Friday, March 2, is the birthday of Dr. Suess. So why not celebrate the occasion by attending the semimonthly Milwaukee Stand-Up Comedy Showcase? The showcase features Anthony Washington and includes Matty Field, Jesse Silva, Collin Bullock, and Ryan Mason. Aaron Weaver is the headliner. Once again, there are two shows on the same night: 8:30 […]
Two years is a long time, when you think about it. Consider it in terms of serious relationships or complete sobriety or egg salad. So it’s impressive that a group of individuals who met through ComedySportz workshops are still together performing their own brand of comedy improv on a regular basis for two years running.You
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a moving picture with someone talking must be worth at least 1,304 – even more if the person talking is Tim Higgins. So, forgive the verbosity in this notice of an international short film festival at 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3, at the
The Milwaukee Stand-up Comedy Showcase is becoming such a regular routine, we barely have to remind anyone anymore. The semi-monthly “underground comedy showcase” from the Caste of Killers Comedy Collective is up again this Friday, Feb. 24, at Karma Bar & Grill, 600 E. Ogden Ave.From Facebook: “This week’s headliner, Drew Michael, a hilarious comedian
What makes an event a classic? Well, holding it at a place with a name like Classic Lanes helps. Thus, the Classic Comedy Show is set for 9:15 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24, at Classic Lanes, 7501 S. Howell Ave., Oak Creek. The show features Liza Marie, Tim Higgins and Patrick Schmitz. All of them, are
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The indefatigable Patrick Schmitz is leading another comedy workshop in March. This one’s a six-week course using improvisation to develop a comedy sketch show. The classes are $5 a session, or $25 upfront for whole shebang. They’ll be on Tuesday evenings at Be Spectacled optometry, in the heart of Wauwatosa. For more information, email Patrick.
Bye Bye Liver, the long-running “Milwaukee drinking game” that plays Saturday nights at ComedySportz, is seeking for additions to its paid ensemble cast. Specifically, the show is auditioning male actors ages 21 to 40 who are experienced in both theater and sketch comedy. And it’s not Milwaukee drinking without live music, so the show also
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Cap off Valentine’s Week and uncork Presidents Day with two Milwaukee comedy events Sunday, Feb. 19. At 8:30 a.m., tune in to a live broadcast of Wisconsin Hybrind Theater’s “Lonely Hearts of Sacred Heart Hospital” on WMSE-Radio (91.7 FM). To learn more about it, read our item about the stage performance Monday at Frank’s Power
They laughed their way through the playoffs in the hotly contested ComedySportz Recreational League last fall. Now members of the improvisational comedy team known as Poster Children will test their wits against professional improvisers before a paying audience at ComedySportz. The match is set for 10 p.m., Friday, Feb . 24, at 420 S. 1st
