Open your mind this Hump Day with a free session of improvisation. Almost two weeks have passed already since Milwaukee Comedy opened its Arcade Theatre for a free improv workshop and jam. And that means it’s time for another Free Open Improv, hosted by our friends from Sketch Marks, in The Underground Collaborative. Newbies, pros […]
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In newsrooms, it’s known as the “dreaded local angle.” When a celebrity dies, you have to note some nearby connection, no matter how remote, that ties the deceased to the local reader. The thinking is that local folks don’t really relate to or care about some Nobel Peace Prize recipient who passed away unless they
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One of our favorite names for a restaurant is hosting some of our favorite names in standup comedy. And you can join them. At 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 6, the Sockitumi Comedy Hour launches at the Sake Tumi sushi restaurant, 714 N. Milwaukee St. The featured comedians include: Nick Hart Sammy Arechar JJ Harris and
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[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGq0V1Lx4R8″] Nick Thune is on fire. If you caught him in July on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon (above), you know how hilarious and absurd and downhome Nick Thune is. The success of his Netflix/iTunes/Vinyl comedy special “Folk Hero” attests to his popularity. Nick Thune is a treat to watchers of late-night variety shows,
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Variety Hour Happy Hour is one of the hardest-working comedy shows you’ll see on a regular basis in Milwaukee. That’s not to say a lot of preparation and practice does not go into most improv or standup, but this sketch show is scripted and rehearsed ensemble, and it includes live music, thanks to the talents
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Comedy history is being recorded again in Milwaukee, and you can be there. Milwaukee Comedy is hanging new curtains in the Arcade Theatre just in time to accommodate the third iteration of the Comedic Release Show. That’s when eight of the funniest standup comedians in the area perform and their show is recorded to be released
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[su_youtube url=”http://youtu.be/cskFXdtpj7o?list=UUGGRtzGXpe37qM-_8xtIUFw”] Whether to stretch improvisational comedy muscles you’ve already flexed before or to first discover the magic of yes-and in relationships, come to the Free Open Improv Wednesday. Every other week, members of Sketch Marks comedy lead all comers in a friendly, exhilarating session of making up brief scenes live on stage, based on time-tested techniques
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[su_youtube url=”http://youtu.be/5eFlPssxg3M?list=UUGGRtzGXpe37qM-_8xtIUFw”] The 9th annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival has crossed the road. It is hysterical history. However, we have collected spontaneous exhibitions of comedy from some of the dozens of performers and comedian volunteers who participated in Wisconsin’s largest comedy event. Because it has become our tradition. That’s why. At the 2013 festival, we asked for knock-knock
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It’s the same only different. Each third Thursday of the month (as it has been for three years), The Improvised Musical (T.I.M.) performs at 7:30 p.m. at ComedySportz for $5 admission. But every month, the one-hour Broadway-style musical they perform is different. Because they’re improvised. That’s why. Each musical is launched by a suggestion yelled
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[su_youtube url=”http://youtu.be/Bde_PN7f1yA”] Godfrey has made you laugh in such TV shows as “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” “30 Rock” and “Louie” and in such movies as Zoolander, Soul Plane and Phat Girlz. He was raised by immigrant parents in Chicago where he was the class clown and went on to play football at the University of Illinois.
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