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Comedy producer Matt Kemple has kept Milwaukee laughing for 20 years

July 25, 2025

Believe it or not, long before Milwaukee was routinely booking arena-level comedians, hosting multi-day residencies for world renowned comics, serving as the filming site of countless live specials, and being t...

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...

On The Record Episode 102: Milwaukee Comedy Festival and Fringe Fest co-founder Matt Kemple

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 19, 2017

Matt Kemple is a busy man. When he's not producing theatrical events and comedy showcases at the Underground Collaborative (which he founded and manages), he's booking nationally known comedians like Godfrey, N...

There will (technically) be a bar in the basement of Grand Avenue

Tyler Maas

July 8, 2016

// When the Applebee's on Wisconsin Avenue tragically closed last month, the chain restaurant's departure didn't just leave the already-ailing Shops Of Grand Avenue with one fewer occupant, it also cost the...

On The Record Episode 57: Milwaukee Comedy Festival and Fringe Fest co-founder Matt Kemple

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 9, 2016

// Matt Kemple is a busy man. When he's not producing theatrical events and comedy showcases at the Underground Collaborative (which he founded and manages), he's booking nationally known comedians like God...

We talk Milwaukee comedy with Matt Kemple and Allison Dunne in Episode 2 of On The Record

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 16, 2015

Though the city is eager to claim the likes of Community creator Dan Harmon, collegiate Chris Farley, the ZAZ film team, Gene Wilder, and Frank Caliendo—who will perform two Riverside Theater shows Saturday—as ...

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