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Cream City Comedy Festival announces 2018 performers, shows

March 30, 2018

In its first two years, Cream City Comedy Festival staged a total of 25 shows with more than 100 comedians from Milwaukee, Chicago, Madison, and New York for a few days each May. Even more impressive than the i...

Watch former ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’ writer hype #MinionSquad in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

March 7, 2018

Just the facts: Conner O'Malley is a former writer for Late Night With Seth Meyers. Conner O'Malley is a former Vine star (R.I.P. Vine) and a longtime troller of trolls like Donald Trump and Milo Yiannopoulos. ...

We had Officer Bradford from Masked Intruder interview Kyle Kinane for us

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 1, 2018

Kyle Kinane and Officer Bradford go way back. Since meeting on tour years ago, the Midwest-born comedian and Milwaukee-based punk rock police officer in Masked Intruder have become friends and appreciators of e...

Adam Sandler will perform two shows at Riverside Theater in April

Matt Wild

February 28, 2018

Much like the universe, and much like the Self, Adam Sandler contains multitudes. There's the early Saturday Night Live Sandler, scoring big on characters like Opera Man and the Herlihy Boy ("Please don't make ...

Former Packer tweets stolen Mike Birbiglia joke, internet (and Mike Birbiglia) tells him it’s Mike Birbiglia’s joke

Tyler Maas

February 27, 2018

As negative and divisive as the internet can sometimes (okay, usually) be, it has a weird way of bringing unlikely people together in even more unlikely ways. For example, you probably didn't expect to be readi...

No club, no problem: Comedy producers fill void with shows in breweries, bars, and basements

Tyler Maas

January 24, 2018

For the first time in decades, Milwaukee is a city without a comedy club. The abrupt end of Jokerz Comedy Club earlier this month follows Milwaukee Comedy Cafe's decision to relocate from its longtime Brady Str...

Jokerz Comedy Club has closed

Tyler Maas

January 8, 2018

Milwaukee's already-lacking comedy club scene has sustained another sizable hit this month. Last Thursday, Jokerz Comedy Club announced it was closing after more than 10 years in business. Located in the bas...

Brew City Brand T-shirt appears in new Dave Chappelle Netflix special

Josh Hoppert

January 3, 2018

If you were brave and bundled-up enough to attend one of the many, many cool events going on around town this past New Year's Eve, our hats are off to you. You are a truly hardy Milwaukeean! If you were not, di...

Bill Burr is madly in love with Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

November 7, 2017

Milwaukee loves Bill Burr. Every time the legendary comedian comes to town, thousands of people come out and additional shows are inevitably added. Fresh off Burr's two-night, three-show Riverside Theater run l...

Hari Kondabolu talks touring, his path to comedy, ‘The Problem With Apu’

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 13, 2017

Brooklyn-based comedian Hari Kondabolu has amassed an impressive reel of TV appearances, released two chart-topping albums, and been called "one of the most exciting political comics in stand-up today" by the N...

Joe Vella uses improv and puppetry to make a living on Twitch as BizSNES

Tyler Maas

August 31, 2017

As far as career options go, professional video game player sits somewhere in between food tester and sleep study participant. Unthinkable as it is, one Milwaukee man has managed to career out of gaming with th...

Trailer Park Boys get greasy in crowd-pleasing Riverside Theater performance

Tyler Maas

August 28, 2017

With 11 seasons and roughly 100 episodes of their beloved cult television program, five feature films and specials, and a heft of other material released on their Swearnet comedy network to their credit, the Tr...

Dana Ehrmann discusses her path from college “comedy club” to Milwaukee comedy clubs

Tyler Maas

August 24, 2017

Stand-up comedy can't be taught. However, it's apparently offered as an extracurricular activity at Cathage. Weeks into her freshman year at the Kenosha college in the fall of 2011, Dana Ehrmann decided to take...

Tyler Menz turns a new page with Book Club comedy showcase

Tyler Maas

August 17, 2017

Tyler Menz has opened for the likes of Todd Barry, Andy Kindler, Darryl Lenox, Neil Hamburger, and Steve-O. As the Milwaukee comic learned his way, developed his style, and produced a variety of stand-up shows,...

Charlie Berens strives to celebrate his home state with ‘Manitowoc Minute’

Tyler Maas

August 14, 2017

Last November, Los Angeles (by way of Elm grove, Wisconsin) comedian Charlie Berens told us how his Badger State background informed his comedy. At the time of that interview, Berens' Wisconsin-themed Titanic, ...

Ron Funches throws cookies and steals hearts at Turner Hall

Tyler Maas

August 11, 2017

Ron Funches is in a good place right now. The comic has amassed an impressive (and growing) résumé of acting and voiceover work. He's lost about 140 pounds. He's dating someone new and is having fun raising his...

Michael Ian Black eats cheese curds, debates fruit, and delights Turner Hall

Tyler Maas

August 7, 2017

The 12th annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival was the yearly event's largest and largest-scale iteration to date. Not even including our semi-affiliated Roast Of Milwaukee, the Comedy Fest consisted of a whopping 1...

Ron Funches talks stand-up, acting, voiceover, new show with Kesha before Milwaukee tour stop

Tyler Maas

August 3, 2017

Even though Ron Funches is one of the most exciting and refreshingly original comedians working today, it's quite possible (if not probable) that the charismatic comic has gone undetected on the collective rada...

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2017 Milwaukee Comedy Festival

Tyler Maas

August 1, 2017

Last night, Milwaukee Record held the 3rd annual Roast Of Milwaukee at Club Garibaldi. In addition to giving local media personalities and comedians a chance to rib the city they love and collecting donations f...

Bill Burr will be checking in on Milwaukee for two shows at Riverside Theater

Matt Wild

July 31, 2017

Hey, what's going on? It's Monday morning (well, afternoon) and Bill Burr will be checking in on Milwaukee for two shows at the Riverside Theater. Go fuck yourself! Yes, the beloved stand-up, popular podcast...