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Come celebrate Training Center Students finishing their Stand-Up 1 class with a show centered on longform Improv! The show schedule for this term is as follows:

Term 5 Stand-Up 1 Shows
Wednesday Class &#8211; Wednesday, October 21 &#8211; 6:30 PM
Thursday Class &#8211; Wednesday, October 21 &#8211; 8:30 PM
Saturday Class &#8211; Friday, October 23 &#8211; 6:00 PM
Monday Class &#8211; Saturday, October 31 &#8211; 5:00 PM
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Judy's Beat Lounge - Chicago

An always popular form in which a comedian performs their unique brand of comedy, usually with nothing more than a mic and their own courage. If you enjoy a rapid-fire night of jokes and stories, a stand-up show might be the perfect fit.

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Find out for yourself why The Second City has been the first name in laughter for over sixty years! From the stages that launched the careers of Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell and more comes the next generation of comedy superstars.
The Best of The Second City features some of the best sketch comedy and songs from our comedy vaults updated for the modern era, as well as some of our newest classics and our trademark improvisation performed by The Second City Touring Company’s best and brightest…and funniest!
Group of 16 or more? We’ll make it easy: <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/group-events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Contact Us for Group Events</a>

Best of The Second City

The Catholic school kids are back and smarter than ever, with new sketches parodying the self-righteous and the socially awkward (in other words, ourselves).

The Catholic School Kids: The Gifted Program

Come on out to see our Grad Revue students at the end of their yearlong studies perform in their Grad Revue Previews! These shows will feature a variety of sketch, improv, and more!
The casts for the shows are:
Tuesday Class 
Director – Sophia Rafiqi
Cast – Cat Aldana, Brandon Banks, Michael Bonow, Rachel Bouman, Imani Carter, Sophia Fattore, Mickey Jordan, Stefanie Kric, Priya Nagarajan, Cameron Wise, and Travis Wright
Stage Technician – Vicky Diaz-Escobar
Music Director – Matthew Pollack
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Saturday Class 
Director – Sam Super
Cast – Benjamin Friedman, Benjamin Krause, Pablo Monsalve Velez, Amanda Near, Jeff Ostrinsky, Tim Overton, Maya Paletta, and Emory Williamson
Stage Technician – Vicky Diaz-Escobar
Music Director – Matthew Pollack
Come on out to see our Writing 6 Showcases! Featuring the writing of Writing program students and starring Training Center performers, these shows are packed with new sketch material written at the end of our year-long Writing Program

Grad Revue Show Run

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