Second City Information
Second City is an improv comedy enterprise that works in the sketch and improvisation comedy. Historically, it is the first ongoing improvisational theater troupe based in Chicago. The theater opened on December 16, 1959, and since its opening, The Second City is known as one of the most influential theatres for comedy all across the globe. The co-founders of the theater are Paul Sills, Bernie Sahlins, and Howard Alk. Second City brings training programs and live theatres in Toronto and Los Angeles as well.
Second City produced TV programs in both the US and Canada, including Second City Presents, SCTV, and Next Comedy Legend. The theatre has consistently been a notable starting point for award-winning actors, directors, comedians, and others in show business, such as Del Close, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Steve Carell, Gilda Radner, John Candy, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd Vardalos, and Ryan Stiles.
The name of the theatre was chosen from the title of an article about Chicago by A. J. Liebling, which was published in 1952, in The New Yorker, calling Chicago the Second City. The Second City Touring Company was created in 1967 that continued to perform the greatest hit shows on the road. Some of the notable films that used this platform include Goldstein (1964), The Monitors (1969), Second to None (2001), and I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006).
The Second City has earned several awards since its opening, such as thirty-seven Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards, ten Canadian Comedy Awards, and many nominations.
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