Dobie Maxwell presents
Schlitz
Happened! An Old Milwaukee Blatz From The Pabst
Saturday, November 19 · 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Hideaway Pub and Eatery
9643 S. 76th Street
Franklin, WI
Website
Nationally touring standup comedian and Milwaukee native Dobie Maxwell has created a one of a kind special treat for anyone who lived in the Southeastern Wisconsin area in the second half of the 20th century. Dobie has combined the unique highlights of Milwaukee culture with his own amazing life story to produce a hilarious hybrid of comedy and theatre, which will tickle the funny bone and touch the soul. It’s laughter with a message, and the show is suitable for all ages. Dobie has been touring North America since 1985 and has appeared with Jerry Seinfeld, Jeff Foxworthy, Drew Carey and countless others. He appeared on CBS TV’s The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in 2009 in addition to The Morning Blend on WTMJ TV in Milwaukee. He was the first comedian ever to perform at Milwaukee’s Germanfest in 2010 and is a regular guest on WGN radio in Chicago and ESPN 540’s The D-List in Milwaukee. Dobie writes his daily "Dented Can Diary" blog chronicling his adventures as a comedian onstage and off. It can be found along with his current tour schedule and merchandise at his website.
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Milwaukee’s King of Comedy Gets A Royal Tribute! C. Cardell Willis Honored At Shank Hall April 22nd. What: Dobie Maxwell’s Standup Comedy All-Star Tribute to C. Cardell Willis Where: Shank Hall - 1434 North Farwell Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53202 When: Sunday April 22nd, 2012 - 8pm Cost: $11 Donation – Proceeds To Charity Standup comedy in the greater Milwaukee area can be traced back over the last 30 years to ONE man – C. Cardell Willis. Willis was a beloved figure and mentor to an entire generation of local and regional comedians beginning in the 1970s when there were no full time comedy clubs in the city. He breathed life into the scene. Willis’s kindness and generosity are of local legend, as he served as both a father figure to aspiring comedians and an ambassador to audiences - many of them not having ever seen live comedy before. He and his manager Shirley Schaak were the pioneers of the eventual comedy club scene that would come to be in the 1980s. Dobie Maxwell, long time nationally touring headliner and one of Willis’s many comedy mentees, thought it was fitting to organize and host a tribute to a person who not only influenced him professionally but personally. “Cardell was my father figure - on stage and off.” Maxwell says. “He IS Milwaukee’s King of Comedy.” Willis passed away in 2007, and would have turned 75 in 2012. Maxwell located as many comedians as he could find who knew or worked with Willis, and sensed a strong desire to honor a kind soul who gave so much. Proceeds will be divided equally to benefit Boy Scouts of America and The American Diabetes Association. Scheduled to appear (in alphabetical order): Chris Barnes,Brady Street, Steve DeClark, Tyrone Pierre Dumas, Richard Halasz, David Lee Hendrickson, Nola Jaye, Art Kumbalek, Chrys Lavelette, Ira Novos, Mark Shilobrit, Cliff Watson, P.M. Zych. More info: contact Dobie Maxwell at 312-692-9915 or dobiemaxwell@aol.com |