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Second City. 1,729 reviews. #7 of 466 Nightlife in Chicago. Comedy ClubsTheater & Performances. Closed now. 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM. Write a review. About. Enjoy the best in Chicago-style sketch and improv comedy in one of the city’s most popular comedy theaters.
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I will say that both places showcase young comedy stars and people moving up through the ranks, particularly the MainStage. If you can get reasonable tickets, Mainstage is the best product. Like many have said though, an SC show is 85% sketch 15% improv.
- The Second City. Comedy. Comedy clubs. Lincoln Park. price 2 of 4. Located in Old Town, Second City is undoubtedly the crown jewel of comedy in Chicago. This is the place that put both sketch and improvised comedy on the map while launching the careers of many distinguished comics including Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Chris Farley, Keegan-Michael Key, Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell—to name a few.
- The Lincoln Lodge. Chicago gets a lot of international notoriety for its improv scene, but don’t sleep on local standup institutions either. The Lincoln Lodge bills itself as the nation’s longest-running independent comedy showcase, and sports a star-studded list of alumni, including Cameron Esposito, Hannibal Buress, Kyle Kinane and Kumail Nanjiani.
- Annoyance Theatre. Comedy. Comedy clubs. Lake View. price 1 of 4. Annoyance put itself on the map with its famously distasteful gross-out musical Co-Ed Prison Sluts.
- Color Club. This new Irving Park venue promises “events and experiments,” and alongside thought-provoking art exhibitions, live music and weekly Jazzercise.
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!
- 1616 N Wells St, Chicago, 60614, IL
- August 18, 2024
- $35 - $112
Laugh your flip-flops off with The Best of The Second City: Summer Style! We’re diving into our 65-year treasure trove of comedy gold to bring you a handcrafted selection of our favorite songs, sketches, and characters.
Opening in 1959, comedic stars that have trained and performed here include the likes of Steve Carrell, John Candy, Gilda Radner, Tina Fey, Chris Farley, and much more. You won’t find another comedy club in Chicago that has a longer list of famous past performers than we do.
The Second City is an improvisational comedy enterprise. It is the oldest improvisational theater troupe to be continuously based in Chicago, with training programs and live theatres in Toronto and New York.
