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

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...

Tim And Eric’s “10 Year Anniversary Awesome Tour” puts new spin on old favorites at Pabst Theater

Tyler Maas

July 26, 2017

Since Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job premiered in 2007, the subversive sketch show from the twisted minds of anti-comedy geniuses Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim has amassed significant cult acclaim. Beyo...

Comedian Rita Landis makes up for lost time

Tyler Maas

July 21, 2017

In 1984, Rita Landis went to a ComedySportz show and vowed she'd one day be on stage. Thirty years later, she did. Now 54, the longtime comedy fan has taken the steps to make her improv aspirations a reality. S...

Nick Offerman will return to Riverside Theater in November

Matt Wild

July 10, 2017

Enough talking: Nick Offerman—noted humorist, writer, woodworker, and Ron Swanson—will return to Milwaukee's Riverside Theater Thursday, November 30. (That's a week after Thanksgiving, which seems to be an espe...

Jon Waldbauer helps bring laughs to Summerfest with ComedySportz

Tyler Maas

July 6, 2017

In addition to being "The World's Largest Music Festival," Summerfest also offers a bevy of other attractions that complement the 11 days worth of music ("Taped" or otherwise). One of the longest-running non-mu...

Join Milwaukee Record (and Ted Perry) at the 3rd annual Roast Of Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

July 5, 2017

Back in 2015, we decided to help informally kick off the Milwaukee Comedy Festival by asking eight comedians to take the stage at Bremen Cafe and gently (or, in some cases, straight-up viciously) make fun of th...

UW-Milwaukee alum Ben Kissel combines killers and comedy on Last Podcast On The Left

Tyler Maas

June 27, 2017

Despite the serious and, at times, disgusting nature of the show's subject matter, Last Podcast On The Left is one of the most popular and beloved comedy podcasts around. Each week, three co-hosts discuss the b...

Here’s the 2017 Milwaukee Comedy Festival lineup

Tyler Maas

June 21, 2017

Originating long before the city had anything even resembling a sustainable comedy community, Milwaukee Comedy Festival has grown and evolved in kind with Milwaukee’s humor scene. From August 2-6, the Matt Kemp...

Oh, hello! John Mulaney is coming to Riverside Theater in September

Tyler Maas

June 15, 2017

Since destroying in two Pabst Theater shows back in the spring of 2015, comedian John Mulaney released a heralded comedy special called The Comeback Kid, took Broadway by storm as co-writer/co-director/co-star ...

You can listen to The Dollop’s live Turner Hall podcast

Tyler Maas

May 19, 2017

Last month, The Dollop—a popular American history podcast—came to Milwaukee. While here, hosts/comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds performed a stand-up show at Puddler's Hall. Reynolds, who original hail...