A once-in-a-lifetime event: Eight hand-picked intrepid women and men of Milwaukee. Each singularly adept at telling stories and joking into microphones. One by one, they shall stand before a live audience and submit their comedic powers to the unforgiving scrutiny of advanced recording technology. Together, they are destined to forge a permanent record of their individual performances. […]

[su_youtube url=”http://youtu.be/kjGkEa9xtWg”] This time last year, pretty much the only sketch comedy in Milwaukee were two tried-and-true favorites: The all-female broadminded Comedy, begun in 2006; and Patrick Schmitz’s semi-annual crowdsourced Sketch 22, which celebrated a birthday this week and is gearing up for its 13th show July 19. The Comedy Hour Happy Hour was just starting

[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA4ZkNjQX7A”] From the ingenious mind of Ryan Lowe comes another form of comedy – Stand-Up Cinema. As he did last month, Ryan Lowe is bringing together some of Milwaukee's funniest talent and showing them alongside a classic movie – this time, it's Back to the Future – for a mult-dimensional performance that combines the silver

Final exams taking their toll on you? Too stressed out by all the political conflict, the NFL draft, the TV sweeps period? All those nasty weather fronts been giving you migraines? Consider the benefits of meditation. And then, take the shortcut: Laugh. As the Los Angeles Times reports, brain scientists have found that a good

[su_youtube url=”http://youtu.be/8jFMlNN9o3M”] It's the third week of May, which means Thursday is another T.I.M. (The Improvised Musical) show. Because T.I.M. plays the third Thursday of every month. That's why. At T.I.M., for only $5 cash, Milwaukee gets to experience a Broadway-style musical complete with singing, dancing and a six-piece band. It's all live. And it's all

[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmGXHcrCu44″] A fan favorite at the Milwaukee Comedy Festival, standup Sarah Gallagher returns from Chicago to grace the intimate confines of the Arcade Theatre on Friday, May 9. Sarah Gallagher will be headlining the Comedy Arcade Show, hosted by Steve Breese of Say Cheese Comedy, and also featuring Ramie Mahklouf. As for Sarah Gallagher, she is outrageous. Watch

[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksVx_z9Z6ss”] The vastly talented, multidimensional and prolific Milwaukee comedy artist Jason Powell has another project about to hit the stage. As reported in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Wisconsin Gazette and Shepherd Express, Milwaukee Opera Theatre is reviving "Fortuna the Time Bender vs. The Schoolgirls of Doom!" The 2-year-old musical tale, written and composed by by the

Plans for Mother's Day Eve? Didn't think so. Well, here's something you didn't get your mom (or the mother of your children) last year. It's one-size-fits-all. And you can enjoy it too. Allen Edge is a nationally featured comedian based in Milwaukee, a recognizable performer in films, TV and on stage. And he's delivering his