Author name: Rodney

Killer Comedy

The Caste of Killers Comedy Collective reminds us that every second and fourth Thursday of the month their comedians are hosting The Killer Comedy Show, which includes an open mic, at Art Bar Riverwest, 722 E. Burleigh Ave. Well, this Thursday, Jan. 26, is the fourth Thursday. From Facebook: It’s an “anything-goes comedy show. Anybody […]

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Planning a Smorgasbord

The grandes dames of Milwaukee comedy are at it again. This time, we catch broadminded comedy sketch artists Megan McGee, Stacy Babl and Melissa Kingston at the kitchen table cooking up their latest show, “broadminded Buffet.” They’re stirring things up by blending in the talents of other Milwaukee comedy staples such as Meanwhile, Worst Case

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Elect to Listen

I got to see Elect To Laugh! with Will Durst last weekend. Durst bills himself as a guy who jokes about politics for those who don’t like politics, but I’ve got to tell you that he has made me even more interested in what’s taking place in Washington and Madison and beyond. As he likes

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One After Another

Those Milwaukee Stand-Up Comedy Showcases just keep popping up like Whac-A-Mole. And now there’s another one at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3, at Karma Bar & Grill, 600 E. Ogden Ave. You know that Caste of Killers Comedy Collective is behind it. Here’s what they’ve got to say for themselves in a news release: “Chastity

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Everyone’s a winner

Your team out of the playoffs? Well, there’s an abundance of comedy in Milwaukee this weekend to take your mind off of it. Get a load of these:Elect To Laugh! with Will Durst One thing a playoff game will never have is FREE PARKING! On top of that little gem is the five-time Emmy-nominated comedian

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Making it up as they go

Some of the best shows I’ve seen I’ve walked into blindly – not knowing much, if anything, about the story, not having read reviews, not hearing about it from friends who had already seen it. I know people who decidedly prefer ignorance about movies or plays before they go because they enjoy the element of

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Unknown Comic

The Caste of Killers Comedy Collective resumes its monthly “underground comedy showcase” at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 20, at the Karma Bar and Grill, 600 E. Ogden Ave.From Facebook: “This month it’s two Headliners for the price of one: James Ervin Berry and Kenny DeForest, two hilarious comedians top off the show. The showcase starts

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Humor in a Habit

Anyone who survived Catholic grade school has a dreadful affection for nuns, akin to the Stockholm Syndrome observed in former hostages. We have a terrorized respect for any animal resembling a penguin. And we’re disproportionately amused by humor involving nuns. That helps explain the success of “Nunsense,” now running at the Sunset Playhouse, in Elm

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Recall Will Durst

Conspicuously revered as one of the nation’s great political satirists, Will Durst suggests that he isn’t even the most famous comic from Waukesha South High School. That’s the sort of humility we expect from a guy raised and educated around Milwaukee who continues to see himself as a product of the area, comes home frequently

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Door Prize that Poops?

Milwaukee’s newest improv troupe, Running With, a group of fresh-faced-but-experienced comedians, has set its next show. It’s 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 14, at In Tandem Theatre, 628 N. 10th St. The 90-minute show features one half of short-form improvisational scenes and a second half of “original style long-form improv never seen before.” From Facebook: “Tickets

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