“…the Milwaukee Comedy Festival continues to grow in its eighth consecutive year, according to Matt Kemple, founder and producer. Next Act Theatre will host the festival Aug. 1-4. Featured Milwaukee performers include stand-ups Sammy Arechar, Erik Koconis and Ryan Mason. The festival ‘started almost as a mistake,’ says Kemple, who oversees submissions with co-producer Patrick […]
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Matt Kemple and Dobie Maxwell join Real Milwaukee to talk about the 8th year of the Milwaukee Comedy Festival at the Next Act Theatre on Water Street.
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“I think the interest in comedy in Milwaukee is growing, and with that grows the fest,” Mason says. “I think that Matt Kemple is somebody that takes care of the comedy scene. He takes care of the comics; he takes care of the venues, the sketch groups, the improv groups. He makes sure that everything
You’ll be able to get your jollies and then some Thursday through next Sunday at “The 2013 Milwaukee Comedy Festival.” Sketch comedy, stand-up, improv…all are on the bill. Performers from around the country will be at Next Act Theatre, 255 S. Water St. There’s a show Thursday at 7:30 p.m., two Friday (7:30 and 10
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Milwaukee Comedy Festival founder and organizer Matt Kemple looks happy as he sits in his office in the Underground Collaborative….I compliment him on the festival making it into its eighth year, and he smiles. ”Eight is great.” And so is the festival itself, Wisconsin’s largest comedy event and, increasingly, a popular national festival. Since its
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