Every year there are a few surprises that pop up for the annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival, and 2015 marks the most added and special events to date! The 2015 MCF will feature 8 different shows plus a Kick Off event at Lakefront Brewery on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 and, just announced: Extra Laughs: The Pre- and Post-Show […]
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Go to the intersection of storytelling and comedy, and you’ll find a monthly show called “Throwback Thursday – Truths in Comedy,” showcasing the revelations of regional comedians. This month, Throwback Thursday features Allison Dunne, a young comedian who stepped into the Milwaukee comedy scene just a couple of years ago and quickly became a widely popular, prolific
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Congratulations to Milwaukee’s own Chastity Washington for winning win the 2015 American Black Film Festival’s Comedy Wings Competition, sponsored by HBO. Chastity is a dynamic, energetic standup who tours nationally and just happens to call Milwaukee home. From the competition site: Chastity is a former teacher and coach turned comedian and actress. Her stand-up career highlights include HBO
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We saw the signs outside the building. Now it’s in the news media. So it must be true. Milwaukee’s Comedy Café is moving. The club, formerly known as JD’s Comedy Café , has scheduled a June 20 finale for its venue at 615 E. Brady St. After 27 years, the Comedy Café is moving to
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
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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You should be up by 2 o’clock on a Saturday afternoon anyway, right? You’ve got to eat, right? So why not support local comedy in the process? Because Saturday, May 16, you can catch the first stop in the nationally touring “Late Late Breakfast,” that’s why. Late Late Breakfast – Saturday May 16, Bremen Café From
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Brian Posehn will perform at Turner Hall Ballroom for the finale of the 10th annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival. Milwaukee Comedy and The Pabst Theater announced May 1 that the journeyman comedian best known for playing the pot-smoking neighbor on Comedy Central’s “The Sarah Silverman Program” will be capping off the 2015 Milwaukee Comedy Fest on
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Can you believe it? The Milwaukee Comedy Festival has been accepting applications for Sketch, Stand Up and Improv comedy for months now and it’s about time to close the floodgates! Submissions are scheduled to close Friday, May 1st at 11:59pm! After that, late submissions will be accepted for one week, but word on the street
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