comedy

The Milwaukee Comedy Festival runs Oct. 7–12, featuring stand-up shows across the city with headliners like Patton Oswalt and other national and local comics.

Rainn Wilson is coming to the Riverside Theatre this week for a celebration of Dwight Schrute, along with a screening of an "Office" episode.

Ramy Youssef is an award-winning director, actor and a stand-up comic. His work centers his own lived experiences growing up Muslim and Arab-American. On July 13, he’ll be on stage in Milwaukee sharing his personal brand of what he calls “dumb fun” humor.

Actor Matt Walsh joins Lake Effect's Joy Powers ahead of his performance with Bluebird Improv at the Pabst Theater.

One of the nation’s longest-running annual comedy festivals, the Milwaukee Comedy Festival presents top national and regional stand-up comedy acts this week through Sunday.

Comedian and Daily Show team member, Ronny Chieng, shares his thoughts on navigating the current political climate and some of the best things about Wisconsin.

The documentary “No One Asked You” highlights a unique approach to activism in the fight for abortion rights — humor.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime explores the fictional life of a female stand-up comedian in the late 1950s. But while Midge Maisel is fictional, the character is rooted in the real-life history of female Jewish comedians who made their way to the top of the comedy scene despite many obstacles.

Margaret Cho has been a stand-up comedian for the past 40 years. She’s also an actor, musician, entrepreneur and advocate for causes such as anti-racism, anti-bullying, LGBTQIA rights, sexism, and more. Her latest tour called "Live & Livid" brings her to the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee tonight.

Paula Poundstone, frequent panelist for NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! and host of the comedy podcast Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, returns to Milwaukee for a show on October 13th.