RedEye Interviews Second City Alum, Maribeth Monroe, About Her Experience On "Workaholics"

If you haven't seen "Workaholics" yet, you are missing Maribeth Monroe playing the ice-cold boss of three friends who work together as telemarketers from 9 to 5 and live together from 5 to 9. In reality, the three friends are Anders Holm, Blake Anderson, and Adam Devine, alumni of The Second City Training Center. Maribeth talks with the RedEye about her part in "Workaholics" and how Anders saw her on The Second City's Mainstage when he was a student in Chicago's Conservatory. Read the whole interview.

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"American Imperil" Makes Angeleno Magazine's Top 10 Events for January

The Friday night showcase at Second City Hollywood, "American Imperil," was picked as one of the top 10 events in January by Angeleno Magazine. See the full list of events here.

Second City Alum, Keegan-Michael Key, Stars with Jordan Peele in Comedy Central's "Key and Peele" Sketch Series

Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele make their debut on Tuesday, January 31 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. Key was a member of Second City Detroit's mainstage cast as well as the Second City Chicago's e.t.c. theatre, where he wrote and performed shows "Holy War, Batman!" and "Curious George Goes to War" for which he won several Joseph Jefferson Awards (which honor excellence in Chicago theater). Read the whole release here.

Check out Keegan-Michael Key's sketch informing potential students of how cool Second City Training Center classes are here (Not Safe for Work):

Celebrities Performing at Second City Hollywood this November and December

The Second City Studio Stage in Hollywood welcomes many favorite celebrities in the coming weeks! Jim Belushi continues his run of performances wih Rob Belushi and John Barinholtz in "Sheldon" at 8pm Nov 14. Paul F. Tompkins will guest in "Late Night with Howie Kremer" Dec 9. Fred Willard's "MoHos" continue their monthly run at Second City Hollywood with an appearance in the "Twice as Nice" charity show Dec 10. Bob Odenkirk will also be appearing Dec 10 in the show "Second City This Week." And Molly Ringwald is the special guest host for "Second City This Week's" last show of the year on Dec 17!

Tickets for all shows are aavailable here.

Steve Carell Talks with NPR About His "First Big Break’ with The Second City

Carell talks with a caller about his first big break with The Second City as a performer during an interview with NPR. Click here to hear the whole interview.

Send Your Kids to Second City Fantasy Camp – August 1 – 4

This summer, we're excited to bring our summer camp to Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas! For 5 day/4 nights, we're training 11 – 14 in the art of improvisation and helping them to write an original show that's all their own. The Second City Fantasy Camp includes all training & instruction from Second City teachers, lunch for 3 days and an amenity package. Click here for complete details.

Joyce Sloane Memorial Scheduled for Los Angeles – March 1

A special memorial service honoring Joyce Sloane has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 1 at 7:00pm at the El Portal Theatre (5269 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91601).

If you would like to attend, please take a moment to click the link below to RSVP. Please excuse the accompanying language and ads on the ticket, as it is embedded into the system.

Reserve Tickets

Your RSVP will show the address for The Second City Training Center in Hollywood instead of the El Portal Theatre (5269 Lankershim Boulevard, San Fernando Valley, CA 91601). Unfortunately, this is a glitch within our box office system. Please note we are definitely confirmed for the El Portal Theatre.

Please note there is limited parking at the El Portal Theatre located at the Lankershim Elementary School lot (free) or $4 secured parking at 5250 Weddington East of the Theatre (2nd building from the traffic light). For additional information regarding the venue, please visit El Portal Theatre.

Second City Nominated in INNY Improvisation Awards

Thank you to everyone who nominated Second City for the INNY awards as Best Training Center. Check out the full list of awards. You may recognize some familiar names, like Josh Funk for Best Improv Instructor, and FrankenMatt for Best Improv Duo.

INNY Award Nominees

Thank You, Joyce Sloane

To remember and celebrate Joyce Sloane, we created the following tribute video and we hope you enjoy it. Thank you to all of our alumni, friends and family who were able to join us and for those who have included us in their thoughts and prayers.

Sassy Gay Friend Nominated for Logo’s NewNowNext Awards

LOGO, the gay & lesbian cable network has just announced the nominees for its annual NewNowNextAwards and there is one sassy nominee from The Second City Hollywood! Brian Galliavan's "Sassy Gay Friend" is part of this years diverse group of nominees from TV, film, Music, print & new media!

The awards ceremony will air on Monday, April 11th at 10pm.

To vote for Brian's "Sassy Gay Friend" go to the NewNowNext Awards and follow the directions.

Read more about the awards

Watch "Sassy Gay Friend" on The Second City Network