Author name: Rodney

In my opinion, nutmeg is the spice of life. Variety is not stuff to be sprinkled on food or blended in a batter. It’s another dimension. Think of how flat your life would be if every hour of every day was exactly the same without change. Sorry. Does that pretty much describe your existence? Then […]

Another Tuesday night Open Improv kicks off a busy week in improvisational comedy in Milwaukee. The Open Improv welcomes all improvisers at all levels of experience. It runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Underground Collaborative, 161 W. Wisconsin Ave., lower level. The bi-weekly session costs $3. But that’s just the beginning. There’s

We love humpday comedy – those midweek diversions that give us apes in the Milwaukee comedy jungle the momentum to swing from one weekend vine to the next. This week, Ryan Holman and Nate Seek, dba Inventing Situations, bring us “Because You Deserve It.” From Facebook: “Because You Deserve It, is a new stand up

So maybe you don’t have 22 minutes right now to watch a video of broadminded Comedy‘s sketch show from the 2013 Milwaukee Comedy Festival. When you do have time, watch the video. You will thank me. Speaking of thanks, think about your Thanksgiving plans, and take the time now to order tickets for broadminded‘s next

Most Mondays – including Monday, Oct. 14 – you can find a free comedy show at the Bremen Cafe, 901 E. Clarke St., in Milwaukee’s hip Riverwest neighborhood. It’s called the Comedy Show Comedy Show Open Mic. If you’re looking to catch some laughs, the show starts at 8:30 p.m. If you’re looking to try

Outside of a brewery, I can’t think of a more quintessential Milwaukee venue than a bowling alley. Inside of a brewery, I’d be too busy drinking. But you can drink and laugh – and carouse with keglers – at the Comedy Show Comedy Show, Saturday, Oct. 12, at Landmark Lanes, 2220 N. Farwell Ave. Jake

I read this on Facebook: “Comedy does not exist for laughs. Comedy exists to make you feel and think. It’s the strongest genre and the strongest emotion.” It was posted by Jacob Bach, co-founder of The Improvised Musical, the Broadway-style song-and-dance shows that are made up right in front of the audience with experienced comedy

As Carrie Antlfinger reports, the federal government shutdown may be flattening some of Milwaukee’s favorite brews. But we’ve got just the medicine. Free beer! That’s good for what ales you. The October Comedy Arcade show includes a free cold one with every $7 advance ticket you buy online right here.* Procrastinators and last-second showgoers pay $10

Bill Begos is hosting another Papa’s Comedy Tour at 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 10, at 7712 W. Burleigh St. Entertainers include Tom Clark, Geoff LaFleur and special guest Mario Robinson. Tickets are $10 at the door. Advance tickets are $8, or you could get two tickets and two dinners for $30. Click here to order

A whole new season of laughter begins Sunday, Sept. 15, for the ComedySportz Rec League. The semi-annual gathering of improvisers-in-training involves weekly matches akin to the professional ComedySportz shows Milwaukeeans have been embracing for nearly 30 years. It costs the public nothing to attend the Sunday afternoon contests at ComedySportz, 420 S. 1st St. Teams