Episode 136: The 4th annual Roast Of Milwaukee (live at Club Garibaldi)

Back in 2015, we decided to help informally kick off the
Milwaukee Comedy Festival by asking eight comedians to take the
stage at Bremen Cafe and gently (or, in some cases, straight-up
viciously) make fun of the city they love in our inaugural Roast
Of Milwaukee event. Following the wonderful response to those
verbal punches thrown in the direction of Milwaukee, we decided
to do it again with an even bigger and better event at Club
Garibaldi the following year. Then a standing-room-only affair
last August. Since there's no shortage of material about
Milwaukee out there, we figured we'd do it again.


On Monday, July 30, a sold-out crowd at Club Garibaldi enjoyed a
ton of jokes, plenty of jabs, and unofficially kicked off the
Milwaukee Comedy Festival at the 4th annual Roast Of Milwaukee.
Comedians Dana Ehrmann, Patrick Tomlinson, Matt Werner, Carter
Deems, Jeff Wheatley-Heckman, and Kaitlin McCarthy all lambasted
the city (and each other). Milwaukee Comedy Festival founder Matt
Kemple and other media personalities—including Ramie Makhlouf
(105.7 The Fan), Tarik Moody (88Nine Radio Milwaukee) and host
Jon Adler (FM 102.1)—joined in on the biting-but-loving roasting
action. Oh, and we raised a bunch of money for the Milwaukee
Women's Center in the process. King Eye & The Squirts,
meanwhile, blew the house down (and somehow offended one or two
people in attendance) before the show.


This episode is brought to you by Surly Brewing, a
Minnesota-based brewery and the official beer of On The Record.
Join Surly at Somerset Amphitheater for the brewery's annual
Darkness Day on Saturday, September 29. Music used in this
episode comes courtesy of King Eye & The Squirts
("Squirm," "When The Sun Goes Down").