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The Second City

The Second City comedy club in Chicago opened in 1959. It launched the careers of comedians John Belushi, Mike Myers, Bill Murray, George Wendt, Tina Fey, and many more. The theatre has two stages, The Second City Mainstage and The Second City e.t.c. There are nightly comedy shows, as well as a various other programs and services.  Show more »
The Second City comedy club in Chicago opened in 1959. It launched the careers of comedians John Belushi, Mike Myers, Bill Murray, George Wendt, Tina Fey, and many more. The theatre has two stages, The Second City Mainstage and The Second City e.t.c. There are nightly comedy shows, as well as a various other programs and services.  « Show less

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    Sep 29, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. A Second helping of not-so 'Dangerous' comedy

    After drawing large crowds to Centerstage early this year with a Baltimore-spoofing blend of scripted skits and improv comedy, a famous troupe from Chicago has returned with a sequel featuring brand-new material. Although <strong>&quot;The Second City: Charmed and Dangerous"</strong> creatively verges on succumbing to a case of sophomore slump, it's still a funny show.
    After drawing large crowds to Centerstage early this year with a Baltimore-spoofing blend of scripted skits and improv comedy, a famous troupe from Chicago has returned with a sequel featuring brand-new material. Although "The Second City: Charmed and...

    Tags: Fine Arts, Regional Authority, William Donald Schaefer, Arts, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

    2. Aug 11, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Baltimore Improv Festival marks fifth anniversary

    A fifth anniversary might not be the grandest of milestones, but it's nothing to laugh at &#8212; except in this case.
    A fifth anniversary might not be the grandest of milestones, but it's nothing to laugh at — except in this case. This weekend, the Baltimore Improv Festival marks its first five years with four days of activities at the Creative Alliance. "It's...

    Tags: Minority Groups, African Americans, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Festive Events, Genres

    3. Jan 6, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Charm City gets Second City treatment

    Let's face it. Baltimore is ripe for satirizing. We've probably got more offbeat people, more distinctive edifices, more colorful history and habits per block than any metropolitan area in the country. Oh yeah, and some crime.
    Let's face it. Baltimore is ripe for satirizing. We've probably got more offbeat people, more distinctive edifices, more colorful history and habits per block than any metropolitan area in the country. Oh yeah, and some crime. The folks at Second City...

    Tags: Garrison Keillor, Andrews Sisters (music group), Comedy (genre), Lombard Street, Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010)

    4. May 31, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  4. Summer Shorts: one size fits all

    The Summer Shorts festival is theater for people who don't like theater.
    The Summer Shorts festival is theater for people who don't like theater. At least, that's what festival director John Manzelli thinks of City Theatre's 17th annual staging of short plays produced on the boards at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami....

    Tags: GableStage, Television Industry, Television, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Festive Events

    5. May 29, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Authors H-L

    Alyson Hagy In conversation with Eric Banks and Susan Nusser, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, University Center/River Room. Panelist, with Jonathan Evison, Larry Watson and Terese Svoboda, moderated by Steve Mills, 4 p.m. Saturday, Grace Place/2nd Floor. Alyson...

    Tags: Guillermo Del Toro, Houston Chronicle, Benedict Arnold, Arts, New York City

    6. May 24, 2012 |Story| Coastline Pilot

  6. In The Arts

    The Park Avenue Players, Laguna Beach High School's dramatic acting group, will stage Neil Simon's &quot;Rumors" to close out the theatrical year.
    The Park Avenue Players, Laguna Beach High School's dramatic acting group, will stage Neil Simon's "Rumors" to close out the theatrical year. The production will open Friday night and run through June 3, the Players announced in a news release. The cast...

    Tags: Dan Aykroyd, Stephen Colbert, Artists, Arts, Neil Simon

    7. May 24, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. How Chicago measures up

    Seemingly every group or media organization puts out a list ranking cities in one way or another, in one category or another. Here are three cases in point from recent days, all including Chicago.
    Seemingly every group or media organization puts out a list ranking cities in one way or another, in one category or another. Here are three cases in point from recent days, all including Chicago. Turns out, we're Nos. 5, 11 and 14, at least according to...
    8. Apr 27, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  8. No money? No problem for Arlington Heights filmmaker

    TribLocal - Arlington Heights » News
    Joe Avella wanted to make a movie. But he had one little problem: he had no money to do so. That didn’t stop Avella, a …...
    9. May 8, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  9. Second City Comedy comes to The Ridgefield Playhouse on May 11

    Second City is a Chicago-based comedy troupe best described by the names of its past members. Names like Akroyd, Belushi, Colbert, Carell, Farley, Fey, Murray and Myers. This is improv at its finest, and the current cast will most likely contain some SNL stars of tomorrow. Friday night they'll be at the Ridgefield Playhouse for a show entitled <em>Laugh Out Loud</em>. OK, so it's not a great title, but trust me, they're funny. <strong></strong>
    Second City is a Chicago-based comedy troupe best described by the names of its past members. Names like Akroyd, Belushi, Colbert, Carell, Farley, Fey, Murray and Myers. This is improv at its finest, and the current cast will most likely contain some...
    10. May 4, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. 'God Bless America' star Joel is the other, other Murray

    Joel Murray and Bobcat Goldthwait have known each other since 1985, when they met on the set of &quot;One Crazy Summer," an iconic comedy of the era starring John Cusack as a dorky animator and Demi Moore as the girl of his dreams.
    Chicago Tribune reporter
    Joel Murray and Bobcat Goldthwait have known each other since 1985, when they met on the set of "One Crazy Summer," an iconic comedy of the era starring John Cusack as a dorky animator and Demi Moore as the girl of his dreams. "The day I met Bob, he...

    Tags: The Artist (movie), Ted Knight, Bonnie Hunt, Bobcat Goldthwait, John Cusack

    11. Apr 28, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Funny or Die's Adam McKay on his site's comedy influence after five years

    Five years ago this month the influential comedy website Funny or Die took a few baby steps and uploaded its first video, a rough, hastily assembled sketch that starred, appropriately enough, a baby. Pearl McKay was 2 years old at the time, the daughter of parents deeply rooted in Chicago &mdash; her mother, Shira Piven, grew up in Evanston, the sister of actor Jeremy Piven. Pearl's father, Adam McKay, got his start in the Chicago comedy scene in the early '90s, then left in 1995 to become a writer at &quot;Saturday Night Live." The video was called "The Landlord" and featured Pearl screaming at McKay's comedy partner, Will Ferrell. Back then, expectations for Funny or Die, which seemed like just another mingling of originally produced comedy videos and user-uploaded material, fell somewhere in line with scores of other, similar Hollywood-Internet hybrid misfires &mdash; remember Dot Comedy (NBC), Pop (Steven Spielberg) and SuperDeluxe (TBS)?
    Chicago Tribune reporter
    Five years ago this month the influential comedy website Funny or Die took a few baby steps and uploaded its first video, a rough, hastily assembled sketch that starred, appropriately enough, a baby. Pearl McKay was 2 years old at the time, the daughter...

    Tags: Will Ferrell, Horatio Sanz, Lobbying, Customs and Tradition, Lorne Michaels

    12. May 10, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. So these new comedy clubs walk into Chicago ...

    One Friday night in Chicago, two stand-up worlds. The first world: In the established, Old Town room, the nationally known Greg Proops fires off his California hipster comedy, heavy on attitude, high on his own intelligence, thick with high-culture words and pop-culture references.
    One Friday night in Chicago, two stand-up worlds. The first world: In the established, Old Town room, the nationally known Greg Proops fires off his California hipster comedy, heavy on attitude, high on his own intelligence, thick with high-culture...

    Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Rogers Park, Pump Room, Television Industry, Stand-up Comedy

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