Comedy Shows in Chicago, Toronto & Hollywood

The Winner…of Our Discontent

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Fantastic Super Great Nation Numero Uno

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Legendary Laughs

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She The People: Girlfriends’ Guide To Sisters Doing It For Themselves

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The World's Premier School of Comedy

We’ve got classes for all age levels.

Try one of our classes at the legendary Second City Training Center. Classes begin every few months and fill up quickly, so be sure to book your spot today!

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Improv Level A

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Summer 5-day Adult Intensives

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Comedy Camps (ages 6-18)

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Congratulations To The Very First Graduating Class Of The Harold Ramis Film School

Thank you to these 15 fearless creative forces for helping us make history.

The True Story Of The Night George Wendt Got Roasted, Triumph The Insult Comic Dog Slayed, ‘Da Bears’ Was Resurrected & Chris Rock Crashed

We really Wendt there.

Emmy-Winning Director Betty Thomas On The Best Lie She Ever Told

“I panicked…I lied. I was full of sh*t.”

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So, What’s The Second City?

The Second City has been bringing the funny for over 50 years, but here’s the short version.

We began as a small comedy theater, and have grown to become today’s leading brand in improv-based sketch comedy. With a variety of theaters, training centers and full-time, touring ensembles, you can find us all over the world.

We’ve also taken improv off the stage, expanding our business to include collaborations with corporate clients, and television and film productions.

And we have more than a handful of successful Second City alum that we aren’t too modest to mention, like Tina Fey, Chris Farley, Bill Murray, and Keegan-Michael Key.

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