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<strong>EST</strong>. <strong>1959</strong><br />
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“The entire recent<br />
tradition of American<br />
satire can be summed<br />
up in three words:<br />
The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong>”<br />
–New York Times<br />
“...no single institution<br />
has made a greater<br />
impact on the<br />
development of<br />
American comedy…”<br />
–St. James Encyclopedia<br />
of Pop Culture<br />
“My whole life turned<br />
around at <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
– every aspect of it”<br />
–Alan Arkin<br />
“<strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> does<br />
the comedy of shared<br />
experience more<br />
quirkily and savvier<br />
than most.”<br />
–Chris Johns, Chicago Tribune<br />
The cast of The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong>’s critically-acclaimed<br />
96 th Revue, “America: All Better!”<br />
“A Temple of Satire”<br />
–Time Magazine<br />
<strong>1959</strong><br />
<strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> Opens<br />
“<strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> is not only a Chicago treasure, it’s one of the<br />
most important theatre companies in the United States”<br />
–Robert Falls, Artistic Director of The Goodman Theatre<br />
1960<br />
First workshops begin<br />
1961<br />
First comedy album<br />
First Broadway Run<br />
1962<br />
First London Appearance<br />
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Looking back, it seems perfect that The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> would take its name from the title of<br />
A.J. Liebling’s disparaging profile of Chicago. It was at that very moment that a collective<br />
of artists from around the University of Chicago area were laying the groundwork for what<br />
would become renowned as one of the most influential and prolific comedy theatres in<br />
the world.<br />
Those artists — including Paul Sills, Mike Nichols, Elaine May, Zorah Lampert and Sheldon<br />
Patinkin — shared a love for performance with a voice of truth. Politically active in a time<br />
when making waves could prove disastrous, they left the south side campus in search of a<br />
space to present exactly the work in which they were interested. Together with David<br />
Shepherd, Barbara Harris, Ed Asner, and Byrne and Joyce Piven, they found a home in the<br />
form of an ex-chop suey house on the corner of North and Lasalle street in Chicago’s Old<br />
Town neighborhood. The Playwright’s Theatre Club had been born, creating over twenty-five<br />
productions during their lifespan. By all accounts, it would prove to be the most important exchop<br />
suey house in documented theater history.<br />
With the momentum of the Playwright’s Theater in their stride, Shepherd and Sills went on to<br />
form the improvisational group The Compass Players – an incarnation that is credited with<br />
advancing the fledgling art form to exciting levels that audiences had never experienced. New<br />
talents including Shelley Berman, Severn Darden, Roger Bowen, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara were<br />
also part of the troupe, and together they fashioned a style and criterion still widely reflected in<br />
comedy today – one nightclub at a time. When the time came in <strong>1959</strong> to find a permanent home<br />
for the group, Sills joined forces with Howard Alk and producer Bernard Sahlins. They naturally<br />
thought to approach the owner of an ex-Chinese laundry in Old Town. After a bout of<br />
polite hard-selling, the doors opened on The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> and haven’t closed since.<br />
As if the 60’s didn’t provide enough excitement for the growing enterprise, in 1973<br />
producers Bernard Sahlins and Joyce Sloane headed north and opened the doors to a<br />
permanent space in downtown Toronto.<br />
Though the venture was met with positive reviews and faithful support from the public,<br />
the inability to secure a liquor license put the group’s new settlement in jeopardy. Faced<br />
with the prospect of leaving Toronto, Sloane and Sahlins met with local theatre producer<br />
Andrew Alexander, a long-time fan of The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> who had faith the company would thrive<br />
if it could find the right home.<br />
1963<br />
First performance in Toronto<br />
First television special<br />
1961 • Avery Schreiber, Joan Rivers, Bill Alton<br />
THE SECOND CITY: A BRIEF HISTORY<br />
1965<br />
First national tour<br />
1964 • David Steinberg, Ann Elder<br />
1967<br />
New home in Piper's Alley<br />
1967 • Sandy Holt, Peter Boyle<br />
1968<br />
First <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> film<br />
In a matter of months, Alexander did just that – and by 1974 <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> Toronto was<br />
creating revues within the regal confines of a century-old firehouse at 110 Lombard St. His<br />
commitment to The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> just beginning, he produced the first revue in the new<br />
building, with a cast consisting of Joe Flaherty, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Rosemary Radcliffe<br />
and Gilda Radner. It was clear from the ensemble’s fearlessness and innovative character<br />
work that this was a place where legends came to play. Without missing a beat, the Toronto<br />
location quickly became recognized as the city’s premier improvisational theatre.<br />
In the decades that followed, <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong>’s role as the principal training ground for young<br />
comic actors became evident as alums like Robert Klein, Joan Rivers, Fred Willard, and Peter<br />
Boyle achieved national fame for their talents. The theatre’s foray into television would yield<br />
monumental results with the advent of the series SCTV, debuting stars like Harold Ramis, Martin<br />
Short, Joe Flaherty and Andrea Martin. The sketch show Saturday Night Live began recruiting<br />
<strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> alums at an alarming rate – making faces like Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Dan<br />
Aykroyd, and John Belushi ones that the world would never forget.<br />
The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong>’s pace only increased throughout the 80’s and 90’s, when performers Stephen<br />
Colbert, Steve Carrell, Mike Myers, Chris Farley, Tim Meadows, Rachel Dratch, and Tina Fey ushered<br />
in a new era of comedy with a persistent succession of groundbreaking revues. In 1985, Andrew<br />
Alexander and his partner Len Stuart acquired Bernie Sahlins’ interest in The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> -<br />
Chicago. Currently, Alexander operates and oversees <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong>’s ever expanding sphere of<br />
activities. In addition to its resident theatres in Chicago and Toronto, the company has<br />
training centers in each of those locations as well as Los Angeles; four touring<br />
companies that perform at arts centers, theatres and festivals worldwide; a<br />
corporate communications division that offers consulting, training and customized<br />
entertainment to a diverse array of clients; <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> Theatricals which produces<br />
plays and musicals for both resident and road houses; and <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> Television and<br />
Film, producers of the award-winning series SCTV and currently developing new<br />
television and film projects.<br />
In the words of the New York Times, The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> has become “a comedy empire.”<br />
1973<br />
<strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> Toronto Opens<br />
1976<br />
SCTV begins filming<br />
1971 •Eugenie Ross-Leming, John Belushi 1973 • John Candy, Bill Murray 1974 • Dan Aykroyd<br />
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1977<br />
SCTV has American debut<br />
1978<br />
Andrew Alexander &<br />
Len Stuart partner<br />
1979<br />
<strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> premieres on NBC<br />
TOURING COMPANIES<br />
& THEATRICALS<br />
Just a few short years after The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> launched in Chicago, the<br />
theatre formed Touring Companies that began performing all over<br />
North America at theatres, clubs, colleges and performing arts centers. Not<br />
only did this become an important way to build The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> brand outside of the<br />
Windy <strong>City</strong>, it also became the model for developing the comedic talent that grace the resident stages<br />
of The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong>. There’s nothing like sharing a hot van every week with five other would-be comic<br />
geniuses – playing houses from Peoria to Beverly Hills – that will serve to develop your comic chops.<br />
Today, The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> maintains four full-time touring ensembles that have extended their reach beyond<br />
the pond, performing in Europe and Asia in addition to their ongoing tours in the US and Canada.<br />
In the mid 1990’s, The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> developed its Theatricals division, which was built to extend <strong>Second</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong>’s live theatrical credentials beyond the world of sketch and improv comedy. Co-Productions with<br />
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Steppenwolf and Northlight Theatre brought such hit shows as “<strong>Second</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong>’s Hamlet! The Musical” and the touring musical “Sex and The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong>.” In 2005, The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
made an exclusive deal with Norwegian Cruise Lines to produce revues aboard a number of its ships.<br />
Today, <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> has full-time casts on seven NCL ships. Recent Theatricals productions include<br />
“Jewsical! The Musical” and “DeFace The Nation.”<br />
Pictured Counter clockwise: Mick Napier & Alexandra Billings, Current Touring Company, Nicole Parker & Micheal Keegan-Key, 1980’s Toronto Touring Company with Mike Myers<br />
1982<br />
SCTV wins series Emmy<br />
<strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> e.t.c. opens<br />
1983<br />
Los Angeles location opens<br />
1985<br />
The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> Training<br />
Center begins<br />
1974 • Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner 1975 • George Wendt 1976 • Shelly Long, Steven Kampmann 1980 • Danny Breen, Jim Belushi 1982 • Martin Short on SCTV 1988 • Bonnie Hunt, Mike Myers<br />
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SECOND CITY TRAINING CENTERS<br />
The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> has offered workshops and classes in its craft since its<br />
inception in the 60's. Then, wisdom was imparted by such luminaries<br />
as Josephine Forsberg, Del Close, and Don DePollo in a series of<br />
classes focusing on the art of improvisation. Demand grew steadily<br />
until an official school was established in the 1980's, united by the<br />
ongoing goal to share the unique and influential methods the<br />
theater was founded on and to prepare the next generation of artists<br />
for its stages.<br />
Since then the Training Centers have experienced unprecedented<br />
growth in curriculum and enrollment. The Training Centers are now<br />
one of the largest actor training programs in the world. Training in<br />
improvisation, acting, and writing serve as the foundation of an<br />
impressive variety of classes catering to all ages and skill levels. It has<br />
expanded to include youth programming, musical improvisation and<br />
songwriting classes, professional development classes for educators,<br />
and a constantly evolving roster of specialized workshops taught by<br />
the theater's talented cast members and alumni. In 2007, in<br />
partnership with Columbia College Chicago, the Training Center<br />
became home to "Comedy Studies," a semester-long, accredited<br />
program that is first of its kind in the United States.<br />
Addressing the needs of the community while continuing to set the<br />
standard, the <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> Training Centers offer one of the most<br />
comprehensive and respected performance programs in the world.<br />
“<strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> teaches its actors what it means to be part<br />
of an ensemble”<br />
–Dick Blasucci, Executive Producer, MadTV<br />
SECOND CITY TELEVISION & FILM<br />
In 1976, The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> welcomed the chance to bring its trademark sketch format<br />
into the homes of global viewers with the creation of a television series. Andrew<br />
Alexander, along with Sahlins and partner Len Stuart, called upon the talents of<br />
the Toronto Mainstage cast and its associates to breathe life into this new TV<br />
project. Together with John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea<br />
Martin, Catherine O'Hara, and Dave Thomas, along with Harold Ramis, Del<br />
Close, and Sheldon Patinkin - came the idea to follow the exploits of a<br />
fictional television studio and the inimitable personalities who run it.<br />
From these sessions, the legendary SCTV - standing for the call letters of<br />
the aspiring station - was launched.<br />
During its seven-year, 185 half-hour episode run, the show garnered 13<br />
Emmy Award nominations and won two for best writing. It grew to be<br />
adored by audiences in its native Canada before spreading to American<br />
distribution, and is enjoyed by younger generations in syndication. More<br />
importantly, the show would prove to be an original template for the sketch<br />
comedy format on television, with ensemble work, structuring, and<br />
presentation that would inspire virtually all other sketch programs to come.<br />
Today, The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> TV and Film division continues to develop projects in all<br />
areas - including television series, feature films, and web events. Their<br />
aggressive hands-on approach to turning an idea into a reality has gained them<br />
attention from networks and studios worldwide. Working with some of comedy's<br />
biggest stars and the breakout talent of tomorrow, this enterprising division is<br />
fast becoming a frontrunner in the media world.<br />
Eugene Levy as Bobby Bittman<br />
“<strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> looked for all the world like a bunch of<br />
people goofing off onstage. I was pretty sure they<br />
got paid for it”<br />
–George Wendt<br />
Joe Flaherty as Count Flyod Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas as the McKenzie brothers Andrea Martin as Edith Prickley<br />
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SECOND CITY COMMUNICATIONS<br />
The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong>'s satirical sketch work has provided comic insight to corporate America ever since its doors<br />
first opened. Along the way, we discovered that many of the creative tools we developed to create stage<br />
material also had direct applications on the business stage.<br />
In the early 1990's, a division named <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> Communications<br />
(SCC) was formally set up to bring our unique brand of messaging<br />
and training to business.<br />
We now deliver marketing, entertainment and training to some of<br />
the world's leading companies including over two hundred of the<br />
Fortune 500. With an unparalleled eye for detail and client-driven<br />
services utilizing our talented actors, directors, writers and<br />
producers, <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> Communications now serves hundreds of<br />
companies each year.<br />
<strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> Communications provides proven options for business<br />
growth-offering memorable product launches, promotional<br />
materials, event coordination, live entertainment and video<br />
productions that are as effective as they are hilarious. Carefully<br />
cultivated workshops engender leadership, communication,<br />
presentation skills and rock solid teamwork that promote harmony<br />
in the workplace and results in the field. Using proven acting<br />
techniques, innovative improvisational skills, and real-world<br />
business experience, Communications travels all over the world<br />
bringing brand-relevant solutions to every industry and market.<br />
“The legion of celebrities who got their start at<br />
<strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> is legendary…”<br />
–The Chicago Reader<br />
CAST LISTS OF THE SECOND CITY<br />
The Compass Players,<br />
Playright’s Theatre Club,<br />
and The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong>, NY<br />
1955-<strong>1959</strong><br />
Alan Alda<br />
Jane Alexander<br />
Howard Alk<br />
Alan Arkin<br />
Larry Arrick<br />
Rose Arrick<br />
Ed Asner<br />
Sandy Baron<br />
Lloyd Battista<br />
Walter Beakel<br />
Shelley Berman<br />
Haym Bernson<br />
Roger Bowen<br />
Hildy Brooks<br />
R. Victor Brown<br />
Jack Burns<br />
Mona Burr<br />
Loretta Chiljian<br />
Del Close<br />
Robert Coughlan<br />
Barbara Dana<br />
Severn Darden<br />
Bob Dishy<br />
Kornel Michael David<br />
MacIntyre Dixon<br />
Paul Dooley<br />
Andrew Duncan<br />
Tom Erhart<br />
Theodore J. Flicker<br />
Barbara "Bobbi" Gordon<br />
Mark Gordon<br />
Philip Baker Hall<br />
Larry Hankin<br />
Valarie Harper<br />
1992<br />
<strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> Outreach<br />
Program begins<br />
Barbara Harris<br />
Jo Henderson<br />
Mo Hirsch<br />
Kenna Hunt<br />
Henry Jaglom<br />
Linda Lavin<br />
Martin Lavut<br />
Sid Lazard<br />
Mickey LeGlaire<br />
Richard Libertini<br />
Ron Liebman<br />
Freya Manston<br />
Allaudin Mathieu<br />
Elaine May<br />
Paul Mazursky<br />
Anne Meara<br />
Lucy Minnerle<br />
George Morrison<br />
Mike Nichols<br />
Tom O’Horgan<br />
Robert Patton<br />
Nancy Ponder<br />
Diana Sands<br />
Reni Santoni<br />
Linda Segal<br />
Omar Shapli<br />
Suzanne “Honey” Shepard<br />
David Shepherd<br />
George Sherman<br />
Peg Shirley<br />
Paul Sills<br />
Viola Spolin<br />
Leslie J. Stark<br />
Jerry Stiller<br />
Ron Weyand<br />
Collin Wilcox<br />
Mary Louise Wilson<br />
The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Chicago<br />
<strong>1959</strong><br />
Howard Alk<br />
Roger Bowen<br />
Severn Darden<br />
Andrew Duncan<br />
Barbara Harris<br />
Mina Kolb<br />
William Mathieu<br />
Sheldon Patinkin<br />
Bernard Sahlins<br />
Paul Sills<br />
Eugene Troobnick<br />
1960<br />
Alan Arkin<br />
Paul Sand<br />
Joyce Sloane<br />
1961<br />
Bill Alton<br />
John Brent<br />
Hamilton Camp<br />
Del Close<br />
Melinda Dillon<br />
Anthony Holland<br />
Zohra Lampert<br />
Alan Myerson<br />
Irene Riordan<br />
Joan Rivers<br />
Avery Schreiber<br />
1962<br />
Mona Burr<br />
Dennis Cunningham<br />
Dick Schaal<br />
1993<br />
<strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> opens<br />
in Detroit<br />
1963<br />
Jack Burns<br />
MacIntyre Dixon<br />
Ann Elder<br />
Judy Harris<br />
Melissa "Sally" Hart<br />
Richard Libertini<br />
Omar Shapli<br />
1964<br />
Ian Davidson<br />
Eugene Kadish<br />
Fred Kaz<br />
Harv Robbin<br />
David Steinberg<br />
1965<br />
Joan Bassie<br />
Robert Benedetti<br />
Alex Canaan<br />
Sondra Caron<br />
Josephine Forsberg<br />
Judy Graubart<br />
Robert Klein<br />
David Paulsen<br />
Fred Willard<br />
1966<br />
Bob Curry<br />
Sid Grossfeld<br />
Sandy Holt<br />
Jon Shank<br />
David Walsh<br />
Penny White<br />
1967<br />
J. J. Barry<br />
Peter Boyle<br />
Martin Harvey Freidberg<br />
Burt Heyman<br />
Lynne Lipton<br />
Ira Miller<br />
1968<br />
Murphy Dunne<br />
Michael Miller<br />
Carol Robinson<br />
1995<br />
Debuts in Scotland<br />
1969<br />
David Blum<br />
Martin de Maat<br />
Jim Fisher<br />
Joe Flaherty<br />
Nate Herman<br />
Pamela Hoffman<br />
Roberta Maguire<br />
Judy Morgan<br />
Brian Doyle Murray<br />
Harold Ramis<br />
Eric Ross<br />
Cyril Simon<br />
Paul Taylor<br />
1971<br />
John Belushi<br />
Eugenie Ross-Leming<br />
Dan Ziskie<br />
1972<br />
David Rasche<br />
Ann Ryerson<br />
1973<br />
John Candy<br />
Stephanie Cotsirilos<br />
Tino Insana<br />
Bill Murray<br />
Jim Staahl<br />
Betty Thomas<br />
1989 • Tim Meadows, Chris Farley 1992 • Amy Sedaris, Steve Carell 1993 • Ruth Rudnick, Stephen Colbert<br />
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1974<br />
Dan Aykroyd<br />
Cassandra Danz<br />
Don DePollo<br />
Michael J. Gellman<br />
Allan Guttman<br />
Deborah Harmon<br />
Richard Kurtzman<br />
Eugene Levy<br />
Raul Moncada<br />
Rosemary Radcliffe<br />
Gilda Radner<br />
Mert Rich<br />
Doug Steckler<br />
Paul Zegler<br />
1975<br />
Bernadette Birkett<br />
Miriam Flynn<br />
George Wendt<br />
1976<br />
Will Aldis<br />
Eric Boardman<br />
Steven Kampmann<br />
Shelley Long<br />
Jim Sherman<br />
1977<br />
Cynthia Cavalenes<br />
Larry Coven<br />
1978<br />
Jim Belushi<br />
Tim Kazurinsky<br />
Audrie Neenan<br />
Lawrence J. Perkins<br />
Maria Ricossa<br />
1979<br />
Danny Breen<br />
Mary Gross<br />
Bruce Jarchow<br />
Nancy McCabe-Kelly<br />
1997<br />
Toronto moves to<br />
56 Blue Jays Way<br />
1980<br />
Meagen Fay<br />
Lance Kinsey<br />
Rob Riley<br />
1981<br />
Susan Bugg<br />
John Kapelos<br />
Rick Thomas<br />
1982<br />
Nonie Newton-Breen<br />
Cheryl Sloane<br />
Craig Taylor<br />
1983<br />
Bekka Eaton<br />
Ed Greenberg<br />
Michael Hagerty<br />
Isabella Hoffman<br />
Richard Kind<br />
1985<br />
Andrew Alexander<br />
Mindy Bell<br />
Jim Fay<br />
Mona Lyden<br />
Len Stuart<br />
1986<br />
Dan Castellaneta<br />
Rick Hall<br />
Bonnie Hunt<br />
Maureen Kelly<br />
Harry Murphy<br />
1987<br />
Steve Assad<br />
Kevin Crowley<br />
Aaron Freeman<br />
Ruby Streak<br />
Barbara Wallace<br />
Ron West<br />
1988<br />
Joe Liss<br />
Mike Myers<br />
1989<br />
Chris Farley<br />
Tim Meadows<br />
Joel Murray<br />
David Pasquesi<br />
Judith Scott<br />
Holly Wortell<br />
1990<br />
Tom Gianas<br />
Bob Odenkirk<br />
Tim O'Malley<br />
Jill Talley<br />
1991<br />
Fran Adams<br />
Cynthia Caponera<br />
Steve Carell<br />
Michael McCarthy<br />
John Rubano<br />
1992<br />
Paul Dinello<br />
Kelly Leonard<br />
Ruth Rudnick<br />
Amy Sedaris<br />
1993<br />
Stephen Colbert<br />
David Razowsky<br />
1994<br />
Scott Adsit<br />
Scott Allman<br />
Jackie Hoffman<br />
1999<br />
elebrates 40 years<br />
1995<br />
Rachel Dratch<br />
Jon Glaser<br />
Jenna Jolovitz<br />
Adam McKay<br />
1996<br />
Kevin Dorff<br />
Tina Fey<br />
Mick Napier<br />
Lyn Pusztai<br />
1997<br />
Jim Zulevic<br />
1998<br />
Rachel Hamilton<br />
T.J. Jagodowski<br />
Susan Messing<br />
Jeff Richmond<br />
Tami Sagher<br />
Rich Talarico<br />
Stephnie Weir<br />
1999<br />
Ed Furman<br />
Beth Kligerman<br />
2000<br />
Craig Cackowski<br />
Sue Gillan<br />
Angela Shelton<br />
2001<br />
Debra Downing<br />
Nyima (Woods) Funk<br />
Martin Garcia<br />
Michael Kennard<br />
David Pompeii<br />
2002<br />
Brian Boland<br />
Josh Funk<br />
Robin (Johnson) Hammond<br />
Alison Riley<br />
Al Samuels<br />
Abby Sher<br />
2003<br />
Dan Bakkedahl<br />
Lisa Brooke<br />
Liz Cackowski<br />
Antoine McKay<br />
Jean Villepique<br />
2004<br />
Brian Gallivan<br />
Maribeth Monroe<br />
Claudia Michelle Wallace<br />
2005<br />
Matt Craig<br />
Molly Erdman<br />
2006<br />
Joe Canale<br />
Ithamar Enriquez<br />
Kirk Hanley<br />
Marc Warzecha<br />
2007<br />
Matt Hovde<br />
Brad Morris<br />
Amber Ruffin<br />
2008<br />
Lauren Ash<br />
Jim Carlson<br />
Shelly Gossman<br />
Anthony Leblanc<br />
Michael Pat O’Brien<br />
Emily Wilson<br />
2001<br />
Theatre opens in Las Vegas<br />
1993 • Nia Vardalos, Ian Gomez 1997 • Scott Adsit, Jenna Jolovitz, Tina Fey, Kevin Dorff 1998 • Stephanie Weir, Ratch Dratch<br />
The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> e.t.c.<br />
Chicago<br />
1983<br />
Bill Applebaum<br />
Rob Bronstein<br />
Don DePollo<br />
Jim Fay<br />
Susan Gauthier<br />
Carey Goldenberg<br />
Jeff Michalski<br />
Jane Morris<br />
Bernard Sahlins<br />
Joyce Sloane<br />
Ruby Streak<br />
1984<br />
Steve Assad<br />
Dan Castellaneta<br />
Isabella Hoffman<br />
Maureen Kelly<br />
Harry Murphy<br />
1985<br />
Andrew Alexander<br />
Len Stuart<br />
1986<br />
Mark Belden<br />
Mindy Bell<br />
Kevin Crowley<br />
Kevin Doyle<br />
Joe Keefe<br />
Barbara Wallace<br />
1987<br />
Chris Barnes<br />
Madeleine Belden<br />
Joe Liss<br />
1988<br />
Laura Hall<br />
Judith Scott<br />
Jill Talley<br />
Holly Wortell<br />
1989<br />
Mark Beltzman<br />
Dan Gillogly<br />
Nate Herman<br />
Michael McCarthy<br />
Ruth Rudnick<br />
Ron West<br />
1990<br />
Fran Adams<br />
Steve Carell<br />
Tom Gianas<br />
John Rubano<br />
1991<br />
Rose Abdoo<br />
Megan Moore Burns<br />
Peter Burns<br />
Ken Campbell<br />
Jeff Garlin<br />
Dave Razowsky<br />
1992<br />
Scott Allman<br />
Stephen Colbert<br />
Jimmy Doyle<br />
Ian Gomez<br />
Jackie Hoffman<br />
Jenna Jolovitz<br />
Kelly Leonard<br />
1993<br />
Scott Adsit<br />
Michael Broh<br />
Norm Holly<br />
Nia Vardalos<br />
2005<br />
Toronto moves to new home<br />
1994<br />
John Hildreth<br />
1995<br />
Adam McKay<br />
Jeff Richmond<br />
Aaron Rhodes<br />
Dee Ryan<br />
Brian Stack<br />
Miriam Tolan<br />
Jim Zulevic<br />
1996<br />
Neil Flynn<br />
Laura Krafft<br />
Jerry C. Minor<br />
Horatio Sanz<br />
Peter Zahradnick<br />
1997<br />
Aaron Carney<br />
Matt Dwyer<br />
Rachel Hamilton<br />
Mick Napier -Director<br />
Rebecca Sohn<br />
Rich Talarico<br />
1998<br />
Craig Cackowski<br />
Kristin Ford<br />
Noah Gregoropoulos<br />
Tami Sagher<br />
1999<br />
Ali Farahnakian<br />
Martin Garcia<br />
Sue Gillan<br />
Beth Kligerman<br />
Jack McBrayer<br />
David Pompeii<br />
Lyn Pusztai<br />
2009<br />
<strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong> Celebrates 50 Years<br />
Klaus Peter Schuller<br />
Angela Shelton<br />
Trey Stone<br />
Michael Thomas<br />
2000<br />
Andy Cobb<br />
Debra Downing<br />
Abby Sher<br />
2001<br />
Sam Albert<br />
Joshua Funk<br />
TJ Jagodowski<br />
Keegan-Michael Key<br />
2002<br />
Peter Grosz<br />
Nyima Funk<br />
Robin (Johnston) Hammond<br />
Alison Riley<br />
Jean (Augustyn) Villepique<br />
2003<br />
Jeremy Wilcox<br />
2004<br />
Lee Brackett<br />
Jen Bills<br />
Frank Caeti<br />
Matt Craig<br />
Rebecca Drysdale<br />
Ithamar Enriquez<br />
2005<br />
Rebecca Sage Allen<br />
Jim Carlson<br />
Alex Fendrich<br />
Robert Janas<br />
Chad Krueger<br />
Niki Lindgren<br />
Nicky Margolis<br />
2000 • Jack McBrayer 2002 • Jason Sudeikis, Kay Cannon, Joe Kelly, Holly Walker<br />
2006<br />
Kirk Hanley<br />
Amanda Blake Davis<br />
Andy St. Clair<br />
2007<br />
W. Shane Oman<br />
Marc Warzecha<br />
2008<br />
Christina Anthony<br />
Mike Descoteaux<br />
Tom Flanigan<br />
Megan Grano<br />
Laura Grey<br />
Matt Hovde<br />
Timothy Edward Mason<br />
Bruce Pirrie<br />
Joseph Ruffner<br />
The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Toronto<br />
1973<br />
Dan Aykroyd<br />
Andrew Alexander<br />
Valri Bromfield<br />
Jayne Eastwood<br />
Gino Empry<br />
Joe Flaherty<br />
Fred Kaz<br />
Brian Doyle Murray<br />
Gilda Radner<br />
Bernard Sahlins<br />
Gerry Salsberg<br />
Sam Shopsowitz<br />
Joyce Sloane<br />
1974<br />
John Candy<br />
Todd Jeffrey Ellis<br />
Piers Gilson<br />
Allan Guttman<br />
Eugene Levy<br />
Catherine O'Hara<br />
Sheldon Patinkin<br />
Jim Patry<br />
Rosemary Radcliffe<br />
1975<br />
Carol Cassis<br />
Ben Gordon<br />
Andrea Martin<br />
John Monteith<br />
Dave Thomas<br />
1976<br />
Peter Aykroyd<br />
Brenda Donohue<br />
Len Stuart<br />
1977<br />
Del Close<br />
Robin Duke<br />
Steven Kampmann<br />
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15<br />
Robin McCulloch<br />
Martin Short<br />
Dave Thompson<br />
Peter Torokvei<br />
1978<br />
Scott Baker<br />
Sally Cochrane<br />
Cathy Gallant<br />
1979<br />
Maggie Butterfield<br />
Don DePollo<br />
Don Dickinson<br />
Melissa Ellis<br />
Derek McGrath<br />
Tony Rosato<br />
Kim Sisson<br />
Mary Charlotte Wilcox<br />
1980<br />
Tom Baker<br />
Gabe Cohen<br />
Steve Ehrlick<br />
John Hemphill<br />
Kathleen Laskey<br />
Denise Pidgeon<br />
Wendy Slutsky<br />
1981<br />
Ken Innes<br />
Jerrold Karch<br />
Deborah Kimmett<br />
1982<br />
Michael J. Gellman<br />
Don Lake<br />
1983<br />
Donald Adams<br />
Bob Derkach<br />
June Graham<br />
Bruce Hunter<br />
Ron James<br />
Madelyn Keane<br />
Debra McGrath<br />
Lyn Okkerse<br />
Peter Okkerse<br />
Bruce Pirrie<br />
Jane Schoettle<br />
Blaine Selkirk<br />
Adrian Truss<br />
1984<br />
Sandra Balcovske<br />
Karen Poce<br />
1985<br />
Dana Andersen<br />
Bob Bainborough<br />
Kevin Frank<br />
Linda Kash<br />
Dorothy Tenute<br />
1986<br />
David Huband<br />
Jeff Michalski<br />
Mike Myers<br />
Deborah Theaker<br />
Mark Wilson<br />
1987<br />
Tamar Malic<br />
Ryan Stiles<br />
Audrey Webb<br />
1988<br />
Neil Crone<br />
Wendy Hopkins<br />
Lindsay Leese<br />
Colin Mochrie<br />
Alana Shields<br />
Tim Sims<br />
1989<br />
Patrick McKenna<br />
1990<br />
Kathryn Greenwood<br />
Karen Hines<br />
Gary Pearson<br />
Ed Sahely<br />
1991<br />
Christopher Earle<br />
Nick Johne<br />
Jenny Parsons<br />
Judith Scott<br />
Peter Sherk<br />
Brian Smith<br />
1993<br />
Andrew Currie<br />
Jackie Harris<br />
Steve Morel<br />
Paul O'Sullivan<br />
Jonathan Wilson<br />
1994<br />
Lori Nasso<br />
Janet Van De Graaff<br />
1995<br />
James Carroll<br />
Tamara Bick<br />
Kerry Garnier<br />
Albert Howell<br />
Nancy Marino<br />
Teresa Pavlinek<br />
1996<br />
Jennifer Irwin<br />
Mollie Jacques<br />
Bob Martin<br />
Jack Mosshammer<br />
1997<br />
Marc Hickox<br />
Melody Johnson<br />
Arnold Pinnock<br />
Angela Shelton<br />
1998<br />
Gavin Crawford<br />
Tracy Dawson<br />
Andrew Dollar<br />
Mary Pat Farrell<br />
Jerry C. Minor<br />
Doug Morency<br />
Lee Smart<br />
Gina Sorell<br />
Jennifer Whalen<br />
1999<br />
Paul Bates<br />
Lisa Brooke<br />
Kevin Dorff<br />
K. McPherson Jones<br />
2000<br />
Geri Hall<br />
Carolyn Taylor<br />
Sandy Jobin-Bevans<br />
2001<br />
Aurora Browne<br />
Jennifer Goodhue<br />
Paul Constable<br />
Nathan David Shore<br />
2002<br />
Pat Kelly<br />
Matt Baram<br />
2003<br />
Jamillah Ross<br />
Naomi Snieckus<br />
2004<br />
Derek Flores<br />
Rebecca Northan<br />
2005<br />
Anand Rajaram<br />
Lauren Ash<br />
Steven DelBalso<br />
Mick Napier<br />
2006<br />
Jim Annan<br />
Scott Montgomery<br />
Matt Reid<br />
2007<br />
Marty Adams<br />
Darryl Hinds<br />
Karen Parker<br />
Leslie Seiler<br />
2008<br />
Ashley Botting<br />
Kerry Griffin<br />
Reid Janisse<br />
The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Northwest (Chicago)<br />
1988<br />
Fran Adams<br />
Andrew Alexander<br />
Jon Anderson<br />
Mark Beltzman<br />
Bill Cusack<br />
Fred Kaz<br />
Tim O'Malley<br />
David Pasquesi<br />
Ruth Rudnick<br />
Cheryl Sloane<br />
Joyce Sloane<br />
Len Stuart<br />
1989<br />
Steve Carell<br />
Christina Dunne<br />
Jim Jatho<br />
Sean Masterson<br />
John Michalski<br />
David Razowsky<br />
John Rubano<br />
Claudia Smith-Special<br />
Faith Soloway<br />
1990<br />
Ken Campbell<br />
Kevin Crowley<br />
Amy Sedaris<br />
1991<br />
Scott Allman<br />
Stephen Colbert<br />
Paul Dinello<br />
Ian Gomez<br />
Jackie Hoffman<br />
John Holtson<br />
Megan Moore-Burns<br />
Mick Napier<br />
Charlie Silliman<br />
Nia Vardalos<br />
1992<br />
Scott Adsit<br />
Tom Gianas<br />
John Hildreth<br />
Norm Holly<br />
Mark Levenson<br />
Aliza Murrieta<br />
Aaron Rhodes<br />
Mitch Rouse<br />
Jim Zulevic<br />
1993<br />
Peter Burns<br />
Deborah Goldberg<br />
Karol Kent<br />
Kelly Leonard<br />
John Thies<br />
Tracy Thorpe<br />
1994<br />
Renee Albert<br />
Pat Andrews<br />
Bernadette Birkett<br />
Martin Brady<br />
Matt Dwyer<br />
Jennifer Estlin<br />
Pat Finn<br />
Michael Gellman<br />
David Koechner<br />
Ron West<br />
1995<br />
Michael Bloom<br />
Anne Libera<br />
Theresa Mulligan<br />
Todd Stashwick<br />
Nancy Walls<br />
The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Edmonton, Alberta<br />
1979-1982<br />
Andrew Alexander<br />
Bob Bainborough<br />
Sandra Balcovske<br />
Lorraine Behnan<br />
Gabe Cohen<br />
Bob Derkach<br />
Don Dickinson<br />
Robin Duke<br />
Michael J. Gellman<br />
Christine Henderson<br />
Sparky Johnston<br />
Jerrold Karch<br />
Gail Kerbel<br />
Keith Knight<br />
Don Lamont<br />
David Mann<br />
Kat Mullaly<br />
Jeanette Nelson<br />
Jan Randall<br />
Mert Rich<br />
Carol Sinclair<br />
Kevin Smith<br />
Veena Sood<br />
Doug Stratton<br />
Len Stuart<br />
Adrian Truss<br />
The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
London, Ontario<br />
1983-1992<br />
Donald Adams<br />
Andrew Alexander<br />
Dana Andersen<br />
Elizabeth Baird<br />
Sandra Balcovske<br />
Jack Banks<br />
John Bynum<br />
Luc Casimiri<br />
Alan Catlin<br />
John Costello<br />
Catherine Creary<br />
Martin de Maat<br />
Patrick Dubois<br />
Kevin Frank<br />
Michael J. Gellman<br />
Mike Goran<br />
Kathryn Greenwood<br />
Allan Guttman<br />
David Healey<br />
Karen Hines<br />
Shari Hollett<br />
Wendy Hopkins<br />
Bruce Hunter<br />
Todd Jeffrey-Ellis<br />
Linda Kash<br />
Madelyn Keane<br />
Joe Keefe<br />
Peter Keleghan<br />
Deborah Kimmett<br />
Elvira Kurt<br />
Lindsay Leese<br />
Frank McAnulty<br />
Patrick McKenna<br />
Steve Morel<br />
Sue Morrison<br />
Barbara Muller<br />
Lori Nasso<br />
Lyn Okkerse<br />
Jenny Parsons<br />
Bruce Pirrie<br />
Karen Poce<br />
Ed Sahely<br />
Jerry Schaefer<br />
Jane Schoettle<br />
Devin Scott<br />
Paul Scott<br />
Blaine Selkirk<br />
Tim Sims<br />
Brian Smith<br />
Marilyn Smith<br />
Rob Smith<br />
Len Stuart<br />
David Talbot<br />
Deborah Theaker<br />
Adrian Truss<br />
Nia Vardalos<br />
Audrey Webb<br />
Jonathan Wilson<br />
Mark Wilson<br />
The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
L.A./Santa Monica<br />
1989<br />
Dana Andersen<br />
Christopher Best<br />
Mark DeCarlo<br />
Andy Dick<br />
Teresa Ganzel<br />
Michael G. Hagerty<br />
John Hemphill<br />
Richard Kind<br />
Don Lake<br />
Joseph Plewa<br />
Ryan Stiles<br />
Linda White<br />
The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Detroit<br />
1993<br />
Andrew Alexander<br />
Robin Bucci<br />
Colin Ferguson<br />
John Holtson<br />
Mark Levenson<br />
Jerry C. Minor<br />
Suzy Nakamura<br />
Andrew Newberg<br />
Lyn Okkerse<br />
Tim Pryor<br />
Jackie Purtan<br />
Angela Shelton<br />
Len Stuart<br />
1994<br />
Tom Gianas<br />
Nancy Hayden<br />
Chris Smith<br />
Todd Stashwick<br />
1995<br />
Peter Burns<br />
John Farley<br />
Joshua Funk<br />
Dionna Griffin<br />
Grant Krause<br />
Emily Rose Merrell<br />
Ed Smarron<br />
Rico Bruce Wade<br />
1996<br />
Larry Campbell<br />
Kim Greene<br />
John Hildreth<br />
Chad Krueger<br />
Anne Libera<br />
Trey Stone<br />
1997<br />
Eric Black<br />
Margaret Exner<br />
Andrew Graham<br />
Brandon Johnson<br />
Keegan-Michael Key<br />
Joe Latessa<br />
Catherine Worth<br />
1998<br />
Michael J. Gellman<br />
Elaine Hendriks<br />
Marc Evan Jackson<br />
Mary Jane Pories<br />
Ron West<br />
Nyima (Woods) Funk<br />
1999<br />
John Edwartowski<br />
Shatha Faraj<br />
Joe Janes<br />
Antoine McKay<br />
Maribeth Monroe<br />
Mary Vinette<br />
Marc Warzecha<br />
2000<br />
Dexter Bullard<br />
Jeff Fritz<br />
Kirk Hanley<br />
Cheri Lynne<br />
David Razowsky<br />
2001<br />
Rob Chambers<br />
Kiff Vanden Heuvel<br />
2002<br />
Scott Allman<br />
Suzan Gouine<br />
Lisa Maxine Melinn<br />
Topher Owen<br />
2003<br />
Jelly<br />
PJ Jacokes<br />
Shawn Handlon<br />
2005<br />
Ken Faulk<br />
Jenny Hagel<br />
Quintin Hicks<br />
Matt Hovde<br />
Tiffany Jones<br />
Caroline Syran Rauch<br />
2006<br />
Jim Carlson<br />
Amy Duffy<br />
Nate DuFort<br />
Brett Guennel<br />
Shari Hollett<br />
Tara Nida<br />
Tim Robinson<br />
Megan Wilkins<br />
2007<br />
Jaime Moyer<br />
The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Las Vegas<br />
2001<br />
Dan Bakkedahl<br />
Frank Caeti<br />
Kay Cannon<br />
Joshua Diamond<br />
Matt Dwyer<br />
Jennifer Estlin<br />
Mary Pat Farrell<br />
Sarah Gee<br />
Karen Graci<br />
Robin (Johnson) Hammond<br />
Kelly Haran<br />
Fred Hemmiger<br />
Joe Janes<br />
Mike Lukas<br />
Seamus McCarthy<br />
Mick Napier<br />
Phil Randall<br />
Jason Sudeikis<br />
Jean (Augustyn) Villepique<br />
Marc Warzecha<br />
Mike Watkins<br />
2002<br />
Scott Allman<br />
Ed Goodman<br />
Brooke Schoening<br />
Holly Walker<br />
2003<br />
Joe Kelly<br />
Brian Shortall<br />
Amy Rowell<br />
2004<br />
Ithamar Enriquez<br />
Martin Garcia<br />
Lauren Dowden<br />
Bridget Kloss<br />
Shatha Hicks<br />
2005<br />
Amanda Blake Davis<br />
Paul Mattingly<br />
David Novich<br />
Craig Uhlir<br />
2006<br />
Ryan Archibald<br />
Jim Carlson<br />
Shelly Gossman<br />
Katie Neff<br />
Andy St. Clair<br />
2007<br />
Ryan Archibald<br />
Shelly Gossman<br />
2008<br />
Rob Belushi<br />
Michael Lehrer<br />
Robyn Norris<br />
Bruce Pirrie<br />
The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Cleveland<br />
2002<br />
Andrew Alexander<br />
George Pete Caleodis<br />
Maria Corell<br />
Cody Dove<br />
Colleen Doyle<br />
Joshua Funk<br />
Jack Hourigan<br />
Kelly Leonard<br />
Tommy LeRoy<br />
Quinn Patterson<br />
Dana Quercioli<br />
David Schmoll<br />
Ron West<br />
2003<br />
Dave Buckman<br />
Katie Caussin<br />
Lauren Dowden<br />
Randall Harr<br />
Chad Krueger<br />
Kiff Vanden Heuvel<br />
Joseph Ruffner<br />
The <strong>Second</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Denver<br />
2006<br />
Dave Colan<br />
Brendan Dowling<br />
Jenny Hagel<br />
Matt Hovde<br />
Timothy Edward Mason<br />
Beth Melewski<br />
Amber Ruffin<br />
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