In high school, Milwaukeeans Joel Boyd and Brock Burczyk improvised against each other in the ComedySportz High School League. Joel was on the team from Rufus King High School. Brock played for Pius XI High School.Then both wound up at Columbia College Chicago. Now they have begun a series of video sketches, the first of which […]
There’s yet another open mic on the Milwaukee comedy scene, yet another chance to check out up-and-coming and tried-and-true standup acts. The latest is called The Punch Line. It’s every first and third Tuesday, including Tuesday, Oct. 16, at The Irish Rec Room, 1023 N. Old World 3rd St. (which is the southern end of Dr.
Here’s more from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Jim Stingl about the story behind the benefit this week for injured Milwaukee police officer Joshua Albert (right), who was struck head-on last month by a drunken driver. Albert’s police partner asked her relative, Dobie Maxwell, to organize a comedy show and silent auction to support Albert’s rehabilitation.
Imagine “Glee,” “Whose Line Is It Anyway,” and “Saturday Night Live” rolled into one. Only instead of denting your couch cushions in front of the TV, your butt’s on the edge of a seat in a cozy Milwaukee theater with ample parking. And instead of passively humming or chuckling alone in your living room, you’re
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You know, news is just history in the making. So who’s going to remember 32 years from now that Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan was a vice presidential candidate? Who remembers that 32 ago former Wisconsin Gov. Pat Lucey was a vice presidential candidate? And 36 years before that, another Wisconsin guy flirted with the Republican
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Jimmy McHugh is the main attraction for the second monthly Papa’s Social Club Comedy Tour, which takes flight at 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 11, at 7718 W. Burleigh St., in Tosa. McHugh has been opening lately for Dennis Miller. You may have seen him on Comedy Central, HBO, MTV, ESPN2 or the Oprah Winfrey Show.
The Milwaukee Police Department has its controversies – a suspect who suffocated in custody, illegal strip searches, an adulterous chief. But that should take nothing away from the dedicated individuals whose jobs require them to put their lives on the line for public safety. Officer Joshua Albert had just completed such duty and was headed
The good eggs of the Milwaukee comedy community who performed and/or volunteered at the seventh annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival didn’t chicken out when we stuck a camera in their collective faces and asked for impromptu jokes about our favorite rubber fowl. Here are some leftovers, featuring the humor of: Erik Koconis James Boland Becca Segal
More than 60% of Americans say they’ll tune in to the Presidential debate Wednesday night, Oct. 3. Sheeyah! We know better. Everyone is going to TiVo the debate and then read all the coverage Thursday morning in The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. What they’re going to do Wednesday night is go
Think of your favorite TV sitcoms from when you were a kid. Now imagine them parodied live on stage by some of Milwaukee’s funniest actors and actresses. Mix in some standup comedy, some improv, throw in some door prizes, and you’ve got another Retro Comedy Night. This round is not only offering up the best
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