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Festival Preparation

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Milwaukee COmedy Festival 10 Years

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!

Milwaukee COmedy Festival 10 Years

Milwaukee Record Podcast

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Milwaukee RecordIt 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:

Talking Comedy with LJN

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I had a great time talking with Tim Muma and the Local Job Network about the comedy industry recently. It’s exciting to talk about what I love and this podcast was really unique for me. I didn’t have to focus on an upcoming show I am trying to promote, I was able to discuss how I have contributed to the comedy industry as a whole and where I think it is going. It was a lot of fun!

Check out the entire interview right here.pic_logo

Here is the description from the website:

We’re taking a look at the comedy industry and examining the details of this unique community, and for those interested, what it takes to succeed. Matt Kemple, live events producer for Milwaukee Comedy and the founder of the Milwaukee Comedy Festival, joins Tim Muma to give us an inside look at the various avenues one can take within comedy. He also describes the scene as a whole and the many great options for fans of the comedic arts.

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Interviewing W. Kamau Bell

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I am excited about a new opportunity that came up with WUWM Radio! This has been in the works for a little while, so I needed to wait until it was official. They have invited me to co-produce a new comedy interview segment as part of the WUWM@Nite series. W.KamauBell

Thanks goes out to the amazing WUWM producers Rachel Owens and Bruce Winter for the opportunity. I have been very fortunate over the years to have appeared on television and have been interviewed on the radio numerous times, but this project marks the first time I am doing the interviewing.

My first segment is with national comedian W. Kamau Bell, who’s going to be performing in Milwaukee. I got the chance to chat with him about his TBS show, touring as a comedian and working with Chris Rock.

As part of our new comedy segment, Milwaukee Comedy’s Matt Kemple spoke with Bell about working with Chris Rock, his new tour, breaking from his show, Totally Biased, and why he chose Denzel Washington as the focus for his new podcast, Denzel Washington is the Greatest Actor of All Time Period.

Check out the full interview here: http://wuwm.com/post/comedian-w-kamau-bell-back-road

And be on the lookout for future interviews with local and national talent on WUWM

The Low Budget Show!

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Here is the full podcast episode I had fun recording with Damon Millard!

As he describes it, “The Low-Budget Show is a webshow by stand-up comedian Damon Millard. It’s a program where an idiot pretends his bedroom is a TV studio.” Check it out below, I come in at 15:28 in the podcast.