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We here at MilwaukeeComedy had a fun time interviewing the fine ladies of Broadminded!  ‘The Broads’ as they are sometimes called, have a long history with the Milwaukee Comedy Festival.  They have performed in every year of the festival since its inception in 2006, something no other comedy group has done.  In those early days, […]

Meanwhile improv returns this Friday with a super special guest! Meanwhile takes questions and topic suggestions from the audience to inspire personal monologues from its members. Comedy scenes are created based around those personal and true stories. From the web: …We’ve got Milwaukee Comedy Festival founder Matt Kemple as our special guest! You may have

Hey Folks – Boomtown: The Baby Boomer’s Guide to Squandering a Century opens This Thursday!With an all-star comedic cast directed by John Schneider, Boomtown runs this Thursday, July 15th and 22nd at 9pm at the Alchemist Theatre (2569 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Bayview). From the web site: Global financial collapse. Environmental havoc. American Politics. It doesn’t

Alright folks, I know we dropped off the radar for a couple of days, just relax! The thing is, we’ve been working really hard putting together the Milwaukee Comedy Festival just for you! It takes a lot of fantastic people working at all hours of the night to bring you the largest comedy event in Wisconsin, and it

This web site was created as the official Milwaukee Comedy Festival website way back in 2007 (that’s more than a decade in internet years!). Now the festival and the comedy scene have grown more than ever! As the Milwaukee Comedy Festival approaches, we’ll be posting exciting information, and maybe even give a few tickets away! Check out

The search for flaming hot comedy comes to Racine! It’s getting a little warm South of Milwaukee, as the Hottest Comic Contest comes to The Ivanhoe in Racine. The competition, hosted by Dalis, begins Sunday, July 11 @8pm.  Every other Sunday will feature fewer comics getting more time to prove there comic abilities.  This is

Hey Folks!  Tonights LeeRick Improv show at the Alchemist theatre should be even better!  We received the following message via smoke signals today: I don’t know if you feel like leaking some info, but tonight’s LeeRick has a very funny secret opening act that has already made it big and is on the verge of

Today is opening day of the Worlds Largest Music Festival, Lollapa… er, I mean Summerfest here on Milwaukee’s beautiful lakefront. If you walk around and hear only music, but would prefer laughter in the next 10 days, you can still find some laughs at the Big Gig. It may be a little difficult to find,

One thing we learned: We love the CoK!Milwaukee Comedy had a chance to sit down with a unique group of comedians to discus the stand up scene – and comedy as a whole – in and around the Milwaukee area.  The Caste of Killers (CoK) is a stand up comedy “collective” in a way, meaning

A brand spankin’ new improv group has formed and will be performing monthly at Comedy Sportz!  Worst Case Scenario, made up of Comedy Sportz players and members of Meanwhile Improv, will take on a different theme each month and challenge themselves with audience suggestions and never before seen improv games! Wow! The comedy will take place