“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 is elevated for that one week of the fest.” Both Mason and Kemple feel the burgeoning festival’s growth has coincided with the increased viability of Milwaukee’s comedy as a whole.
“The comedy scene in general has become so much stronger. There’s a really large comedy following in town now with some of the bigger names that are coming to the Pabst and Riverside,” Kemple says. “Also, there are all these little comedy shows that have popped up in bars and theater venues. Looking at the comedy scene now, it’s the strongest that it’s been since I’ve been around.”
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