Chicago Live! is back in the studio tonight with another fantastic line-up of guests including: U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (Rick Pearson interview) Former Chicago Bears safety Gary Fencik (David Haugh interview) World music ensemble Las Guitarras de España Singer and guitarist Nora O'Connor Museum of Contemporary Art Chief Curator Michael Darling (Lauren Viera interview) Smart Dating Academy founder Bela Gandhi (Jenniffer Weigel interview) Chicago Live! Almanac Comedy from The Second CityAs always, stick around after the show for...
Thursday, 27 October 2011
Second City faculty members offer the AV Club some pointers on making it in Chicago’s world of comedy
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Adult stand-up instructor, Bryan Bowden, talks with the AV club regarding Chicago's rich stand-up comedy scene while Writing Head, Andy Eninger, provides tips on being a comedic triple threat in Chicago. Check out the whole article here: Comedy 101:How to make it in Chicago's sketch, improv, lit, and stand-up scen...
Monday, 24 October 2011
ABC asks Sayjal Joshi, former student and touring company performer, and Jim Carlson, Head of the Advanced Improv Program at The Second City -Chicago,
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Jim Carlson, Head of the Advanced Improv Program at The Second City Training Center – Chicago, tells ABC in a televised interview that women are just as funny as men. Former TC student and current touring company ensemble member, Sayjal Joshi, concurs. See Jim and Sayjal’s interview he...
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Alums Nancy McCabe Kelly & Bruce Jarchow Open New Show
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Second City alums Nancy McCabe-Kelly and Bruce Jarchow are set to present "Been There, Still There," their original one act theater piece at Donny's Skybox Theater in Pipers Alley (1608 N. Wells, 4th floor). "Been There, Still There" opens on Friday, Sept 30th at 9:00p and runs every Friday until Oct. 21st. Tickets are $13 ($10 for students) and can be purchased by calling 312-337-3992 or click here to purchase tickets onli...
Join Us for Chicago Live! Tonight
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Join us tonight at 6:30p for the next installment of Chicago Live! Guests on tonight's show include:Illinois Senate President John Cullerton (Rick Pearson interview)Folk musician Bonnie Koloc (Rick Kogan interview)Actor from the new Starz series "Boss" and Steppenwolf Ensemble Member Francis Guinan (Rick Kogan interview)"Fed Up With Lunch" CPS food blogger Sarah Wu (Monica Eng interview) | Read the story >>Stars of the Annoyance Theatre's "A Magic Evening" Jennifer Estlin and Mick Napier (Kevin Pang interview)Creators of the documentary series...
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
UP Comedy Club Show Schedule Announced
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UP Comedy Club, Chicago's premier Stand-Up and Comedy Cabaret Theater, is proud to announce its inaugural performance schedule. In addition to Up Comedy Club Presents... featuring the best in national and local Stand-Up talent, Second City Theatricals presents an eclectic line-up of shows for comedy connoisseurs of all ages. Preview performances are set to begin at UP Comedy Club (1608 N. Wells, 3rd Floor of Piper's Alley) in December 2011. Tickets are now on sale at www.UPComedyClub.com.Listed below is a complete schedule description of Second...
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
The Second City wins 2011 Canadian Comedy Award
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(TORONTO, October 18, 2011) - The 2011 Canadian Comedy Awards were held last night at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto. The Second City is honoured to have received the award for Best Comedic Play, Revue or Series for our recent mainstage revue Something Wicked Awesome This Way Comes..., which set new box office records when it appeared on our stage from August 2010 through February 2011.The hit production was written and performed by Rob Baker, Dale Boyer, Adam Cawley, Inessa Frantowski, Caitlin Howden, & Kris Siddiqi. The show was directed...
Monday, 17 October 2011
Need a job? Come to our Job Fair Tuesday, October 18!
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With the opening of our new venue, and lots of growing departments, Second City is holding a job fair for service positions, mainly on our bar and house staff.There are both part and full time positions available. To see some of the positions we're hiring for, click he...
Second City Joins Sweep Dreams to Benefit Chicago House and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
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The Second City will join the cast of Mary Poppins for a special performance to benefit Chicago House and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on Tuesday, October 25, at the Mercury Theater in Chicago. The doors will open at 6:30pm for general admission, silent auction, and raffles. Curtain time is scheduled for 7:30pm. Attendees will have the opportunity to bid on one of a kind memorabilia from the national tour of Mary Poppins, such as a custom framed autographed show poster and a backstage tour.Tickets are $30 for general seating, and $50 for VIP....
Thursday, 13 October 2011
One More Weekend at The Arkansas Rep
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The Second City Touring Company is at The Arkansas Rep for one more hilarious weekend. Read the rest of the glowing review in The Arkansas Times that says:"...there's something sublime about material that is truly, honest-to-god funn...
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Chicago Live! Returns – October 13
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We're excited to partner with Chicago Live! for their new season. Chicago Live!, a weekly stage and radio show produced by the Chicago Tribune, returns to the Chicago Theatre's Downstairs Stage every Thursday at 6:30p from October 13 – November 17. Guests for this season include alt-country musician and artist Jon Langford, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton and world music ensemble, Las Guitarras de Espana. Click here for more information including a complete guest line-...
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Writer Salon with Dino Stamatopoulos
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What: Writer Salon with Dino Stamatopoulos When: October 21st – 5:30pmWhere: The Second City Training center (1608 N. Wells Ave – Chicago, IL 60614)About the Writers Salon:The Second City hosts a regular series of discussions with professional writers from the television, film and theater communities in a special series for Training Center students and their guests. Tickets can be reserved by students by calling 312.664.3959About the Artist:Dino Stamatopoulos is a television comedy writer, actor and producer. He has been a writer for a variety...
"That Is All:" An Evening with John Hodgman
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John Hodgman returns to The Second City to complete his vision of Complete World Knowledge with his new book That Is All. The bestselling author, NPR contributor and "Resident Expert" for The Daily Show will bring his fake trivia, overlong lists and beguiling narratives to The Second City's etc Theatre on Wednesday, November 2 at 8pm. Join America's favorite "minor television celebrity and deranged millionaire" for an evening of completely made–up amazing true facts – and perhaps some Malort. Click here to reserve your ticke...
Friday, 7 October 2011
Final weekend – Love, Sex & The Second City @ Denver Center
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Don't miss Love, Sex & The Second City @ Denver Center for the Performing Arts this weekend! There are only 4 performances left through October 9. Click here to book ticke...
Nick Vatterott joins the Teen Jam on Saturday, October 22 at 6:00pm in the DeMaat Theater.
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Nick Vatterott will be the special guest to conduct a Q&A session with The Second City Training Center's teen improvisers and stand-up comedians. Nick himself is a former youth program instructor was named "Funniest Man in Chicago" by Chicago Magazine and has recently appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Nick has performed with The Second City's National Touring Company as well as understudied for Mainstage. He has written for MTV's What was I thinking? and had his work published in Chicago Magazine, Dig This and Reader's Digest. Nick,...
Andy Cobb and Second City Launch Political Video Network
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Andy Cobb and The Second City are happy to present a new online home for original satirical video by The Partisans --just in time for the nascent nastiness of the 2012 election cycle. The Partisans can be found on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/thepartisanscomedy.Andy Cobb's politically charged videos have received over 10 million views and been called "a blast of cathartic humor" by Huffington Post, "must-see TV for inside the beltway bloggers and journalists" by Politico, and "brilliant" by Andrew Sullivan, and seen on CNN, MSNBC, FOX, NPR,...
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Yep, We’re One of the Best – Even in DC!
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The Washington Post Going Out Guide has named our upcoming engagement with Woolly Mammoth as one of the best events for the rest of the year in DC! Spoiler Alert: Everybody Dies, directed by Billy Bungeroth and featuring James Alfred, Aaron Bliden, Scott Montgomery, Jessica Frances Dukes, Maribeth Monroe and Travis Turner, will be presented at Woolly Mammoth Theatre on December 6 – January 8. Click here to purchase tickets....
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Josephine Forsberg – Memorial Update
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A memorial service has been planned for Josephine Raciti Forsberg on Saturday, October 8th in The Second City e.t.c. Theatre (1608 N. Wells, 2nd Floor of Piper's Alley) from 2:00-5:00p. All are welcome to attend.Sadly, Josephine Raciti Forsberg passed away on Monday, October 3rd. Jo studied at the hand of Viola Spolin and was instrumental in the teaching of thousands upon thousands of young actors and improvisers. She founded the Player's Workshop which became one of the first formal schools of improvisation in the world and also produced dozens...
Student Headshot Day - October 14th and 15th
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The Second City Training Center will be offering a discounted Headshot Day for students on October 14th and October 15th (9am-5pm) with guest artist Sally Blood (www.sallybloodphoto.com). Sessions are 1 hour long and include a 15-minute corrective make-up session and 45-minute shoot. Each session is $200 ($75 deposit needed on day of reservation). Participants receive access to all unedited photos via a photo share gallery and can include touched-up, full-color proofs for an additional $25 each, to be arranged directly with the photographer. Reproductions...
Second City Featured in American Way
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If you're flying with American Airlines, check out our feature in this month's American Way Magazine! It's part of their humor issue which also features a cover story on Second City Touring Company alum, Jane Lynch. Even if you're not flying this month, you can still click here to check out the full story and phot...
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
Josephine Forsberg
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The Second City was saddened to hear of the passing of Josephine Raciti Forsberg this morning. Jo studied at the hand of Viola Spolin and was instrumental in the teaching of thousands upon thousands of young actors and improvisers. She founded the Player's Workshop which became one of the first formal schools of improvisation in the world and also produced dozens of Children's Theatre shows at The Second City. We offer our condolences to her whole family – especially her son Eric and daughter Linnea.Click here for more informati...
Monday, 3 October 2011
New "TC SPOTLIGHT" Posted!
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October 3rd, 2011 - Performance - Tiffani Swalley and Robert Jenkins - ensemble members of SongCo!Tiffani Swalley and Robert Jenkins, members of The Second City Training Center’s 'SongCo' ensemble, join Nancy Fast for a podcast filled with music, laughs, and special guests! Listen in and find out how cast members of the current ensemble create material, deal with fame, choose show shoes and impress potential mates! To listen to this podcast and all others, please visit our TC Spotlights pa...
Student Spotlight - Tiffani Swalley and Robert Jenkins
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October 3rd, 2011 - Performance - Tiffani Swalley and Robert Jenkins - ensemble members of SongCo!Tiffani Swalley and Robert Jenkins, members of The Second City Training Centers SongCo ensemble, join Nancy Fast for a podcast filled with music, laughs, and special guests! Listen in and find out how cast members of the current ensemble create material, deal with fame, choose show shoes and impress potential mat...
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