We performed at the 3rd Annual Milwaukee Sketch and Improv Festival this past weekend. This was our first festival performance and it was a blast. The Milwaukee folks were excellent and gracious hosts. The crowds were raucous. The comedy was plentiful. The beer was free.
Also, check this out - the critics liked us! From the Shepherd Express (Milwaukee's alternative paper similar to the Chicago Reader, KC Pitch, etc.):
First the link: http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/blog-1384-day-one-milwaukee-sketch-and-improv-comedy-festival.html
For those that don't like to click, here's the text of that column that pertains to us specifically:
The Union
George Burns and Gracie Allen. Harry and Bess Houdini. Siegfried and Roy. Bonny and Clyde. Chicago sketch comedy pair The Union is the next in a long tradition of performing couples. Corey and Monique reached for comic brilliance in a number of skits. Sharp writing was delivered impeccably. In one skit, they're discussing the genetic flaws in their family in anticipation of a baby. In another, they play dummy and ventriloquist in a piece that is tastefully twisted on many levels. A husband and wife comedy act runs the risk of being extremely cloying and tacky, but Corey and Monique stay a comfortable distance away from anything like that. There wasn't a good enough rhythm to get the recurring pet homicide segments to work all that well, but the dialogue-less comedy bit featuring two nervous kids at a high school dance was delivered in a way that made it seem remarkably fresh. Again, it's it's the simplest stuff that ends up working the best . . .
Tonight the festival continues as Chicago groups Otis, Money in the Pants and Roboctopus are joined by the ample talent of local group Broadminded.
Woohoo!