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[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaMYmV1SQuk”] Funny people! We know how you are with deadlines. That's why it's worth reminding you that time is running out to apply to perform in the 2014 Milwaukee Comedy Festival, which runs Aug. 7-10, at the Next Act Theatre space. The festival features standup, improv and sketch comedy acts from all over the […]

So what do you do after four solid years of standup comedy in Milwaukee, of talking your way into new venues, of organizing open mics, of encouraging others – some who have never performed standup before – to join you, of running sometimes four or five shows in a week? What's next?  Well, if you're Milwaukee's

Milwaukee is home to a lot of talented, hard-working comedians. Then there's Greg Bach. We suspect he's got a doppelganger or a time machine or a support staff of other comedians helping him accomplish all he's doing. Check out his website, GregBach.com, if you don't believe us. Just some of the highlights include his work

[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DkG-DvqYz0&list=UUGGRtzGXpe37qM-_8xtIUFw”] You probably already know this, but it bears reminding that Milwaukee Comedy sports more than 100 videos on its YouTube channel. That includes promos, interviews, show recordings and introductory trailers for the plethora of Milwaukee comedy talent performing in Milwaukee Comedy events, such as the Milwaukee Comedy Festival. Recently released videos on the Milwaukee

Talk about burying the lead! The Variety Hour Happy Hour is launching a comedy show with a party afterward, but you wouldn't know it unless you read their promotion to the very end. For the last year, the Variety Hour has been performing old-timey type vintage-TV-style shows with comedy sketches, live music, special guests, interviews, games and

Allen Edge is a Milwaukee treasurer. He's a nationally touring comedian, a character actor appearing in such feature films as "Barbershop 2: Back in Business" and "Meet the Browns," and he calls Milwaukee home. We've seen him participate in Milwaukee open mics and Erik Koconis's Comedy Conclave, which tells you: Allen Edge is a professional who

You've seen them together at the Milwaukee Comedy Festival fundraiser earlier this month, at the Comedy Arcade Show last month, raising funds for Milwaukee's Tamarack Waldorf School, at the Down & Over Pub in Bay View, at the Riverwest Public House Cooperative, at the Arcade Theatre in the Underground Collaborative, and elsewhere. Individually, Erik Koconis, Robby

Supposedly, the British author and cleric Charles Caleb Colton is the one who said "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." We think he stole it from someone else (and hope they thanked him for it). Anyway, that's the sentiment behind this Tuesday night's weekly open mic at the Down and Over Pub, 2535 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.,

Often, we use critical reviews as consumer guides, helping us decide which movie or TV show or theatrical production to see. They give us a professional perspective on what is worthwhile or what suits our mood or complements our taste. But reviews also serve as historical records, documenting what happened only once and never can be experienced again. Last month, Russ