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We talked to Steve Martin and Martin Short before their May 12 show at Riverside Theater and it was delightful

May 11, 2022

Steve Martin and Martin Short need no introductions. So... Before the comedy legends bring their latest live show, "You Won't Believe What They Look Like Today!" to The Riverside Theater on May 12, Milwaukee...

Joe Mande talks ‘Michael Clayton’ yard signs, ‘Hacks’ and Bucks before Laughing Tap shows

Tyler Maas

May 4, 2022

Comedian Joe Mande might not be a household name, but you’re certainly aware of his work. He’s written for Parks & Recreation, Kroll Show, The Good Place, Delocated, and Master Of None. He’s had on-camera r...

Beth Stelling to bring “The Petty Betty Tour” to The Back Room @ Colectivo on September 10

Tyler Maas

May 2, 2022

Beth Stelling is great. The Ohio native who got her stand-up start in Chicago is an accomplished writer (with credits on Crashing, The Last O.G., Another Period, and Sarah Silverman's I Love You, America), an a...

Bobcat Goldthwait talks stand-up, filmmaking, his Hamm’s Bear tattoo

Tyler Maas

April 26, 2022

Bobcat Goldthwait has done it all. Over the course of his 40-year career, the comedian and actor who much of the world knows best as "Zed McGlunk" in the Police Academy film franchise has also fashioned quite a...

Hello. Joe Pera is coming to Pabst Theater August 24

Tyler Maas

April 25, 2022

Hello. Joe Pera—who just headlined two sold-out show at The Back Room @ Colectivo this past Saturday night—is returning to Milwaukee on Wednesday, August 24 to perform comedy at the Pabst Theater. The show will...

Watch this video of Gilbert Gottfried roasting the Milwaukee Art Museum

Tyler Maas

April 12, 2022

Gilbert Gottfried passed away today at the age of 67. Known for his incomparable delivery and his fearless material, the comedian and actor's vast body of work—which ranged from voiceover work in Aladdin and as...

John Mulaney will bring his “From Scratch” tour to Fiserv Forum August 20

Matt Wild

February 23, 2022

Comedian John Mulaney has had...a busy couple of years. But we'll let him talk about that (or not) when he brings his "From Scratch" tour to Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum Saturday, August 20. Tickets for the show go...

Hello. Joe Pera is coming to The Back Room @ Colectivo April 23

Tyler Maas

February 16, 2022

Hello. Joe Pera is coming to Milwaukee on Saturday, April 23 to perform comedy at The Back Room @ Colectivo. The show will be the second stop on the incomparable comic's "Spring In The Midwest And Rustbelt Tour...

Bobcat Goldthwait is coming to The Laughing Tap April 28-30

Tyler Maas

February 14, 2022

The headline pretty much says it all, right? Bobcat Goldthwait is coming to The Laughing Tap in April. Yes, the legendary comedian, actor, director, and documentarian will perform a total of five shows at the c...

Doughboys Podcast moves Turner Hall show to August 5

Tyler Maas

January 25, 2022

Earlier this month, Doughboys—a popular chain restaurant podcast—announced the postponement of its upcoming Milwaukee show. That live show, originally scheduled to take place at Turner Hall on Friday, January 2...

Comedian Tom Clark talks Milwaukee start, acting, Hedberg memories before homecoming shows

Tyler Maas

November 30, 2021

Most any comedy fan living in or around Milwaukee is quick to claim people like Dan Harmon, Frank Caliendo, and Rob Schrab as local points of pride. However, there's someone else who came up with those guys who...

Season 3 of ‘Joe Pera Talks With You’ will premiere November 7

Tyler Maas

October 11, 2021

Back in August, we brought you the good news that Joe Pera Talks With You, a heartwarming and hilarious Adult Swim series that’s filmed primarily in Milwaukee by a largely local crew, would officially be coming...

11 (more) notable comedians with Wisconsin roots

Tyler Maas

October 5, 2021

All week long, the Milwaukee Comedy Festival will be treating the city to loads of laughs. The 15th annual festival—which started October 3 and will run through October 10—will feature dozens of comedians perfo...

Here’s the 2021 Milwaukee Comedy Festival lineup

Tyler Maas

September 21, 2021

Following an abbreviated 2020 edition that featured fewer shows, far smaller audiences, a more localized lineup, and many more protective face coverings than ever before, Milwaukee Comedy Festival is getting ba...

Wow. Doughboys Podcast will return to Turner Hall on January 28

Tyler Maas

September 13, 2021

In January of last year, Doughboys—a popular chain restaurant podcast—came to Milwaukee for a long-awaited live show at Turner Hall and to finally review Culver’s for the first time in the show’s history. Joine...

The sound effects Michael Winslow did at Summerfest, ranked

Tyler Maas

September 10, 2021

With hundreds of bands playing on a dozen stages over the course of nine days (usually 11 days in pre-pandemic times), Summerfest's claim of being "The World’s Largest Music Festival" seems quite accurate. That...

Milwaukee Comedy Festival announces second 2021 headliner

Tyler Maas

August 25, 2021

Following an abbreviated 2020 edition that featured fewer shows, far smaller audiences, a more localized lineup, and many more protective face coverings than ever before, Milwaukee Comedy Festival is looking to...

Milwaukee Improv to open at The Corners of Brookfield on August 20

Tyler Maas

June 8, 2021

After more than a year in which most entertainment options featured the word "virtual" somewhere in their vicinity, live and in-person events are finally able to return in a safe and at least somewhat normal wa...

Chappelle. Summerfest. September 11

Matt Wild

June 7, 2021

Dave Chappelle will headline the American Family Insurance Amphitheater during Summerfest on Saturday, September 11. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 11, at noon at Summerfest.com and Ticketmaster.com. Ticket...

Let’s talk about The Milwaukee Peaches, a fictional and “less racist” California Raisins mentioned in a ‘Detroiters’ episode

Tyler Maas

May 12, 2021

Have you ever seen Detroiters? Man, that show was unbelievable! Seriously, it might be the best half-hour television comedy of the last 10 years. That’s up for debate, of course, but it was hilarious. How did D...