EMILY ANDERSON (she/her) is a comedian and actor who studied Theatre and Creative Writing at Northwestern University. Favorite credits include Her Honor Jane Byrne (Lookingglass Theatre), understudying The Second City mainstage and e.t.c. revues The Devil Is In the Detours and Best Kept Secret: Tell Everyone!, and solo show Mean to Me: An OCD Odyssey. She improvises with Whirled News Tonight (iO Theater), improv duo ME Time, and impersonates her own mother as the creator/host of the variety show, Doing Our Moms. Emily is represented by Grossman & Jack Talent. You can follow her on Instagram: @emilytheobsessed and @doingourmoms

AVERY FORD (He/Him) is an actor, writer, comedian originally from Houston, Texas. Avery attended Howard University and graduated from Colby College with a BA in Acting Techniques and a Bachelors of Education. In addition to performing on this touring company, he can be seen performing on the iO House Team D.A.R.E. Dropouts, and is the Co-Creator of the monthly all black sketch show The Spades Table. Avery is grateful to The Second City for this opportunity, to his fabulous ensemble mates, and to his loving family. You can find Avery on all social media platforms at @Averyford200

DANI JAMES (she/her) is an actor and curve model from Cochrane, Alberta, Canada. She can be seen improvising all around Chicago. She is a graduate of The Second City Conservatory and the School at Steppenwolf.

Her most recent credit is her one woman show “You Can Cry When You Get Home” which she performed at Steppenwolf Theatre Company as part of The Lookout series.

She has also modeled nationally and locally. Some favorites include Macys, Famous Footwear, and HUM Nutrition.

She is represented by 10MGMT and 10 Talent Agency in Chicago.

For upcoming shows and cute outfits Instagram: @Dani_James

MAX LAZERINE is an actor and improviser from Minneapolis Minnesota. He received his BA from Columbia College Chicago. He can be seen performing with the legendary Holy F**k comedy hour at the annoyance and also with his writing partner and best friend Annie Sullivan

DAVE LYZENGA (he / him) is an actor, improviser, and sometimes engineer. He originally hails from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and returns often to perform with his independent team Pop Scholars. You can also find him all over Chicago doing things like making up musicals with Baby Wants Candy, telling stories in his storytelling show A Good Guy, and understudying for Second City’s Touring Company. He has previously worked in Bar Harbor for Improv Acadia, aboard a cruise ship for The Second City Theatricals, and in a Class 10 clean room for Purdue University.

CASSIDY RUSSELL (she/her) has been doing improv since middle school (cool!). She’s a member of Chicago’s longest running improv team, Deep Schwa, as well as Annoyance Theatre house team Sight Unseen. She directs plays and teaches improv around Chicago, and in the summer she gets to teach comedy classes in Alaska at the Sitka Fine Arts Camp (an actual dream!). Touring with the Second City is another actual dream, and she’s very, very happy to be doing it. Cassidy has pretended to eat chicken on camera so many times and was once in a commercial where all four of the other actors were cats. She’s appeared in multiple (multiple!) local car commercials. Follow her on Instagram @ramblingcass IF YOU WANT.

JORDAN BAKER (She/Her) is a Chicago-based actor originally from Phoenix, AZ. As a graduate of Columbia College Chicago and The Second City Comedy Studies program, she is thrilled to be performing with The Second City National Touring Company for the first time. You can also catch her with her sketch group Slip Dress or improvising with Juicy Improv at Annoyance Theater. And if she’s not there, she’s no doubt playing a board game with her friends and family. @jordanbrookebaker

HOLLY BARRAS (she/her) was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, but spent a lot of her childhood skipping rocks around Oklahoma before moving to Chicago in 2017. She graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2021 and is a Comedy Studies alumni. She can be seen performing with the Annoyance Ensemble Team Modern Crimes, and independent team Smoochers. She is currently an understudy for Second City’s Touring Company. Other performing credits include Splatter Theater (The Annoyance), Trigger Happy (The Annoyance), and New Team Smell (iO Theater).  She would like to thank her Dad for his constant love and support! When she isn’t performing and writing comedy, you can catch her playing Dance Dance Revolution and eating hummus (sometimes at the same time.) Follow her on Instagram @hollaycomeday

DENVER COLLINS (he/him) (@denverfromohio) is a writer, actor and improvisor who hails from the scenic Cuyahoga Valley in Ohio. He studied Journalism at Kent State University and taught English abroad before moving to Chicago in 2012. He joined Second City as an Understudy for the Touring Company RedCo in 2023. He performs regularly with the cast of Best of Annoyance Sketch (@bestofannoyancesketch) and iO’s improv ensemble Kohl’s Cash (@kohlscash.io). When he’s not performing, you can also see him outside riding his bike pretty much everywhere.

ALLEN LUCAS (he/him) is a comedian, musician, and educator who has been performing all around Chicago, Illinois since 2015. He has degrees in Comedy Writing and Performance and Arts Management from Columbia College Chicago and has performed with many ensembles including The Armando Diaz Experience, Shamilton, and Baby Wants Candy. He thanks his family, friends, and all those close to him, as well as his enemies, who he keeps even closer. He can be found on Instagram @the_orange_allen.

CONNER STUMM (he/him) is so excited to be performing at The Second City. He performs weekly with his improv team, Creamboy, every Saturday night at iO Theater. He also performs at the Annoyance Theatre where he has co-written several parody shows. He has played Batman, Scooby Doo, and the Grinch! He would like to thank his Dad, George, for his constant love and support.

Jordan is a comedian, actor, and producer originally from Akron, Ohio. He has performed stand-up comedy at venues such as Zanies, The Den Theatre, Lincoln Lodge, and various other venues across Chicago. You may have seen in commercials for the Chicago Cubs or Best Buy. He has co-produced Meet Cute: A Comedy Dating Show at The Den and has also performed in sketch shows such as Final Girlies at iO, Good Graces Tonight at the Newport Theatre, and played “The Killer” in Splatter Theatre at the Annoyance.

ZOE AGAPINAN (she/her) is a California-born and Chicago-based actor, improviser and writer. She graduated from UC Santa Cruz with her degree in Theater Arts, and a minor in Economics (just in case!). She was a Bob Curry Fellow. Besides The Second City, Zoe also regularly performs at The Saturday Show (Logan Square Improv), and at Blast! and The Armando Diaz Experience (iO Theater). You can follow her on Instagram @z0three! She is represented by Stewart Talent.

GRACE GOZE (she/her) is a comedian, improviser, and writer hailing from Crystal Lake, Illinois. She obtained her MFA in Comedy Screenwriting from DePaul University after earning an undergraduate degree in Creative Writing from Ball State University. An alumna of The Second City’s 2024 Victor Wong Fellowship, Grace performs weekly with High Stakes Productions (Hitch*Cocktails, Clued In: The Improvised Murder Mystery) and the iO Theater house team,
D.A.R.E. Dropouts. She even hosts her very own late-night style talk show, Good Graces Tonight!. You can respectfully stalk Grace on Instagram @mazingg.

PHYLICIA McLEOD (she/her) is an improviser, writer, voiceover actress, and tarot card reader based in Chicago, IL. She is thrilled to perform with The Second City National Touring Company—and equally thrilled for her Jamaican parents to finally acknowledge that she has a real job. She is an alumna of the Bob Curry Fellowship and can be seen performing with Blast! at the iO Theater. Phylicia is represented by NV Talent – SAG AFTRA. You can follow her on Instagram @laugh_with_phee or @pheedyoursoul.

KEVIN NOONAN (he/him) is a writer and performer originally from Overland Park, Kansas, thrilled to perform with The Second City. Kevin performs around Chicago with sketch ensemble Cold Pizza Comedy (@cold_pizza_comedy), and previously performed at the Pack Theater in Los Angeles with house ensembles Very Famous and Nobody Yell At Me. He remains eligible for the NBA draft. Instagram: @kevin.noonan4

DOMINIC RESCIGNO (he/him) is a comedian, writer, and actor from Chicago. He starred as Antoni in QUEER EYE: THE MUSICAL PARODY at The Second City, where he also understudied DON’T QUIT YOUR DAYDREAM and DO THE RIGHT THING, NO WORRIES IF NOT on the Mainstage. Other credits include CHILDREN OF EDEN at the Cadillac Palace (with Stephen Schwartz!), MY FAIR LADY and DEAD MAN WALKING at Lyric Opera of Chicago, TONY N’ TINA’S WEDDING, and performances with iO Chicago, The Annoyance, The Onion, ClickHole, Walt Disney World, and more. His web series, The Dominics, has been critically ignored. @dominicrescigno

CAT SAVAGE (she/her) is thrilled to be performing with The Second City National Touring Company. Originally from Massachusetts, Cat is an alum of Brown University. Her TV credits include Chicago PD where she rocked a commanding sergeant bun with a middle part. She teaches improv at Second City, DePaul University, and for corporate folks all around the country. A recent reviewer said she “lives up to her name.” She is represented by Paonessa Talent. Find her on instagram @cath.sav

LEXI ALIOTO (she/her) is thrilled to be performing with The Second City. She is a current understudy for the National Touring Company. Previously, she has been seen in SC’s critically acclaimed She The People both at home in Chicago and on tour around the country as well as Second City’s kids programing if Rudolph Runs Wild & No Grown-Ups Allowed. She is an alumni of both Second City’s Severn Darden Graduate Programs TWISTY & Infinite Sundaes as well as an understudy for SC’s e.t.c revue Oh The Places You’ll Glow! She has improvised, written, and performed all over the Chicago stages, notably: Drunk Shakespeare, Hot Girlz Comedy, The Annoyance, and the Revival. She is proudly repped by Grossman & Jack Talent. Follow her @aalioto92.

TARA EGAN (she/her) is a Chicago-based actor and writer thrilled to be making her holi-debut this season. Morocco-born, Phoenix-raised, and Portland-educated, Tara is a proud Bob Curry Fellowship alumna and ensemble member of ComedySportz, the Revival, and Redacted Chicago. Offstage, she can be found teaching her cat circus tricks (he knows “sit”), thinking about Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, and planning her wedding (not to the horse from Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron). Love to Mom, Vinny, and the TCs. Find her on Instagram @taraegan.comedy

STEPHEN FAUSS (he/him) is thrilled to be performing with The Second City National Touring Company. Stephen is Originally from Texas and studied at Columbia College Chicago. He also has completed the Second City Conservatory, The Annoyance, and the CIC improv programs. He is one member of the Improv Duo, The Yips. Stephen would like to thank his parents, Milton and Dia, for always supporting him and putting up with his bits. Find him on Instagram @stephen.is.fine

BRUCE PHILLIPS (he/him) is an actor and improviser in Chicago. Previous credits include: Clued In: The Improvised Murder Mystery, The Boy Scout Musical, Burlesque is More, and Hitch*Cocktails. His theater work features performances in X (Clark/Cole u/s, Sideshow Theatre Company), Münsterspiel (John, The Plagiarists), and Anna Karenina (Karenin, Lifeline Theater). Bruce is a Jeff Award winner for his robot design in Heddatron for Sideshow Theatre at the Steppenwolf Garage and has performed and directed around the world for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. He currently performs with ComedySportz Chicago and Malarkey Theater, is on the faculty staff teaching Advanced Improv at The Annoyance Theatre, and directs the ongoing show Trigger Happy. Bruce has also understudied for Second City’s 110th, 111th, and 112th Mainstage revues, The Chaos Theory of Everything on e.t.c and currently understudies Second City’s National Touring Company.. For more information, visit www.brucetheactor.com.

Takahana Savolainen (they/them) is an actor, a multi-disciplinary artist, and a Chicago native. Takahana is an alum of Second City’s 2025 Bob curry fellowship, and can be seen in shows around the city including: Improvised Housewives, Shamilton, Baby Wants Candy, The Spades Table, and Mischief: an Io house team. In their free time they enjoy watering their plants and snuggling their cat, Joni.

AARON ALICEA (he/him) is an actor, writer, producer, and Boricua from Long Island, NY. He’s also a proud dropout from Columbia College Chicago (go renegades). He’s been performing for nearly a decade now and believes he’s just getting started. You can catch him with the National Touring Company at Second City, with his comedy troupe Escándalo, or at one of the many creative events he produces. Follow this unmedicated Sagittarius on IG at @theaaronalicea for updates and/or thirst traps.

KRISTEN AVILES (she/her) Hailing from Staten Island, New York it’s Kristen Aviles. Kristen is a known member in the comedy community performing with Creamboy, Escandalo, The Mermaids, High stakes and now Second City’s national touring company, Redco. She can be seen all around the city and even from her brief TikTok days. She is extremely welcoming and always down for a chat so be sure to tell her how much you love her on Instagram.

DEBRA DUNCAN (she/her) is so excited to be performing with The Second City! She’s a comedian, actress and musician proudly hailing from Akron, OH. She’s understudied for Mainstage revues Together at Last, Do The Right Thing, No Worries If Not and Don’t Quit Your Daydream and is currently understudying for The Second City National Touring Company. She also co-produces and hosts the podcast, Queer Movie Night and can be seen performing at Logan Square Improv. She also has a band with her wife, The Q’s and you can check out their album, Us Who Know, which is available on all streaming platforms! Follow her on Instagram @debradbag and @debraduncan on Twitter. Thank you to her best friend and love of her life, Kayla and their pup, Bea.

MAX KANTOR (he/him) is an actor, writer, and comedian from Atlanta, Georgia. A student and graduate of both the Second City Conservatory and Annoyance Class Program, Max can be seen performing weekly at the Annoyance, monthly at iO, and previously at The Second City as an understudy for the 112th Mainstage Revue. Max attended Georgia State University and is represented by Grossman & Jack Talent. Also, he’s a huge fan of the Miami Dolphins and his favorite food is the sandwich!

AUDREY SCHIFFHAUER (she/her) has been improvising and writing and producing sketch comedy in Chicago for over ten years. She has had the privilege of performing on improv teams at the iO Theater, CIC Theater, Logan Square Improv and more. Audrey is originally from Buffalo, NY (Go Bills!), and her cat Lily could not care less about any of her accomplishments.

ROSS TAYLOR (he/him) is an actor working for the Second City Touring Company, and has also performed at The Kennedy Center and Lyric Opera. Originally from St. James, Missouri, Ross studied theater at the University of Missouri. Ross teaches at the Second City and Annoyance Theater in Chicago, and performs weekly sketch shows at the Annoyance Theater with Missed Call. @rosstaylorchicago

Sophia Brazda (she/her) is a Chicago-based actor, playwright, and vocalist. Born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, she has been calling this frozen landscape home since 2023. After graduating with her B.A. in Theatre Performance from Louisiana State University and the Second City Conservatory soon after, she would become a founding member of Two Chairs Theatre Co. (Best New Theatre Company, Chicago Reader, 2023). Recent Sophia sightings include understudying Second City’s e.t.c. stage in Chaos Theory of Everything and Mainstage 112’s The Devil is in the Detours, Y2K the Musical (The Annoyance), and behaving in an incredibly outlandish manner with her sketch group Catastrophic Success. Other regional credits include Mary in Jersey Boys (Mountain Theatre Company), Zoe in Airline Highway, and Paige in Voices on the Bayou (Swine Palace Theatre). Big thanks to Mom, Dad, Nick, and Logan. Represented by Stewart Talent. TMI: @sophiabrazda. Bye!

LAUREN FROST (she/her) is an improviser, stand-up comedian, and Daria look-alike from Oak Park, IL. Her stand-up and characters were recently featured in The Lincoln Lodge’s Future of Comedy Festival and in iO Theater’s annual showcases for Saturday Night Live and industry professionals. She improvises weekly with the house team Birdlady at iO Theater, and she co-hosts an open stage for improvisers of all levels at CIC Theater, where she also teaches.

KENZIE ISZARD she/her is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago. You may have seen her in Delirium at The Second City or The Spades Table at The iO Theater.

Steven Kleinberg (he/him) is an actor, writer, comedian from Miami, Florida. He can be seen at iO theatre as part of the house team “Stank!”, performing solo work at theaters like Logan Square Improv, or doing Improv with his girlfriend Bonnie on their team “Bon and The Don”. He also has sort of a very sexy sexy mixtape out on SoundCloud: “The 2021 Experience” by Steve the don.

Kelton Neals is from Muskogee, Oklahoma and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Performance from Oklahoma State University. Since moving to Chicago, Kelton has participated in The Second City’s Shows and The Second City’s Directors Revue as a writer and actor. Along with his friend and comedy partner, Kelton wrote and performed in the two-person comedy show Better You Than Me. You can see Kelton at the IO theater performing with House Team Whimsy Lohan and with the cast of Real Housewives of IO. Most recently Kelton was part of the 2023-2024 Bob Curry Fellowship with The Second City.

NICK WILSON (he/him) is an actor, improviser, and musician from the south suburbs of Chicago, Il. He’s a graduate of DePaul University, as well as Second City’s Conservatory program and the iO training center. He’s performed all over the city, mostly at iO, CIC and Second City, since 2016. His web series, Hammersmith: Hurdle of Dreams, for which he won Best Actor at the Chicago 48 Hour Film Project, went on to win at Filmapalooza in Paris and screen at the Cannes Film Festival.