The Second City

Since 1959, The Second City has established itself as the premier institution for improvisation. The Chicago theater has three stages: The Second City Main stage, The Second City E.T.C., and UP Comedy Club. The Second City Comedy Theater has had a monumental influence on the American entertainment industry and can claim a vast list of alumni including: Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, John Belushi,, John Candy, Steve Carell, Dan Castalleneta, Stephen Colbert, Chris Farley, Tina Fey, Bonnie Hunt, Shelly Long, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Amy Poehler, Joan Rivers, Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie and Martin Short. This is an abbreviated list! No other institution in the world can claim to have nurtured and influenced so many successful comic performers.