After nearly selling out in January, Retro Comedy Night! is back with its whacky mélange of standup, improv and sketch comedy inspired by the 1970s and 1980s. Join us as we time-travel to our formative decades with stand-up Erik Koconis, the 2-year-old improv troupe Homegrown Electric Circus – and a surprise retro sitcom performed live […]
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The Riverwest Public House, at 815 E. Locust St., is a cooperative bar, which doesn’t just mean that it’s a friendly place. It’s owned by and focused on community members, and it supports other cooperatively run local businesses. This Thursday, March 22, the Riverwest Public House is the site for an improvisational comedy jam featuring
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Not long ago, Ryan Holman was performing standup to open for regional bands. Now bands are opening for him. On Wednesday, March 21, at the second monthly Comedy at the Cactus Club, Anti-Circle Establishment will be the feature band. Admission is $7. Doors open at 9. The band starts a little after 9:30.The Cactus Club
The Caste of Killers Comedy Collective seems to be everywhere all the time, wreaking influence on regular standup comedy performances such as High Brow Comedy at the Nice Ash Cigar Bar in Waukesha, the Milwaukee Comedy Stand-Up Showcase at Karma Bar & Grill and the Open Mic at Art Bar Riverwest. But the caste has
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You’ve scoured the headlines, skimmed the exposés, scanned the nightly news. Now it’s time – as Paul Harvey would say – for the rest of the story. Get the Talking Points take on the current events and news of our day. The ensemble of improvisational comics both enlightens and entertains. Your deadline for being in
Just 15 months after his first standup performance, Ryan Holman has established two monthly shows in Milwaukee, including the next one, Thursday March 15, at the Sugar Maple, 440 E. Lincoln Ave. The $5 tickets go on sale at 8:30 p.m. Katie Rash opens with live acoustic music. Then laughter ensues, hosted by Liza Marie.
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T.I.M. could stand for The Ides of March, which this year happens to coincide with T.I.M., The Improvised Musical. This month, Nevin Langhus, of Running With, joins the ensemble, to perform a one-time-only made-up-on-the-spot Broadway-style musical (singing, dancing, the whole shebang) based on a suggestion from the audience. As in every monthly show, the cast
Caste of Killers Comedy Collective reminds us that Tuesday, March 13, is the second Tuesday of the month, which means it’s high time for the monthly Highbrow Comedy Show at the Nice Ash Cigar Bar, 323 and 327 W. Main St., Waukesha. The headliner for this month’s show, which starts at 8:30 p.m., is Erik
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Updated! 3rd round added at Comedy Cafe!The Stand Up Comedy BATTLE ROYALE returns and the winner will earn a spot in this years Milwaukee Comedy Festival! Three Rounds: April 2nd @ Carte Blanche Studios, April 26th @ Art Bar River West and Comedy Cafe April 11th added to the line-up due to the large numbers of submissions for the
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Time is running out to assemble comedy improv teams for the next season of the ComedySportz Recreational League. Beginning Sunday, March 11, teams of qualified players begin two weeks of workshops and then engage in weekly competitions as only ComedySportz does them. Team fees are $350 for the season. Spectators watch for free. For more
