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After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of crime, secrets, and scandals right before your eyes. The performers will keep track of facts, follow leads, and conclude who is the murderer, all while you take in a comedy experience unlike any you’ve seen before. During the show, they’ll employ the tropes, character archetypes, and influences of Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Sherlock Holmes, Nick and Nora Charles, Encyclopedia Brown, and just a dash of Scooby-Doo.

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Proudly celebrating 52 years in Toronto, The Second City presents their 90th Mainstage revue! Duel Citizens is a fast-paced comedy spectacle stacked with razor-sharp satire, hilarious songs, ridiculous characters and, of course, the signature improv comedy that The Second City is world famous for. Written and performed by a completely Canadian cast and crew, this show joyfully skewers politics, pop culture, and everything in between. From full-blown national tantrums to the absurdities of daily life, come laugh with The Second City as we turn chaos into comedy.

Duel Citizens

The Second City’s 113th Mainstage Revue This Too Shall Slap is a wild sketch comedy show that spins the familiar into the absurd&#8230; and makes the absurd feel oddly familiar. Performed by a hilarious six-person ensemble who specialize in chaos, charm, and comedic whiplash, this show will keep you laughing, guessing, and possibly questioning your entire reality. Join us for a night where nothing is what it seems. Except the laughter. That’s real.  
Group of 16 or more? We’ll make it easy—reach out to <a href="mailto:groupschi@secondcity.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">groupschi@secondcity.com</a>

This Too Shall Slap

Baby Wants Candy is a completely improvised, full band musical! Having performed over 3,000 improvised musicals to thousands of fans from Chicago to New York to Singapore to Scotland, this group not only performs in Chicago, New York, and LA but also tours internationally, including multiple sold-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!
BWC cast &amp; alumni include Aidy Bryant (Saturday Night Live), Jack McBrayer (30 Rock), Peter Gwinn (Colbert Report), Thomas Middleditch (HBO&#8217;s Silicon Valley), Lauren Conlan Adams (Kimmy Schmidt), Jessica McKenna (Party Over Here), Nicole Parker (Elephaba in Wickedon Broadway) and many more. Hailed as &#8220;Critic&#8217;s Pick&#8221; from the New York Times and &#8220;Best Improv Ensemble&#8221; from the Chicago Magazine, this is one improv show you don&#8217;t want to miss!

Baby Wants Candy, the Completely Improvised Full-Band Musical!

Spend the night with The Second City! This brand-new show (consensually) roasts everything that turns us on &#8211; and off &#8211; about love, dating, and relationships. From meet-cutes and awkward one-night stands to getting ghosted like you&#8217;re Patrick Swayze making pottery, The Second City Swipes Right is your ultimate comedy date night. So, whether you&#8217;re locked in, single af, or in a “situationship,” laugh your way through the chaos with an electric cast serving The Second City’s world-famous brand of sketch, music, and improv comedy. It&#8217;s giving hilarity, it&#8217;s giving relatable, it&#8217;s giving… a night you don&#8217;t want to miss.

Swipes Right: The Second City New York’s Incomplete Guide to Dating

The Second City SWIPES RIGHT: U Up? is a brand-new comedy show roasting everything that turns us on (and off) about love, dating, and relationships. Trigger warning in effect, The Second City tackles it all, from sneaky links and one-night stands to getting ghosted like you’re Patrick Swayze making pottery. So, whether you&#8217;re locked in, single af, or in a situationship, laugh through the chaos with an electric cast of comedians serving The Second City’s world-famous brand of comedy. It&#8217;s giving hilarity, it&#8217;s giving relatable, it&#8217;s giving… a night you don&#8217;t want to miss.

Swipes Right: U Up?

Chill AF Presents the best comedians Chicago has to offer, plus special drop-ins from prominent name comedians you’ve seen on SNL, Comedy Central, and Netflix

Chill AF Presents

The Second City is throwing the ultimate comedy party to celebrate 65 years of legendary laughs! The Best of The Second City: 65 Years of Funny brings together hilarious songs, unforgettable characters, and iconic sketches written for our stages by comedy greats like Tina Fey, Bill Murray, Catherine O’Hara, Keegan-Michael Key, Stephen Colbert, and so many more. Now, these classics are reimagined and brought to life by the funniest live comedy performers working today. Buckle up for a high-energy rollercoaster through six and a half decades of revolutionary satire and groundbreaking improv comedy.
Whether you’re a die-hard fan or discovering Second City for the first time, this is your chance to be part of the cutting-edge comedy tradition that’s been setting the bar for over half a century. Join us and see why The Second City is the past, present, and future of comedy.
Group of 16 or more? We’ll make it easy—reach out to <a href="mailto:groupschi@secondcity.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">groupschi@secondcity.com</a>

The Best of the Second City: 65 Years of Funny

Come see The Second City e.t.c.’s brand new 49th Revue. This is the most exciting time to see a show on our stages. The cast is fresh, new material is worked into the show every night, and your laughter in the audience helps shape the final show!
Group of 16 or more? We’ll make it easy—reach out to <a href="mailto:groupschi@secondcity.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">groupschi@secondcity.com</a>

Live Sketch Comedy: The Second City e.t.c.’s 49th Revue

The Second City celebrates year one in New York with a high-energy mix of our signature improv comedy alongside hilarious songs, classic characters, and vintage sketches &#8211; handpicked from our comedy archive, written by some of the funniest minds on the planet, and remixed by Brooklyn’s boldest comedic voices.
From the stages that launched icons like Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Keegan-Michael Key, and so many more comes Sketch and The City performed by our unstoppable New York cast. Step into the comedy legacy that’s been changing the game for 65 years.

Sketch and the City

Monroe Martin has spent his whole life dodging—problems, responsibilities, even success. In The Escape Artist, he’s finally turning around to face it all… and making it hilarious.
With his signature mix of sharp storytelling, raw honesty, and effortless charm, Monroe dives into the chaos of his past—his family, the foster care system, and all the ridiculous ways he’s tried (and failed) to outrun life. It’s real, it’s funny, and it’s Monroe at his most unfiltered.

Monroe Martin: The Escape Artist

Three magicians. One stage. Zero chance of taking anything seriously. Our dynamic duo of Rob Fishbaum aka Fish the Magish and Ian Batterbury aka Magic Ian are joined this time by the hilarious Gambit the Magician.
Get ready for an unforgettable night of mind-blowing tricks and side-splitting laughter as the Magic Guys at Work takes the stage! This high-energy comedy magic show stars three wildly different (and slightly unhinged) comic magicians, each with their own brand of ridiculous, reality-bending fun.
From outrageous sleight of hand to jaw-dropping illusions gone hilariously off the rails, you’ll be laughing just as hard as you’re gasping. Whether they&#8217;re pulling cards from unexpected places or making audience volunteers question their life choices, these three magical misfits prove that the only thing more powerful than magic&#8230; is a perfectly timed punchline.
Perfect for all ages—bring the kids, bring your friends, and prepare to laugh till it hurts!

Magic Guys at Work: A Night of Magic and Misdirection

The Infinite Wrench is a dynamic, mind-bending barrage of 30 original plays that the NY Neo-Futurists try to perform within a single hour. Each play offers something different, be it funny, profound, elegant, disgusting, topical, irrelevant, terrifying, or a song. All are truthful and tackle the here-and-now, inspired by the lived experiences of the performers. With new plays and new combinations of plays every performance, The Infinite Wrench is the Neo-Futurists’ ongoing and ever-changing attempt to shift the conventions of live performance and challenge the fourth wall head-on.

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