Festival season is in steady course for comedians and The Milwaukee Comedy Festival is gearing up for another year of great laughs! We thought it would be a great idea to talk with local great Johnny Beehner about comedy festivals! Johnny, who recently competed in Gilda’s LaughFest Best in the Midwest Competition and returned to […]
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A camera, an idea, and a method to reach an audience are the basic ingredients for sketch comedy. Success can be an instant or a result of consistently creating quality material for audiences to enjoy and share. So if creating content is an easy task today than how does a group (or an individual) become
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Mike Stanley is a fearless and captivating performer. He’s definitely a comedian who offers an entertaining and rewarding show for audiences; and a show all comedians can appreciate and observe his craft of storytelling. Milwaukee Comedy had the chance to correspond with Mike Stanley before he hits the stage this weekend at The Comedy Cafe
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Joke writing can be a daunting task. It’s hard to come up with an original premise, and make it work on stage. Sure, your co workers may say you are the funniest person in your office, or you were voted “Class Clown” in your high school. Congratulations. The translation from what works in a group
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Nick Vatterott has to be one of the more unique comedians in today’s world of comedy! Vatterott made his way onto late night appearance on shows like Fallon and Conan. He’s also aired his own Comedy Central Half Hour Special. He currently lives in New York and tours all over the country at comedy venues
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A corporate take on being funny… why not? I gotta hand it to Microsoft, they have a pretty extensive education competencies section on their website, and the page for humor is surprisingly informative. Topics include: Proficiency Level, Overdoing Humor, Essentials Questions, Interview Questions, Learning on the Job and even Recommended Readings. Now, granted, the
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Bay View’s Cactus Club is known for bringing in acts that rock and audiences that are ready for something beyond the standard entertainment. One year ago, they started doing this in a new way, when they paired with Hardcore Comedy Show to bring local comedians in to rock the room with laughs. We spoke to
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Across from Cathedral Square Park and just a few feet from Louise’s and Real Chili sits Mikeys, a restaurant and lounge offering a variety of food and cocktail options, in a comfortable, classy setting. Inside of Mikey’s is the Skylight Room, and there, almost one-year ago, local comedian Wes Shaver started The Stand-up at Mikey’s
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Joel Boyd, the talented teenage actor in the Holiday Show “Rudolph the Pissed-Off Reindeer” talks about comedy. Do you prefer a comedy over a drama? Absolutely. It’s more fun and although there is analytical thinking involved with both styles of theatre, I feel that comedy provokes more happiness. Comedies cheer you up and laughter for
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