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In 1952 The New Yorker Magazine published an article about Chicago
and mockingly titled “The Second City”. Who could have foreseen the
irony that the publication that was started by and published the
great wits of their day, Dorothy Parker, Alexander Woollcott, James
Thurber and George S. Kaufman would end up christening the greatest
incubator of comedy talent in show biz history? In 1959 on North
Wells Street in that famed “second city”, for the price of $1.50
you could watch a revolution. The Second City has written and re
written the history of comedy in America. It has been creating
comedy and comedians whose influence would reach far beyond the
walls of the theater into American culture. Beyond being a
laboratory for modern improvisation they have also set the standard
for contemporary satire in America AND Canada. But they are best
known for the countless comedy geniuses who have cut thier teeth
while working for the second city. From Alan Arkin to Bill Murray
to Tina Fey to Tim Robinson and on and on, the list of comedy
giants with ties to the Second City is seemingly endless. On The
second citizens podcast, we interview Alums of the second city
stages about their time working at the theater. Friendships made,
lessons learned both good and bad, we set out to chronicle the
formative years of our comedy heroes, before they were household
names and try to get to the beating heart of an institution that
thrives on creatives, but has been consumed by the corporate world.
Join us as we talk to these talented second citizens.
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