Happy 50th Anniversary to The Second City!
The Second City
In case you were not aware, some of the greatest comedians of our time were gathered in Chicago this weekend to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Second City…
Second City is considered the Harvard of comedym and almost everyone involved in comedy for the past 35 years is an alum or is in some way related to the famous comedy school.
(For example, I studied improv in New York at Chicago City Limits, which is an offshoot of Second City.)
Anyway, it’s exciting and it must have been quite a fun party!
You can see pictures from the event if you become a fan of their Facebook Page…
An NPR article states:
“From the beginning, The Second City has always been an unparalleled incubator of talent, launching the careers of a who’s who of Hollywood, television and Saturday Night Live stars: Alan Arkin, Paul Sand, Barbara Harris, Fred Willard, Robert Klein, Peter Boyle, Joan Rivers, Harold Ramis, John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Eugene Levy, Tim Kazurinsky, Mary Gross, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Martin Short, George Wendt, Shelly Long, Bonnie Hunt, Mike Myers, Chris Farley, Tim Meadows, Steve Carell, Steven Colbert, Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Horatio Sanz and many, many more.”
Here is the link to the rest of the article from NPR on the Second City 50th Anniversary Celebration.
