Broadminded Comedy, Milwaukee’s longest-running sketch comedy troupe, has announced its next show: Participation Prize. Performances are 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 23, 24 and 30 and Dec. 1, at the new Arcade Theatre, 161 W. Wisconsin Ave. From the website: “Participation Prize features sketches about winning in life, losing in relationships, and showing up for everything […]
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The comedians of Your Funniest Friends are a collection of the most likable and friendly idiots in the city of Chicago. And they are heading up to Milwaukee August 23rd to tell some jokes at Sugar Maple! Your Funniest Friends get away with some of the most abrasive, absurd and off-beat material imaginable. Their goal has been
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The third round of comedy contestants face off Thursday, April 26, at Art Bar Riverwest to see who wins a coveted featured slot in the 7thannual Milwaukee Comedy Festival. Catch the comics for free at 8:30 p.m. at Art Bar, 722 E. Burleigh St. Two previous bouts this month each pitted 15 contestants performing five
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Inspired by a 1974 multimedia project that left an impression on many children, FREE 2 B U & Me mixes songs and sketch comedy with a social message. From Facebook: “FREE 2 B U & Me promises a lively exploration of both past and present gender, race, and sexual equality issues, all woven into a
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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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As autumn nips the air and stadium lights shine on high school football playoffs, some creative teens are cultivating other pursuits, including – don’t laugh – comedy. Plenty of professional performers in the Milwaukee area got their starts via youth-oriented workshops and classes and the ComedySportz High School League, which has been around for 25
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How are you celebrating Columbus Day? The usual? Well, Potawatomi Bingo Casino has a show called “Leave the Gun…Take the Canoli.” From the Web: “This Columbus Day, take your ‘buddies’ to a laugh-out-loud collection of true Italian stories that will leave you needing clean underwear. Featuring (in order of appearance) the talents of these fabulous
Meanwhile Improv Troupe is making its third annual appearance in the sixth annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival, but you’ll see cast members throughout the four-day event.The long-form, unscripted, ensemble comedy of Vince Figueroa, Tyler Kroll, Alex Grindeland, Beth Lewinski, Cynthia Kmak and Lee Rowley is in the 7:30 p.m. set Saturday, Aug. 6, aka Day 3
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‘Tis but a fortnight until the Milwaukee Comedy Festival. The four-day event features funny guys and gals from all over the country. Plus it showcases some of the top comedy talent based in the Milwaukee area. Among those calling Milwaukee home are James Boland and Alex Grindeland, who perform long-form improv under the name Al
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Just as Milwaukee’s comedy community is burgeoning, the Milwaukee Comedy Festival also is expanding – which is why there is an online pledge drive to help accommodate a bigger-than-ever event and to help defray performers’ travel costs (Pump gas lately?). “The Milwaukee Comedy Festival is a wonderful celebration of what’s great about comedy in general
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