Even with a pandemic affecting the world, we were still able to bring some folks together to laugh! Dubbed the 14 and a Half Year for the comedy fest, The 2020 Milwaukee Comedy Festival was nothing close to normal for anyone involved. We presented shows to audiences of about 20 people socially distanced and a live stream to hundreds of comedy fans at home.
Enjoy some of our favorite moments from 2020 in the photos below! Shout out to Jake Hill and Sarah Rose Nelson for the amazing photos! Full line up of each event can be found below.
2020 Milwaukee Comedy Festival line up
Wednesday Oct 7 at 7:30pm
Dandy Kick Off Show at Dandy
Host – Jeff Spankowski (Milwaukee), Tony Foxworthy (Indianapolis), Ross Childs (Chicago), Dana Ehrmann (Milwaukee)
Thursday Oct 8 at 7:30pm
at Captain Pabst Pilot House
Host – Tim Brennan (Chicago), Elijah Holbrook (Milwaukee), Kevin Kellam (Chicago), Mike Hover (Chicago)
Friday Oct 9 at 7:30 pm
at The Laughing Tap
Host – Aaron Bell (Philadelphia), Sasha Rosser (Madison), Saku Yanagawa (Chicago)
Friday Oct 9 at 10pm
at The Laughing Tap
Allison Summers (Nashville), Christine Ferrera (Chicago), Jon Torres (Chicago), Ramie Makhlouf (Minneapolis)
Saturday Oct 10 at 2pm
Laughing Lunch Show at The Laughing Tap
Kevin Kellam, Allison Summers, Aaron Bell, Saku Yanagawa, Sasha Rosser, Tok Moffat
Saturday Oct 10 at 7:30 pm
at The Laughing Tap
Host – Tok Moffat (Chicago), Saku Yanagawa (Chicago), Ton Johnson (Milwaukee), John Egan (Green Bay)
Saturday Oct 10 at 10pm
at The Laughing Tap
Shanda Sung (Bloomington), Elijah Holbrook (Milwaukee), Ryan Webb (Grayslake, IL), David Louis (Milwaukee)
Sunday Oct. 11 at 2pm
The Hangover Show at The Laughing Tap
Tim Brennan, Elijah Holbrook, Shanda Sung, Ross Childs, David Louis, Christine Ferrera, Ryan Webb, Kevin Kellam
Sunday Oct.11 at 7pm
Headliner Show at Lakefront Brewery
Host – Brian Netzel (Buffalo) with Ton Johnson (Milwaukee), Tim Harmston (Minneapolis), Mary Mack (Minneapolis)