If you think back to 2010, It may not seem that long ago. But when you look at where the comedy scene was 4 years ago versus now, you may notice a big difference. One of those reasons is Jason Hillman and the Caste of Killers Comedy Collective. They just so happen to be celebrating […]
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Milwaukee has a slew of open mic sessions and standup comedy showcases this week. That's appropriate because this week also marks a celebration of the Caste of Killers Comedy Collective, which for the last four years has been fostering standup artists and performances in Milwaukee and beyond. As founders Damon Millard and Jason Hillman told Third Coast Digest in
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If you started counting at New Year's, we're about halfway through 2014 on the way to the 9th annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival.* To give you a bit of a taste for how funny that will be (and to prime the pump for the big show), Milwaukee Comedy is having two fundraising shows this weekend, Friday, April 4,
The grandes dames of Milwaukee comedy are at it again, and they're doing it as you'd expect: Themselves. The four-women sketch comedy troupe, broadminded Comedy, has a do-it-yourself (DIY) theme for its spring show, which runs the first two weekends of April at the Tenth Street Theatre, 628 N. 10th St. From broadminded's news release: "After eight years
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Joke writing can be a daunting task. It’s hard to come up with an original premise, and make it work on stage. Sure, your co workers may say you are the funniest person in your office, or you were voted “Class Clown” in your high school. Congratulations. The translation from what works in a group
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Nick Vatterott has to be one of the more unique comedians in today’s world of comedy! Vatterott made his way onto late night appearance on shows like Fallon and Conan. He’s also aired his own Comedy Central Half Hour Special. He currently lives in New York and tours all over the country at comedy venues
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Inspired by the sketch comedy of Milwaukee’s broadminded Comedy and Patrick Schmitz’s semi-annual Sketch 22 and encouraged by Milwaukee Comedy Festival founder Matt Kemple, a handful of Milwaukee comedy performers formed the Sketch Marks late last year. Sketch Marks includes individuals* recognizable from other Milwaukee comedy groups such as ComedySportz, The Improvised Musical (T.I.M.), Bye Bye
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Stop missing The Onion in Milwaukee, or at least its online offshoot, A.V. Club Milwaukee. Because Matt Wild and Tyler Maas are starting Milwaukee Record. That's why. According to an article in the Shepherd Express and one in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and an interview with Milwaukee Magazine, Matt and Tyler are launching their Milwaukee Record website
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If it's madness you're seeking, you needn't follow the bouncing ball of the perennial basketball tournaments. Because our friends at the Caste of Killers Comedy Collective are causing another form of insanity through a bracket-style comedy competition at Milwaukee's Karma Bar and Grill. That's why. March Comedy Madnesss starts at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 19, at Karma, 600 E. Ogden Ave.
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'Tis the third week of March, which calls to mind the green of St. Patrick's Day, the green of the Spring Equinox and the very colorful The Improvised Musical (T.I.M.). At 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 20 (the first night of spring), the cast of improvisers, musicians and theater technicians will make up a musical and perform it in about an
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