The longstanding Sunday evening open mic at Rounding Third Bar & Grill is enhanced at the end of each month by the Comedy Conclave. That’s when standup veteran and comedy guru Erik Koconis (right) hosts a roundtable discussion of what makes audiences laugh and how comics can make the most of their time on stage. […]
Standup comedians from Milwaukee and Madison and a band from Minneapolis are at the center of entertainment at 10 p.m., Saturday, July 28, at Stonefly Brewery, 735 E. Center St. And you’re invited. You and your $5. Scheduled performers for the show, in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood, include: Ryan Holman Sammy Arechar Ryan Lowe Tony Tudor
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It’s already the last full week of July. That means the last Wednesday of the month is nigh, which tells us it’s time for the free Comedy Café Open Mic. A production of the Caste of Killers Comedy Collective, this open mic features both established and up-and-coming standup comics in a monthly competition. Comedy fans
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You knew it was only a matter of time before someone started exploiting the celebrity of Robby McGhee. T.I.M., The Improvised Musical, glommed onto Robby last year and made him a regular cast member. Patrick Schmitz cast Robby in his original play “The Comedy Kid,” in June and then gave Robby his directorial debut in
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Ryan Holman is one considerate comedian. For all those comedy lovers too tired of traipsing to Bay View or Downtown or the South Side or Wauwatosa or Riverwest or Sherman Park for a standup comedy show, Ryan is arranging one for the East Side. And for all those, who don’t mind or maybe even enjoy
Here’s a great way to catch up on the news: Talking Points. That’s the monthly improvised news program featuring some of Milwaukee comedy’s top current affairs experts. It’s funnier than an actual news broadcast. Your deadline to be there is 8:30 p.m., Friday, July 20, at 420 S. 1st St. Admission is $5 cash. And
The Caste of Killers Comedy Collective presents its Milwaukee Stand-Up Comedy Showcase at 8:30 p.m., Friday, July 20 at the Karma Bar & Grill, 600 E. Ogden Ave. The caste promises “an array of comics with differing comedic styles and experience levels.” From Facebook: “This is THE SHOW, the BIG one. When a comedian gets
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One mark of a nationally relevant comedy community is the ability to draw nationally relevant comedy acts. So, just so you know, tickets are on sale now for the Sept. 21-22 appearance of the Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company. The long-form improv troupe has produced the likes of co-founder Amy Poehler, Ed Helms, Horatio Sanz,
Alex Grindeland’s got game. And just like Ray Allen before him, Alex has moved to Seattle from Milwaukee. The Milwaukee ComedySportz veteran has a ComedySportz franchise in the home of Soundgarden, Skid Row and the Market Theater Gum Wall. Fellow Milwaukee improviser Kesan Holt also has made the trip to perform and teach at the
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Midweek is high time to go under the stairs at Karma Bar & Grill for the weekly free event that Caste of Killers Comedy Collective calls “Milwaukee’s premier comedy open mic.” Get seated by 8 p.m. Wednesday at 600 E. Ogden Ave. That’s when the standups commence. And don’t forget that the Caste of Killers’
