Lucky Milwaukee Film Fest

Comedy is a big part of the Milwaukee Film Fest this year, and Milwaukee Comedy is happy to sponsor another incredible selection this year. Through intimate interviews with comedic greats and activists alike, Bobcat Goldthwait’s award-winning documentary Call Me Lucky has had the film festival circuit buzzing with audiences and critics up on their feet in applause

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Comedian Jen Kirkman: “I Was Always Going to be ‘the Performer'”

Jen Kirkman is all over the place.  And we mean that in a good way.  The comedian has a popular Netflix special, called “I’m Gonna Die Alone,” and a book on the New York Times bestseller list, called I Can Barely Take Care of Myself.   With a multitude of talents and accomplishments under her belt, Kirkman doesn’t

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Mojo Dojo Comedy

Over the course of three decades, Milwaukee has been Ground Zero for competitive short-form improvisational comedy through the world headquarters of ComedySportz. Those who wanted to practice long-form improv have, well, improvised their own comedy scenes. The weekly Midnite Show, an uncensored Saturday night performance at ComedySportz, has been going since 2001. Groups such as

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Comedy Fest Talk on WUWM

In Milwaukee, it’s easy to get overwhelmed when choosing which summer festivals to attend. The Milwaukee Comedy Festival is celebrating “Ten Years of Funny!” August 6-8 . Billed as Wisconsin’s largest comedy event, the annual festival features performers from across the United States and Canada, and takes place at the Next Act Theatre, and for the first time

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