Totally Ridiculous: An Improvised Show That’s Better Than Recess
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Dream Freaks Fall From Space
Dream Freaks Fall from Space holds a funhouse mirror up to the already bizarre times in which we’r...
Fantastic Super Great Nation Numero Uno
The Second City e.t.c.’s 41st revue, Fantastic Super Great Nation Numero Uno, reminds us there is...
She the People: Girlfriends’ Guide to Sisters Doing It For Themselves
We’ll bet you 72 cents on the dollar you’ll fall head over patriarchal heels for the women of Se...
Best of The Second City
Mondays at 8pm and Weekends at 4pm. Come see where it all began! The Best of The Second City feature...
The Second City’s Legendary Laughs
"A hilarious night out...the best of Chicago comedy!" - The Real Chicago [embed]https://vimeo.com...
The Second City’s Holidazed & Confused: Mandatory Merriment
The Second City's Holidazed and Confused Revue. Laugh your way through Second City's all new holiday...
Improv All-Stars
Now Playing: Mondays at 7pm, Fridays & Saturdays at 11pm. See Chicago’s best improv comedy und...
The Second City’s Fast, Loud, & Funny
UP Comedy Club presents The Second City's Fast, Loud & Funny. Pulling from over half a century o...
Urban Twist
Urban Twist returns for its popular fall run! Featuring Second City hottest, new diverse comedic...
The Boys
The Boys. We make it worse. Join Susan Messing and Rachael Mason for an evening of unfettered improv...
Baby Wants Candy
Baby Wants Candy, one of the most celebrated and popular comedy ensembles in the world, is thrilled...
The Best of The Second City
We dug deep into 57 years’ worth of laughter to bring you the very best...and boy, are our arms ti...
Velvet Nebula
Check out this house ensemble from the Training Center’s Severn Darden Graduate Program perform Lo...
Twisty
Come see the newest house ensemble of our very own Severn Darden Graduate Program perform improv eve...
MADCAP!
Check out this house ensemble from the Training Center’s Severn Darden Graduate Program perform...
The Second City’s Neighborhood Tour
The Second City kicks off another glorious summer with the return of “The Second City’s Neighbor...
The Chill as Fuck Show
A variety showcase featuring some of Chicago's most talented comedians, musicians, and more. With n...
You & Me
YOU & ME is a two-person, entirely improvised, no suggestion set with Michael Patrick Thornton &...
The Defiant Thomas Brothers
Seth Thomas & Paul Thomas are The Defiant Thomas Brothers
Teen House Ensemble
Now in its second year the Teen House Ensemble is the highest performance group for teens at The Sec...
COACHED ENSEMBLES
Talented newcomers from The Second City Training Center's A-E program take the stage for a 8-week ru...
Jam Sandwich
Jam Sandwich Improv! Comedy! Excitement! An all-new improvised show featuring faculty and stud...
Those Who Can’t
Join the Training Center Faculty for a night of Improv! Tickets $5!
Jumping Off a Clef
Join the faculty for a night of musical improv! $5 tickets
Level 6 Conservatory Shows
Come out to the E.T.C. on Monday nights for performances by Level 6 Conservatory students. Sets inc...
A Better Brothers Grimm: The Musical
Description: Second City's Musical House Ensemble Infinite Sundaes presents an original satirical mu...
Trust Falls
Trust Falls is a little town filled with big personalities and even bigger secrets. Cast Kayla C...
Token
Kaye Winks’ timely one-woman show Token is returning to The Second City Training Center for a one-...
Hopscotch!
We’re not sure whether our name refers to the children’s game or jumping around while drinking....
Shriek: An Improvised Horror Anthology
Your Worst Nightmare presents, ‘Shriek: An Improvised Horror Anthology.’ Just in time for the Ha...
Baby from Another Lady
Got kids? Want kids? Hate kids? No matter what, this uteri-driven hour long sketch revue will have y...
The Platonics: Two Guilty White People
From religious to motherly, we’ve all experienced guilt one way or another. Come laugh off some of...
RUMBLE
RUMBLE is a long form improv team that explores and heightens traditional life moments we are all fa...
Hostile Corporate Makeover
Something happens to a co-worker that leaves the entire office reeling. A team of bank-robbers bite...
No Two Black Women are the Same
Have you ever been confused with another black women? Have you ever confused one black women for ano...
Grimace and Bear It
Do you feel like you're falling behind in your personal life? Do you feel like the whole world is cr...
Uncle Garbage
Uncle Garbage is an improv troupe that's ready to get weird and keep it real! Uncle Garbage is Emil...
Fresh Step: a sketch show by FeLions
Fresh Step. Yeah, it's kitty litter - you can go wherever you want and then cover it up like it neve...
Days of Infinite Podcasts
Celebrate the 50th episode of Chicago's own "Days of Infinite Podcasts" in a live taping at Second C...
The Garden Boys: Album Release Party
The Garden Boys invite you to the Album Release Party of their debut music comedy album, The Milk Mu...
Space Pony
Short Form, Long Form, Good Form, Fully Formed. Come ride the Space Pony during this evening of impr...
Lost in Head Space
Throughout time and space, adults have questioned their very existence. "Lost in Head Space" exami...
Fancy Schmancy
From all corners of the nation, 10 comedians, improvisers and actors reunite for a night of improvis...
Just Following Up
Erin Quinn's Just Following Up is the polite, if not slightly passive aggressive, sequel to her debu...
Improv Murder
Improv Murder: The funniest show about death in Chicago! And we promise....it won't be premeditated....
Town Hall of Mirrors
The Family Robot is back with their second show, Town Hall of Mirrors. This one-act sketch show exal...
THE CRUCIFIXION
Vinegar presents a one-night-only awe-inspiring, possibly vomit-inducing spectacle. A show unlike an...
Late Night with Luna
U up? Come spend a Late Night With Luna as they create a long-form piece inspired by their teenage d...
Level Ds – Skybox
Level D Shows Friday, October 20th - Skybox 7:00- TJ Medel (Wednesday)/Rene Dequesnoy (Wednesd...
Level Es – Skybox
Level E Shows Saturday October 21st - Skybox 7:00- Craig Uhlir (Monday) 8:00- Anneliese Tof...
Music Improv Class Shows 1-5
Music Improv Class Shows - End of Term Performances. Sunday October 22nd – DeMaat 9:00 PM...
Stand-Up 201
Stand-Up End-of-Term Shows Sunday October 22nd -DeMaat 6:00 - Stand up 201- Marty DeRosa (Thur...
Writing the Humorous Memoir Showcase
Writing the Humorous Memoir" Sunday October 22nd - The Beat Lounge 5:00pm- Memoir 2 (Wedne...
Character Assassination
Character Assassination is a group of highly trained laugh-sassins, who always get the job done with...
The Not Your Grandma’s Variety Hour
This modern take on the classic, old-school variety show features a mix of stand-up, storytelling, s...
A Cabaret with Carly and Michelle
Come enjoy some Broadway classics with some pop! Carly Glenn and Michelle Beth Herman, along with so...
Ten Dollar Comedy
Ten Dollar Comedy is a weekly showcase featuring some of Chicago's best improv, stand up, and sketch...
Paranormal Inactivity
"Paranormal Inactivity" is a one act sketch revue that deals with thecurrent dispiriting reality whi...
Bad Trip
Can you remember a time you can't remember? So can we! Embrace the new normal on a journey filled wi...
Stamptown Presents Zach & Viggo: Dream Team
Stamptown Presents Zach & Viggo: Dream Team Fresh off a twenty-month tour of Europe, The US and...
Gentleman’s Sandbox
We’re The Gentleman’s Sandbox. We hate gender norms and sand but “Gentleman” and “Sandbox...
Jar Far
For one night only, join Jar Far in Judy’s Beat Longue for a riotous, good time! The diverse group...
Casual Anxiety: Comedy Panic Attack
Do you feel awkward at parties? Have trouble deciphering confusing text messages? Feel like your par...
The MoonSharks Present: A Play!
Sundays at 8pm. The MoonSharks Present: A Play! The show consists of 9 players improvising a full-l...
Megan Hosack’s Musical Comedy Variety Hour, with Megan! And others
Megan Hosack’s Musical Comedy Variety Hour, with Megan! And others. Who are also played by Megan....
The Second City’s Holidazed and Confused: Mandatory Merriment
The Second City's Holidazed and Confused. Laugh your way through Second City's all new holiday revue...
