{"id":17695,"date":"2019-12-23T14:05:40","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T20:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=17695"},"modified":"2019-12-30T09:59:46","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T15:59:46","slug":"madison-calendar-december-23-29-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-calendar-december-23-29-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in Madison: Ian Bagg, Nate Craig and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Need motivation to get through another dreaded week at your soul-sucking job? There\u2019s no shortage of cool stuff to do in Madison… it\u2019s just figuring out which cool stuff best suits you. Here\u2019s what Madison is doing this week.<\/span>\n

Madison\u2019s Airing of Grievances<\/h3>\n

Monday, Dec. 23, High Noon Saloon (info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

Christmas? Never heard of it! Celebrate Seinfeld<\/em>\u2019s homegrown winter holiday Festivus the way it was intended: by complaining and eating. Comic Charlie Kojis will perform a special local-themed \u201cAiring of Grievances,\u201d delivering Madison-centric gripes.\u00a0Likewise, players in the night\u2019s special Seinfeld trivia can hop on the mic and air their own. Add in deli-style food from Stalzy\u2019s and this truly is a \u201cFestivus for the rest of us.\u201d (Just don\u2019t hold your breath for the \u201cFeats of Strength.\u201d)<\/span>\n

\u2018Guys on Ice\u2019<\/h3>\n

Thursday through Tuesday, Dec. 26-31, Barrymore Theatre (info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

Guys on Ice <\/em>isn\u2019t so much an ice fishing musical as it is a musical about life set around two ice fishermen. Join best buds Marvin and Lloyd as they crack wise and expound on their personal philosophies from the relative comfort of their shanty. Guys on Ice <\/em>is a Wisconsin as it gets, a story of geniality and folksy wisdom. It\u2019s a refreshingly plain-spoken entry to the typically bougie world of musical theatre.<\/span>\n

Ian Bagg<\/h3>\n

Thursday-Saturday and Tuesday, Dec. 26-28 and 31, Comedy on State (info<\/a>, info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

From Jim Carrey to Seth Rogen to John Candy, Canada has a long history of exporting some very funny people. Count stand-up and British Columbian Ian Bagg among those. The comic is endlessly likable and has an improvisational streak that makes for some virtuosically good crowd work. You never get the same Ian Bagg show twice, but they\u2019re all extraordinarily funny.<\/p>\n