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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Of the chief forms of comedy, the rarest in Milwaukee is sketch. We’ve got plenty of standup and improv. But sketch shows have been less frequent. There’s been Sketch 22 twice a year, and Broadminded comedy with their latest production, “Jerks!” scheduled for the last two weekends of November. Of course, sketch comedy is featured in
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If you haven’t witnessed any of the previous Sketch 22s, here’s a taste of what to expect. Friday night, July 13, 10 teams of writers will be assigned settings and circumstances on which they will compose a comedy sketch, which then will be cast, directed, rehearsed and finally performed beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 14. From
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Just off the successful running of his original play “The Comedy Kid,” the indefatigable Patrick Schmitz has announced plans for the ninth installment of the whimsical whirlwind Sketch 22.That’s where 10 teams of Milwaukee writers, 10 local directors and 40 nearby actors and actresses have 22 hours in which to conceive, write, cast, direct, rehearse and perform
It’s not every day you can catch well-crafted comedy with a catchy tune, unless its one of the three days this weekend. The Buffoonery Project: The Movie Musical is a sketch and musical comedy show brought to you by Greendale Community Theatre. The show, April 19th – April 21 is sure to delight with cabaret style performance at the
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Besides being improvisation coach at First Stage Children’s Theater and organizer of Organized Chaos, a student improv troupe, Patrick Schmitz has written and directed two plays, written and performed for the improv/sketch group The Gentlemen’s Hour and is founder and creative director of the guerilla sketch comedy event known as Sketch 22. So it’s with
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From 10:30 p.m. Friday through about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, here’s the development of one of the 10 comedy sketches in Sketch 22. The show opens at 7 p.m. Saturday to a sold-out house in the garage theater at ComedySportz. Ten teams of writers and 10 directors working with 20 actors and 20 actresses have had
The Sketch 22 series, a brainchild of Patrick Schmitz, is one example of a Milwaukee comedy phenomenon where only the tip of the iceberg appears to the audience. Sure, the paying public is the ultimate beneficiary of this show – an evening of spanking-new homegrown comedy sketches. But at its core, Sketch 22 is a
We usually spend this time of year complaining about snow – but this year it’s the lack of it. Good thing Milwaukee Comedy has enough happening in the month of December to make you forget how much you hate the moderately cold and slushy weather. We have a little something for everyone this holiday season,
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(photo by Darin Dubinsky) Known better for their individual accomplishments as stand-up comedians, Greg Bach, Ryan Lowe and Stacy Pawlowski got a chance to work together writing an overnight comedy sketch for the semi-annual Sketch 22 show. They so enjoyed the experience that they formed their own sketch group and called it Dynamo Kickstand. The
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