You find it funny, so it makes you feel good. But now researchers are learning that performing improv actually can be good for the brain. Read about it in this recent article from the Chicago Tribune. It quotes Anne Basting, executive director of the Center for Aging and the Community at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. […]
I don’t want to show off no more, but as someone who has played one on school trips, I can only imagine the hilarity of a musical comedy called “The Drowsy Chaperone.” Check out the Sunset Playhouse’s rendition, which opens Friday, July 15, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 7, at the Furlan Auditorium, 800 Elm
Fish Sticks Comedy is scheduled to perform its purposeful improv at a Christian Comedy Blast at 7 p.m., Saturday, July 8, at Woodridge Community Church in New Berlin.Joining the Milwaukee-based troupe are nationally featured comedians Kerri Pomarolli and Ron McGehee. Read more about it via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Tap.General admission is $12, with discounts for
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The Caste of Killers Comedy Collective has announced an inaugural comedy showcase, at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at Karma Bar and Grill, 600 E. Ogden Ave. Says Caste of Killers co-founder Damon Millard: “There will not only be strong drinks and gourmet food, but most importantly one powerful line-up of comedy; an array of
Here’s a chance to do stand-up in the same venue as ZZ Top, MC Hammer and The Oakridge Boys. They’re all performing at the Wisconsin State Fair. And so could you. Love of Laughter Comedy Club, affiliated with the Toastmasters in Waukesha, is auditioning for six comics to appear with the winners of its previous
Researchers at the University of New Mexico – a psychologist and an anthropologist – have discovered that men are funnier than women. The findings are based on captions improvised for three uncaptioned New Yorker cartoons by 200 male and 200 female university students. But as the Chronicle of Higher Education points out, the research is
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Jokerz Comedy Club will be the scene of a multi-night talent hunt that doubles as both a contest for comedians and a showcase for Milwaukee’s comedy community. From the web: “This search will begin with Fame: A Comedy Contest, a chance for every willing up and coming comedian in the area to lay down their
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Trying to capitalize on a form of fundraising synonymous with France’s favorite comedian, the folks from Worst Case Scenario are staging a faux telethon for the Milwaukee Comedy Festival. The Milwaukee-based comedy group is performing a series of scenes, games and bits along with actors from The Midnight Show, Meanwhile Improv Troupe and Homegrown Electric
When Do They, Gandalf? takes the stage with Kuribo’s Shoe, it will be even more than a ComedySportz match of improvisational wits. The contest between two championship teams – one current, one former – of the ComedySportz Rec League will be more than just fun and games for grownups who refer to themselves collectively in
