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Join us in the Grand Avenue basement for a special live podcast

July 22, 2016

What are you doing the afternoon of Sunday, August 7? Cancel it! Here's what you're doing.In accordance with the 11th annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival, Milwaukee Record is recording a special live episode o...

Come to our “Roast Of Milwaukee” event August 2

Tyler Maas

July 18, 2016

//Last year, we decided to informally help kick off the Milwaukee Comedy Festival by asking eight comedians to gently (or, in some cases, straight-up viciously) rib the city they love in our inaugural Roas...

Here’s the 2016 Milwaukee Comedy Festival lineup

Tyler Maas

July 1, 2016

Milwaukee Comedy Festival turned 10 last summer. Originating long before the city had anything even resembling a sustainable comedy community, the Matt Kemple-curated undertaking has grown and evolved in kind w...

12 standout summer comedy shows

Tyler Maas

June 24, 2016

//We're just days into another Milwaukee summer and life is good. Between now and the end of September, the city will be alive with festivals, block parties, weekly music series, and conditions conducive t...

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...

A comprehensive guide to the 2015 Milwaukee Comedy Festival

Tyler Maas

August 5, 2015

Between the true opening night of the Milwaukee Comedy Festival on Thursday, August 6 through Sunday night's finale with beloved alt-comic Brian Posehn at Turner Hall, Milwaukee will be a very funny place. A co...

Milwaukee Record presents “Extra Laughs” Milwaukee Comedy Festival pre- and post-show series

Tyler Maas

July 22, 2015

Entering its 10th year, the Milwaukee Comedy Festival is a true local treasure. A four-day celebration (August 6-9) of stand-up, improv, and sketch comedy that melds some of Milwaukee's best and a cluster of th...

Lineup for 10th annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival announced

Tyler Maas

June 26, 2015

Last month, we were excited to reveal that certified Comedian Of Comedy Brian Posehn would headline the final night of the 10th annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival, which is taking place at Turner Hall on Sunday, ...

Brian Posehn will anchor the Milwaukee Comedy Festival on August 9

Tyler Maas

May 1, 2015

The Milwaukee Comedy Festival has been a late summer fixture in the city since, to be perfectly honest, before Milwaukee even had a viable comedy scene worth celebrating. A decade after what was jokingly referr...

Comedy Crumbs: Festival submission, sex advice, and having a few

Tyler Maas

February 27, 2015

With the abundance of great things going on in Milwaukee's burgeoning comedy scene, we rarely go more than a few days without devoting a post or two to recognize someone or something happening that adds to the ...

Erik Koconis preps for the Fest

Tyler Maas

August 6, 2014

August 7-10, Milwaukee Comedy Festival will celebrate its ninth year. In the near-decade span since the inaugural festival of funniness, Milwaukee's comedy scene has grown mightily, expanded rapidly, and entire...

Milwaukee Comedy Festival announces lineup

Tyler Maas

July 11, 2014

Milwaukee’s comedy scene is truly hitting its stride right now. However, Milwaukee Comedy Festival was way ahead of the game, showcasing stand-up comics, improv troupes, and sketch groups from around the region...

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