Wisconsin high school basketball tournaments are a perennial sign of winter ending and spring warming up. They offer a chance to exert local pride while admiring the talent from elsewhere. Somewhat similarly (except for the athletics and the competition and many other details), that's what Milwaukee Comedy is presenting on Friday, March 14. The Grand Comedy Hour showcases […]
Milwaukee comedy wouldn't be what it is without the energy and talent contributed by Milwaukee college students. Whether it's University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students performing at ComedySportz or Sketch 22 or the Retro Comedy Show or Marquette University's upstart 33rd & State sketch troupe, local colleges furnish creative forces to the comedy community. Many of the
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The producers of the Milwaukee Comedy Festival and Sketch 22 are very creative gentlemen. But they’re no gods. Maybe they’re working on it, but they can’t take a lump of clay or a rib or whatever to create talent. Besides, the talent they’re looking for already exists. They just need to meet it – or
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With the end of August comes the last three nights of “The Burden of Being” a coming-of-age puppet musical, written by Robby McGhee. You know Robby from the Tall Boys improv group and Sketch 22 improv and Greendale Community Theatre productions such as the recently completed “Les Miserables” and, of course, The Improvised Musical (T.I.M.). Now
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For years, Patrick Schmitz has made a reputation for himself in Milwaukee teaching improvisational comedy at such venues as ComedySportz and First Stage children’s theater. Now, he’s making a living for himself teaching drama at Brown Deer High School, which he discusses in the YouTube video above. But, as most teachers, Patrick Schmitz is more
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
It’s barely winter and already the sketchy damsels of Milwaukee’s broadminded Comedy – always thinking ahead – have announced their spring show. Mark your calendar (First, make sure it’s a 2013 edition.) for April 5, 6, 12 and 13 for the next broadminded sketch comedy show. The performances will be at the Tenth Street Theatre, 628 N.
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Anyone who has ever dreaded a deadline or feared performing before an audience with scant preparation should appreciate what’s happening the next three weekends in the Milwaukee area. On Saturday, Jan. 5, the Bunny Gumbo Theatre Company is putting on a show featuring eight plays written, directed and acted by 50 area high school students
You knew it was only a matter of time before someone started exploiting the celebrity of Robby McGhee. T.I.M., The Improvised Musical, glommed onto Robby last year and made him a regular cast member. Patrick Schmitz cast Robby in his original play “The Comedy Kid,” in June and then gave Robby his directorial debut in
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If you take a look at the comedy scene in and around Milwaukee, you will probably notice there has been a surge of events happening every week. It’s time to get out there and support your local comedian! Go see a show, have fun and support the local scene! Here is just a short list
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