Author name: Rodney

Girls just want to have funny

By Brynne Ramella Looking through my posts for this series, I had a realization: Nowhere, in any of my five previous posts, did I quote or even mention any of the four female members of 33rd& State, the new sketch comedy group at Marquette University. Obviously, that had to change. I researched the subject and […]

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Something else!

If you missed The Improvised Musical (T.I.M.) at its monthly show Thursday, you have second chance this week to catch the performers at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 23, as part of the Milwaukee Comedy Retro Comedy Night. Joining T.I.M. will be Milwaukee stand-up comedian Greg Bach, some more improv and a live re-enactment of one of

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Comedy galore

Whew, there’s a whole lot of comedy in Milwaukee on Thursday, March 21. Your options include: The ComedySportz Rec League has its free Game-O-Matic Showcase at 7 p.m. at ComedySportz, 420 S. 1st St. (click for more info) The Improvised Musical, T.I.M., creates its monthly, um, improvised musical at 7:30 p.m., in the main arena

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broadminded Surprise!

I just ordered my tickets to the next broadminded sketch comedy show. I made sure I got mine before I posted anything about the show here, just in case the show sells out fast. That must qualify for some sort of insider trading violation, but at least I’m being up front about it. I’ve heard talk

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Thar she blows!

That’s just a tease the whalers use to alert their crew mates that they’re approaching something epic – which is also the function of this new YouTube trailer.It’s promoting Milwaukee comedian Ryan Lowe‘s treatment of the great American novel “Moby Dick.” From Ryan: “When a bumbling simpleton befriends a mysterious-looking stranger in search of adventure on

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Comfort comedy

Reruns of our favorite childhood TV shows offer a sense of nostalgia similar to what we experience tasting that special meatloaf our grandmother used to make or sniffing the cheap bottled scent reminiscent of our first date. Entire television networks have based their business on programming familiar old series or movies. That helps explain the

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Comedy plans

Milwaukee Comedy already has received a prodigious turnout of submissions for the eighth annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival.  Whether you’re fixing on performing or attending, make sure it’s on your calendar. Please click here for more information on how to appear in the Milwaukee Comedy Festival. Submissions due May 5.      

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The B.I.G. Dance

Of course, by the vernal equinox, we’ll all have our brackets completed: Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four, NCAA Champ. Maybe there’ll even be a Cinderella team, where the coach is a pumpkin and the players run away from the ball. But at 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, March 21, T.I.M., The Improvised Musical, offers Milwaukee

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New comedy combo

The Comedy Arcade Show is Milwaukee’s new, collaborative, variety-style comedy showcase. It features improvisational, sketch, and stand-up comedy talent both local and imported. From Facebook: “This show has a little of everything for every enthusiast of comedy!” Tickets Right Here! At 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 21, Comedy Arcade presents the standup talent of Ryan Mason Sammy Arechar

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