January 2015 – Matt Kemple: Producer and Personality

It’s an all new year, which is exciting because now is when I begin the preparations for the Milwaukee Comedy Festival! 2015 marks ten years of the biggest multi-day comedy event in the state of Wisconsin. It takes from now until August to put all the pieces together and make sure it’s the best comedy festival it can be.

I can’t say too much on what this year will bring, as many of the big things are being figured out right now; but I can say I have hope of making the 10th year of the Milwaukee Comedy Festival the most memorable one yet.

Soon we will begin accepting submissions from the talented and funny comedians across the country and beyond. Then we go through perhaps the most difficult process of choosing the best of the best talent we can find and putting the shows together. Throw in some sponsors, volunteers and about 500 hours staring at a computer screen and you got yourself a comedy event!

It was really wonderful to hang out with Tyler Maas of the Milwaukee Record on the On The Record podcast! The hilarious Allison Dunn also joined us for a lively conversation on the Milwaukee comedy scene.

We talked about how much the comedy scene has grown, and the support of other comics, along with jokes and and general fun.

Here is a snippet from the Milwaukee Record here:

In the second installment of On The Record, host Tyler Maas went down to the basement of the Grand Avenue Mall and spoke with longtime champion of Milwaukee comedy, Milwaukee Comedy Festival co-founder, and occasional WUWM radio personality Matt Kemple at his Underground Collaborative performance venue, along with uproariously funny local comedian/Levity Radio co-host Allison Dunne. The conversation ranges from how much the scene has improved of late, the city’s reluctance to accept homegrown comedy, and what should be done to shorten the gap between local and touring comedians.

Give the full interview a listen here:

Festival Preparation

Milwaukee Record Podcast