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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Chris Schmidt studied creative writing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and – to the delight of Milwaukee comedy audiences – he has channeled it through stand-up. “I’ve always been drawn to the writing process,” Chris says. “Sculpting ideas into effective word shapes is a pastime that has never failed to quiet my demons. I wanted
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Road Kill Comedy: Making Their Dreams Come True Milwaukee’s underground comedy scene may be embarking on a new breakthrough – touring comedians making Milwaukee a destination for up-and-coming comedians to spread their humor to residents of Cream City. The Road Kill Comedy Tour will be the first group of comedians from L.A. to make a
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Like Autumn leaves, Milwaukee standup comedy comes in breath-taking variety – and seems to be everywhere you turn. This week, for instance, you can experience Milwaukee standup comedy at any number of places, including: Steve Breese is hosting the weekly Comedy Show Comedy Show Open Mic. If that sounds redundant, note that the forum requires
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Find a clever, likable guy, dress him in a suit and tie, stand him in front of an audience, then seat him behind a desk beside a couch. That’s your basic formula for late-night talk shows. Here’s the twist. Find two clever, likable guys, dress them, stand them both in front of an audience and
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One of our favorite Milwaukee comedy community collaborations happens Saturday, July 19. It’s the 13th installment of the semi-annual Sketch 22 extravaganza, masterminded by Patrick Schmitz. Beginning at 7 p.m., in the garage theater of ComedySportz, 420 S. 1st St., 40 Milwaukee comedy actors will present 10 original comedy sketches created only the night before
[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
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There are plenty of high-quality comedy shows and performers in Milwaukee. Check out our favorite featured comedy acts here. [su_row][su_column size=”1/4″] Sketch 22/ SKETCH The night before, 10 groups of writers get randomly assigned topics for 10 comedy sketches. The next morning, Ten directors randomly select which sketch and which actors they’ll direct. Just
Milwaukee’s Bunny Gumbo Combat Theatre is presenting a show of quick-baked original comedy sketches on Friday, Nov. 30, and Saturday, Dec. 1. Taking advantage of seasonal goodwill, Bunny Gumbo is calling the show “Combat for the Holidays.” From Facebook: “30 actors, 8 writers and 8 directors bring you 16 new works of theatre all created
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Hey there folks, after a few days of recovery from the Milwaukee Comedy Festival, what better to do then to go see a comedy show?! The Bay View Comedy Review is an evening of comedy events at the Alchemist Theatre and Bay View Lounge this Friday begining at 7pm. Hosted by Stacy Pawlowski, The event
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