From the inscrutable imagination of Kristoffer Puddicombe comes a spanking new Milwaukee show that includes comedy, music and quizzes involving live audience participation. I Should Know This – 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 14 Inspired in part by NPR’s “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” and the one-two punch of music and comedy performed way back when by Willy […]
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Everything Happening at the 2015 Milwaukee Comedy Festival! We kicked things off at Lakefront Brewery Wednesday night to a crowd of more than 200 people. Join us for some or all of the dozen+ shows and special events that remain in the 2015 Milwaukee Comedy Festival! Check out festival.milwaukeecomedy.com for all the info along with videos, comic
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Milwaukee’s premier long-form improvisational comedy quartet has a special treat for its monthly first-Friday show. Instead of performing, as usual, at the Farina Arena of ComedySportz, Tall Boys is making a second consecutive appearance at the Milwaukee Comedy Festival. Tall Boys – 8 p.m. show, Friday, Aug. 7 “The Tall Boys are really happy to
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Officially, Pridefest Milwaukee is just June 5-6, but we know that beyond Milwaukee, June is Pride Month, and heck, it’s just something we should be celebrating all year. And, of course, the aforementioned comedy shows contributing to Pridefest weekend are just a tip of the iceberg. We already reported on performances by The Midnite Show
Congratulations to the Milwaukee comedy community members participating in Pridefest celebrations this weekend, including: The Midnite Show – 7 p.m. Friday, June 5 The long-running weekly uncensored improv comedy show (usually seen at midnight on Saturdays at ComedySportz) takes to the Milwaukee Gay Arts Center Stage at Henry Maier Festival Park (aka Summerfest grounds). From The
Reports from the Schmitz ‘n Giggles open improv jam Tuesday night declared it a success, with about 30 comedians – novice and veteran alike – joining in on a free fun-filled session of seriously funny improvisation. Consider the jam at The Underground Collaborative a warm-up for the Saturday evening star-studded fundraiser for the much-anticipated summer
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The fine folks at Milwaukee Comedy are sorting through a record number of submissions from comedians across the U.S. of A and beyond who hope to perform in the 10th Milwaukee Comedy Festival (Aug. 6-9). But while the festival organizers are watching videos, you and I can be experiencing the real stuff live and in person
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If you want to get something done, we have heard, give it to a busy person. Examples of that abound in the Milwaukee comedy community. Take Sketch Marks. (Please.) It’s a group of local comedians who liked performing with one another and – after talking about it while volunteering at the 8th annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival –
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From the creative workshop of Patrick Schmitz – he of Sketch 22 hilarity as well as the playwright and director of this summer’s parody of Hamlet – comes a night of improvised interactions. Schmitz ‘n’ Giggles – open improv – 7 p.m., Tue. May 26 From Patrick’s announcement (emphasis and link added): Rich Laguna and I
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T.I.M., The Improvised Musical, Milwaukee’s monthly make-it-up-as-they-go song-and-dance show, is back as usual, on the third Thursday of the month at ComedySportz, 420 S. 1st St. The Improvised Musical (T.I.M.) – 7:30 p.m. May 21 The shows are Broadway-style musicals based on titles suggested on the spot by the audience. The Improvised Band is part
