Mainstage Revue

THE SECOND CITY'S 102ND MAINSTAGE REVUE

February 1 – March 31

Celebrate the creation of our brand new show and get an exclusive look at The Second City's hilarious 102nd Revue. The Second City's 102nd Revue is written and performed by an all-star cast including Chelsea Devantez, John Hartman, Mike Kosinski, Tawny Newsome (Jeff Award Winner – Best Revue), Emily Walker and Steve Waltien with Jeff Award-Winning Director, Mick Napier. Jesse Case will be at the keys as Music Director and Craig Taylor returns for his 34th Revue as Stage Manager for The Second City Mainstage.

Showtimes: Tuesdays / Wednesdays / Thursdays 8pm / Fridays 8pm & 11pm / Saturdays 8pm & 11pm / Sundays 7pm - Tickets: $24-29

THE BEST OF THE SECOND CITY

Mondays and Saturdays – ongoing

Come see where it all began! The Best of The Second City features some of the best sketches, songs, and improvisations from their fifty-two year history performed by The Second City Touring Company. From the company that launched the careers of Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell and more, comes the next generation of the comedy world's best and brightest performing hilarious sketch comedy and The Second City's trademark improvisation.

Showtimes: Mondays 8pm / Saturdays 4pm

Tickets: $17-23

UP Comedy Club Stand-Up, Improv and Sketch Comedy Shows

 THE SECOND CITY'S INCOMPLETE GUIDE TO EVERYTHING

February 13 – Ongoing

From the great books to the worst presidents, The Second City has spent half a century laughing in the face of our past, present and future. And now it's all in one show...sort of. UP Comedy Club presents The Second City's Incomplete Guide to Everything, a hilarious collection of scenes and songs that skewers everything that you learned in college - or that you should have learned in college on the days you slept in. Suggested rating: R

Showtimes: Thursdays 8pm / Fridays 8pm & 11pm / Saturdays 8pm & 11pm / Sundays 7pm  till March 2

Tuesdays 8pm / Saturdays 4pm / Sundays 4pm starting March 4

Tickets: $24-29

THE SECOND CITY'S AMERICAN MIXTAPE

March 13 – May 4

The Second City's American Mixtape makes musical mirth out of missed love connections, political partisanship and a host of other afflictions that are far better to laugh at when put to song. Suggested Rating: R

Showtimes: Thursdays 8pm / Fridays 8pm & 11pm / Saturdays 8pm & 11pm / Sundays 7pm 

Tickets: $24-29

THE SECOND CITY'S IMPROV ALL-STARS

Mondays and Wednesdays – ongoing

See Chicago's finest improvisers under the direction of the legendary Mick Napier in an evening of unscripted and unequaled improvisational comedy. This show is highly interactive, hilarious and thoroughly original. Suggested rating R.

ShowTimes: Wednesdays 8pm till February 26 / Mondays 8pm starting March 3

Tickets: $16

History of The Second City

Beginning as a small cabaret theatre on Chicago's north side in 1959, The Second City has grown to become a comedy empire – building a robust business based on its core improvisational methodologies. Resident theatres in Chicago and Toronto create topical sketch comedy revues that satirize politics, culture and news of the day. Beyond its stages, The Second City created the foremost school of improvisation-based arts in the world – with training facilities in Chicago, Toronto and Los Angeles that currently enroll over 3000 students per term; a corporate division that works with hundreds of Fortune 500 companies in areas of training, marketing, entertainment and brand services; and The Second City's forays into television and new media include the classic, Emmy-award winning comedy series “SCTV” as well as a number of new productions originating from The Second City Entertainment's offices in Los Angeles.

The Second City is best known as the incubator for North America's best and brightest comedy superstars: Alan Arkin, Ed Asner, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, John Belushi, Peter Boyle, John Candy, Steve Carell, Dan Castellaneta, Stephen Colbert, Chris Farley, Tina Fey, Bonnie Hunt, Robert Klein, Andrea Martin, Elaine May, Jack McBrayer, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Mike Nichols, Catherine O'Hara, Amy Poehler, Gilda Radner, Harold Ramis, Joan Rivers, Amy Sedaris, Martin Short, Nia Vardalos, Fred Willard and many, many more all have roots extending to The Second City.

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