a brand new unscripted series! Here is the info direct from the source: Are you and your friends living the real “Big Bang Theory?” Are you the kings of “geek chic?” Are you on the cutting edge of inventing the

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Clucky Says Comedy!

Who doesn’t love a good rubber chicken joke?  And if that’s the case, then what about jokes from a rubber chicken? Lucky for you, we have filled the void with some short promo videos for the 2012 Milwaukee Comedy Festival!  For your viewing pleasure, a collection of shorts staring “Clucky” the Comedy Fest rubber chicken.

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