Category: Comedy

The Laughing Tap is moving to a new location

April 23, 2025

The Laughing Tap has been a Milwaukee comedy mainstay since it opened at 706B S. 5th Street in January 2020. In its five-year existence, the Walker's Point comedy club—which is owned and operated by Milwaukee C...

Patton Oswalt to headline 20th annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival

Tyler Maas

March 25, 2025

Originating long before the city had anything resembling a sustainable comedy community, Milwaukee Comedy Festival has grown and evolved along with Milwaukee’s stand up scene. In fact, it currently holds the di...

Save the date for our ‘ElimiDATE’ rewatch event at The Laughing Tap

Tyler Maas

March 24, 2025

Last month, we took readers on a trip back to early 2000s Milwaukee when we unearthed some episodes of ElimiDATE—a trashy reality dating show that ran from 2001 to 2006—that were shot in the city and featured a...

Nate Bargatze will stop by Fiserv Forum on July 25

Matt Wild

December 2, 2024

Is there a better stand-up comedian working today than Nate Bargatze? Probably not! The veteran comedian has been blowing up in recent years—he's hosted Saturday Night Live twice since 2023—all thanks to his de...

Comedian Raegan Niemela talks standup highlights, goals, Cowboy Killers showcase

Tyler Maas

November 4, 2024

If you go to comedy shows in an around Milwaukee, there's a good chance you've seen Raegan Niemela. Not only has the Milwaukee (by way of Michigan's Upper Peninsula) comic become a fixture in the local scene ov...

Here’s the 2024 Milwaukee Comedy Festival lineup

Tyler Maas

September 16, 2024

Originating long before the city had anything resembling a sustainable comedy community, Milwaukee Comedy Festival has grown and evolved along with Milwaukee’s standup scene. In fact, the annual comedic underta...

James Groh will host our Roast Of Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

September 13, 2024

In case you missed it (and based on ticket sales so far, we pray you have), our annual Roast Of Milwaukee is returning to The Cooperage on Monday, September 30. The event—which is done in association with the M...

Our “Roast Of Milwaukee” comes back to The Cooperage September 30

Tyler Maas

August 30, 2024

Milwaukee Record’s long-running "Roast Of Milwaukee" event is back! Like previous years, the event—which is done in association with the Milwaukee Comedy Festival—will feature a stacked cast of local comedians ...

Comedian Sam Barone unlocks localized laughs in “Milwaukey To The City” variety show

Tyler Maas

August 22, 2024

In addition to being a longtime Milwaukee comedian, Sam Barone is also an appreciator of all things local. He's passionate about Milwaukee comedy, Milwaukee music, and Milwaukee-based businesses. In late 2020, ...

Relive Dana Ehrmann’s 2024 Wisconsin State Fair coverage with this video

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 14, 2024

In case you missed it, the Wisconsin State Fair drew a record-breaking 1,136,805 festival-goers in 2024. That's a lot of festival-goers! And one of those festival-goers was local stand-up comic (and West Allis ...

Mike Hanford talks Sloppy Boys, standup, Milwaukee before Cactus Club shows

Tyler Maas

July 23, 2024

Back in April, The Sloppy Boys played two sold-out shows at Cactus Club. Well, apparently one of the band's members had so much fun that he went ahead and booked some more shows at the very same venue. On Satur...

‘The Daily Show’ cancels Milwaukee broadcasts during RNC

Matt Wild

July 14, 2024

Comedy Central's The Daily Show had planned to broadcast four episodes from the Marcus Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee during the week of the Republican National Convention, July 15-18. But on Sunday, the s...

Comedian Mike Hanford is coming to Cactus Club in August

Tyler Maas

June 17, 2024

Remember when The Sloppy Boys played two sold-out shows at Cactus Club in April? Man, that was fun! (Even though Tim Kalpakis scolded me for blocking the band's fan. It was an accident, Kalpy!) Apparently the b...

Get ready for The Sugar Maple’s “Warm Apple Nights” ‘Joe Pera Talks With You’ pop-up with these photos

Tyler Maas

June 13, 2024

In case you missed the news, The Sugar Maple (441 E. Lincoln Ave.)—with a mini assist by your friends at Milwaukee Record—is paying tribute to Joe Pera Talks With You with a multifaceted pop-up experience relat...

The Show on Riverwest Radio: Lucas Zelnick (featuring Lucas’s boo)

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 25, 2024

The Show is hosted by Kyle J. and Wave Chapelle. Everybody has a story to tell. Follow The Show on YouTube, X, Instagram, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. 6'2'' comedian Lucas Zelnick, The Show's official stand-...

Pete Davidson will do his Pete Davidson thing January 4 at Riverside Theater

Matt Wild

December 4, 2023

You either get Pete Davidson or you don't. "He's just Pete," reads a Pete Davidson press release. Yep, it's as simple as that! And now Milwaukee will get a chance to get Pete Davidson (or not) in person when th...

Adam Sandler will bring his “I Missed You Tour” to Fiserv Forum November 11

Matt Wild

September 13, 2023

You know what's great? Adam Sandler. (Your mileage may vary.) You know what else is great? Seeing Adam Sandler when he brings his "I Missed You Tour" to Milwaukee's Fiserv Form on Saturday, November 11. Oh, and...

Comedian Carmen Christopher is coming to Cactus Club

Tyler Maas

September 12, 2023

While Cactus Club isn't the first place that comes to mind when it comes to comedy, they really make it count the rare times they decide to delve into the realm of stand-up. Last summer, they hosted the incompa...

Our “Roast Of Milwaukee” comes back to The Cooperage October 2

Tyler Maas

September 7, 2023

Milwaukee Record’s long-running "Roast Of Milwaukee" event is back! Like previous years, the event—which is done in association with the Milwaukee Comedy Festival—will feature a stacked cast of local comedians ...

Two Tims, one excellent show, no bullshit: Heidecker showcases versatility at Turner Hall

Tyler Maas

August 23, 2023

It's been said that many comedians secretly want to be musicians and that lots of musicians actually wish they were comedians. We've seen enough comics awkwardly infusing acoustic guitar into their set and have...