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Nancy Hayden

Nancy Hayden began her improv and sketch comedy career as a writer/performer in The Second  City Detroit Mainstage cast. After co-writing and appearing in five revues, Nancy went on to  become a director of several Second City productions, including the first ever national touring  Theatricals production, “My Cousin’s Wedding.” Other directing titles include “Blah­Blah  Sista’hood” and the Second City Detroit Mainstage revue “Jihad It Up to Here.” She also served  as Producer of The Second City Detroit. 

Nancy has worked as a staff writer for “Detroiters” on Comedy Central, as well as several  productions for Bravo, including “Bravo After Hours” and the digital series, “Ex-Housewife.”  She also wrote for DreamworksTV and AwesomenessTV and co-wrote “Love, Factually,” the hit  holiday parody that ran at The Kennedy Center. 

Nancy previously served as Associate Artistic Director of The Second City Hollywood where  she also taught improvisation, acting, directing and writing. She then relocated back to her  midwestern roots, moving to Chicago where she was named Artistic Director of the Chicago  Second City Training Center. 

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