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Laughing Liberally Milwaukee<\/strong>,\u00a0a monthly progressive political stand up comedy show featuring the areas top liberal and progressive comedians. Founded in 2016,\u00a0Laughing Liberally Milwaukee is the local chapter of\u00a0Laughing Liberally, a national organization of progressive comedians who use humor and laughter to spread understanding of liberal ideas and advance progressive values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laughing Liberally Milwaukee<\/strong> is also a twice monthly podcast<\/a> brought to you by the Shepherd Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both are hosted by comedian, cartoonist, satirist and progressive talk radio host Matthew Filipowicz<\/strong><\/a>. Matthew\u2019s work have been featured on CNN, NPR, PBS, HBO, BBC, Ain\u2019t It Cool News, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, the Nation, the London Times, and countless sites in the progressive blogosphere including Salon, Daily Kos and the Huffington Post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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