Our friends at Wisconsin Hybrid Theater have a knack for making radio a visual medium. This Sunday, they’re combining live drama with art lessons. From Facebook: “Grab your paper and crayons and magic markers — and kids, if you got ’em — and gather ’round the radio on Sunday Morning with Radio WHT and draw […]
Besides Milwaukee Comedy’s Open Improv every Wednesday night, Milwaukee’s Caste of Killers Comedy Collective has an open mic for standup comedians. On the last Wednesday of the month, that open mic is at Comedy Cafe, 615 E. Brady St. The show starts at 8 p.m., and it’s free (with a two-drink minimum). It’s not your
If you have had to type the word “improv” as much as we have, you’ll know that AutoCorrect always insists on slapping an “e” on the end. Maybe that’s because AutoCorrect considers the practice of improvisational comedy as a way to improve one’s attentiveness and communication skills and stage mojo. Maybe not. AutoCorrect sort of
As they say on Facebook, “It’s a comedy show you will be sure to like a ‘latte.’” But I’m sure it gets better. Because it’s live comedy featuring some of Milwaukee’s funniest stand-ups, that’s why. The Caffeinated Comedy Hour is a Caste of Killers Comedy Collective production that runs at 7:30 p.m. on the the
For years, Scott Heaton has been improvising quick-witted and thoughtful comedy for Milwaukee audiences, most notably through the group Homegrown Electric Circus. But now Scott has decided to commit premeditated humor by writing and directing his first sketch comedy show. He’s being joined by Megan Kaminsky, Andrew Parchman and fellow Homegrowner Evan Koepnick to present
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They’re at it again in Racine, those funny people standing there at the envi lounge, 316 W. Main St. The Comedy Xtravaganza, that’s what! To start with, it’s free. But you should go mostly because it’s funny. Here’s the lineup, with descriptions furnished via Facebook, so you know it’s so: Sarah Connor‘s sarcastic, tomboy candor
The Caste of Killers Comedy Collective is offering its thrice-monthly humpday treat: Open Mic Under the Stairs. That’s a free open mic for standup comedians, starting at 8 p.m. at Milwaukee’s Karma Bar & Grill, 600 E. Ogden Ave. And also, on Sunday, those mother-loving wisecrackers are having a special show: Your Mother’s Day
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It’s supposed to be a surprise, and I swear I don’t know, but I suspect the Retro Comedy Night show includes a Mother’s Day episode from some classic TV sitcom. This much I do know (I read it on Facebook, that’s why.): Sarah Connor will be the featured standup comedian
The “Old Milwaukee Comedy Tour” actually is stopping in Milwaukee – in nowadays Milwaukee. And the venue for the “Funny or Die” show couldn’t be more appropriate: The venerable Turner Hall Ballroom. What’s more, the admission price for the performance is totally genuine Milwaukee: FREE! Check out funny guy Matt Braunger in the video below. Then grab some
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Talk about family-friendly entertainment! One highlight from the ComedySportz Recreational Leagueplayoffs last Sunday was when Moe Tremper, one of the amateur improvisers, proposed to his girlfriend, Lisa Tatsak, in the audience as part of a pretend town hall meeting. Later on, another Rec League player, Victoria Shaw – who was not on stage at the
