According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Congress designated Mother’s Day a national holiday in 1914. Father’s Day followed suit much later. President Nixon signed it into law in 1972. So the first official Father’s Day was Sunday, June 18, 1972 – the day after the Watergate break-in. To paraphrase our friend Will Durst, you can’t […]
Saturday night, June 16, is your last chance to see the creatively hysterical original play “The Comedy Kid.” It’s written and directed by Milwaukee’s own Patrick Schmitz with an all-star all-local cast that features three teenagers from the improv group Organized Chaos. It includes improbable laugh-out-loud elements of “Star Wars,” film noir, vaudeville, reality TV and more. The
The dictionary definition of “festering” is a building up of poisonous, irritating ooze. The opposite of that would describe the giddy momentum that’s starting to bubble for the Milwaukee Comedy Fest.The 7th annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival runs Aug.3 through Aug. 11 at the Next Act Theatre space, 255 S. Water St. It’s two weekends of
Catch the last weekend of Pink Banana Theatre’s “The End of the World” – the amusing and disarmingly poignant festival of one-act plays. The end begins at 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 8, and Saturday, June 9, at Next Act Theatre, 255 S. Water St. Tickets are $12 online or $15 at the door. (Read the review by Matthew Reddin at ThirdCoast
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For the full price of nothing, you can see the four funniest teams remaining in the post-season tournament for the spring ComedySportz Rec League.The semi-final matches are set for 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., Sunday, June 10, at ComedySportz Milwaukee, 420 S. 1st St. The grand championship (between the winners of the first two matches)
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Laughter has therapeutic value. If you need evidence, reserve a spot for the free, family-friendly comedy event this weekend at the Jewish Community Center in Whitefish Bay. It’s called “Humor, Health & Hope,” and it’s aimed at cancer survivors and their families. From the web: “You’ll find our program is designed with something for everyone
Recall Day. The eyes of the nation are on Wisconsin. While we’ve got their attention, let’s offer some comic relief from divisive politics. Check out this gravity-defying masterpiece by Milwaukee brothers Jack and Nick Packard. Jack directed. Nick acted, along with Tim Higgins. It was uploaded by the team Almost Twins, which includes Jack and his cousin, Jake Szymanski.
Besides establishing himself as a performer and instructor of both sketch and improvisational comedy, Patrick Schmitz is a playwright. His latest creation includes some of his students in the cast and an exclamation mark in the title. It’s “The Comedy Kid!” And it’s showing for two nights only. From Facebook: “A comedy play that follows
The next installment of the Natalie Ryan sci fi comedy series lands at Bay View’s Alchemist Theatre later this summer. “Natalie Ryan and the Rogue Traveler,” written by the multidimensional duo of Vince Figueroa and Beth Lewinski, is having open auditions for actors at the following times: 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, June 4,
Milwaukee comic Jeff Lampton’s career as a touring standup appeared to be going OK, he says, until he hit a rough patch. And now, after a series of health and family problems, he’s ready to ramp it up and take it back on the road. He just needs reliable wheels to get him there. As
