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<a href="https://www.secondcity.com/people/other/carisa-barreca/">Carisa Barreca</a> (Instagram/Snapchat/Twitter @Cinderisa) is an alum of The Second City e.t.c. and is currently performing in <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/chicago/people-girlfriends-guide-sisters/">She the People: Girlfriends&#8217; Guide to Sisters Doing It for Themselves</a> at UP Comedy Club.
<a href="https://www.secondcity.com/people/toronto/nadine-djoury/">Nadine Djoury</a> is an award-winning comedian and Ensemble Member with <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/toronto/party-today-panic-tomorrow/">The Second City Toronto Mainstage</a>.
<a href="https://www.secondcity.com/people/chicago/katie-kershaw/">Katie Kershaw</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/chachakershaw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@chachakershaw</a>) is an Ensemble Member in <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/chicago/second-city-e-t-c-s-42nd-revue/">The Second City e.t.c.&#8217;s 42 Revue</a>.
<a href="https://www.secondcity.com/people/other/nyima-funk/">Nyima Funk</a> (<a class="ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/NyimaFunk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@NyimaFunk</a>) is an alumna of The Second City Chicago and Detroit who performs with <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/hollywood/mamas-boy-2/">Mama&#8217;s Boy</a> at Second City Hollywood.
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Previous Second Takes:
<a href="https://www.secondcity.com/network/second-citys-second-takes-february-edition/">February&#8217;s Second Takes</a>
<a href="http://secondcity.com/network/second-takes-january-2018-edition">January’s Second Takes</a>
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The Second City’s Second Takes: March

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Jamison Webb (<a href="http://twitter.com/jamisonwebb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@jamisonwebb</a>) is an alum of The Second City.

This Handy Tool Will Help You Memorize All 45 U.S. Presidents In Order

A beloved form of digital communication signed off to that great big chatroom in the sky today, and The Second City would like to pay its respects by remembering our original AOL  Instant Messenger screen names.
RIP, AIM.
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<li>Liz Kozak: GunBunny3000 </li>
<li>Craig Tommey: Willus100 </li>
<li>Abby Wagner: Abym15 (A full &#8220;Abby&#8221; was apparently taken)</li>
<li>Dawn Kusinski: doctordawn621 (Yup, I was pre-med in college &#x1f600;)</li>
<li>Niq Schwartz: nick69pimp (I was 13)</li>
<li>Jenna Steege: StegsAqui17 </li>
<li>Andrea Miller: LucrativeLunatic (Even though I was poor and not crazy&#8230;..well, the not crazy is debatable)</li>
<li>Cameron Creekmur: tptotally (Stands for tennis player totally &#8211; so embarrassing!)</li>
<li>Kate Eddy: LilTootSieRoLL337 </li>
<li>Heather Scholl: Luv2sing1000 (My mom created my account and since any relevant numbers to my life were taken, she took AOL&#8217;s suggestion of &#8220;1000.&#8221; I really do Luv 2 sing tho. LOL. brb g2g back to work. TTYL.)</li>
<li>Rosie Chevalier: QuAcKiE22 (And now that AIM is gone I can reveal that my password was &#8220;sportz&#8221;.)</li>
<li>Christine Weadick: Skittle03, Pheebs5000, and CheerGrlPEP </li>
<li>Sunjay Agtey: Pagal22 </li>
<li>Joe Ruffner: catbut24 </li>
<li>Ian Owens: I never had one&#8230; but I was HotMALE@hotmail.com until someone hacked my account.</li>
<li>Ross Taylor: firecrach </li>
<li>Bob Knuth: ArtsyBob1985 </li>
<li>Alan Linic: tygerbyte5120 </li>
<li>Jackie Southie: EZwayOut2192 (2192, for the layman, was a numeric code indicating you were a Backstreet Boy Super Fan. B=2, S=19, B=2.)</li>
<li>Lilliana Winkworth: lkwinksportsusa </li>
<li>Mark Campbell: krammstr (Which I didn’t realize how dirty it sounds until my adulthood)</li>
<li>Terrence Carey: t_mann_only1 </li>
<li>Andrew Bolduc: WarriorMonkey17</li>
<li>Anthony Sanders: Mogwai135 (But that was when I was 13. When I was 11, it was ATrainPants.)</li>
<li>Asia Martin: hottie1105</li>
<li>Katie Kershaw: Katie_kershaw54 (54 was the number on my sister’s basketball jersey. She’s my idol.)</li>
<li>Atra Asdou: kLuTzYaTrA25 (Because I&#8217;m klutzy&#8230; and 25 is my favorite number.)</li>
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CUL8R, AIM

Tré Cool joined the Chicago Mainstage cast Tuesday night before rocking Wrigley Field with Green Day later this week.
Hope he had the time of his life.
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Well, That Was Tré Cool…

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Eddie Mujica is an alum of Chicago&#8217;s e.t.c. Stage. Follow him on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/mooheekah">@mooheekah</a>
Robyn Heller is now appearing in <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/hollywood/live-rude-girls/">Live Rude Girls</a> at Second City Hollywood.
Aimee Ambroziak is a member of Toronto-based <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/toronto/the-best-of-the-second-city-3/">Second City Touring Company</a>.
Sayjal Joshi is an ensemble member in The Second City e.t.c.&#8217;s 41st revue <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/chicago/fantastic-super-great-nation-numero-uno/">Fantastic Super Great Nation Numero Uno</a>.
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Previous Second Takes
<a href="https://www.secondcity.com/second-takes-june-edition">June&#8217;s Second Takes</a>
<a href="https://www.secondcity.com/network/second-citys-second-takes-may">May&#8217;s Second Takes</a>

The Second City’s Second Takes – July Edition

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Brandon Hackett is an ensemble member in The Second City Toronto&#8217;s Mainstage revue <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/toronto/everything-is-great-again/">Everything Is Great Again</a>.
Andrew Knox is an ensemble member in The Second City e.t.c.&#8217;s 41st revue <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/chicago/fantastic-super-great-nation-numero-uno/">Fantastic Super Great Nation Numero Uno</a>.
Punam Patel is an alum of Chicago&#8217;s e.t.c. Stage and can currently be seen in Freeform&#8217;s &#8216;<a href="http://freeform.go.com/shows/time-for-bed-with-punam-patel">Time for Bed with Punam Patel</a>.&#8217;
Jay Pichardo is now appearing in <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/hollywood/hispanic-attack/">HisPanic Attack</a> at Second City Hollywood and is part of the sketch comedy duo <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SlyChum/">SlyChum</a>.
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Previous Second Takes
<a href="https://www.secondcity.com/network/second-citys-second-takes-may">May&#8217;s Second Takes</a>
<a href="https://www.secondcity.com/network/second-citys-second-takes-april-edition">April&#8217;s Second Takes</a>

The Second City’s Second Takes – June Edition

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Alan Linic is an ensemble member in The Second City e.t.c.&#8217;s 41st revue <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/chicago/fantastic-super-great-nation-numero-uno/">Fantastic Super Great Nation Numero Uno</a>.
Roxana Altamirano is now appearing in <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/hollywood/hispanic-attack/">HisPanic Attack</a> at Second City Hollywood.
Ann Pornel is an ensemble member in The Second City Toronto&#8217;s Mainstage revue <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/toronto/everything-is-great-again/">Everything Is Great Again</a>.
John Hartman is a two-time Chicago Mainstage alum who&#8217;s been all over the 2016-17 TV season, appearing in Trial &amp; Error, The Good Place, Scorpion and 2 Broke Girls.

The Second City’s Second Takes – May Edition

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Shantira Jackson is an ensemble member in The Second City’s 105th Mainstage revue <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/chicago/second-citys-105th-mainstage-revue/">The Winner…Of Our Discontent</a>.
Jennifer Polonia Garcia is now appearing in <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/hollywood/hispanic-attack/">HisPanic Attack</a> at Second City Hollywood and is part of the sketch comedy duo <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SlyChum/">SlyChum</a>.
Sharjil Rasool is a member of Toronto-based <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/toronto/the-best-of-the-second-city-3/">Second City Touring Company</a>.
Chris Witaske is an alum of Chicago&#8217;s e.t.c. Stage and can currently be seen in Love, now in Season 2 on Netflix.

The Second City’s Second Takes – April Edition

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Chelsea Devantez (@chelseadevantez) is a Second City Chicago Mainstage alum and is a writer for The Untitled Jon Stewart Project on <a href="http://www.hbo.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HBO</a>, coming this spring.
Ashley Botting (@ashleybotting) is an alumna of The Second City Toronto Mainstage and is currently touring Canada with <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/canadian/the-second-citys-guide-to-the-symphony/">The Second City&#8217;s Guide to the Symphony</a>.
Martin Morrow (@martinMmorrow) is an ensemble member in The Second City’s 105th Mainstage revue <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/chicago/second-citys-105th-mainstage-revue/">The Winner…Of Our Discontent</a>.
Julie Marchiano (@juliemarchiano) is an ensemble member in The Second City&#8217;s 41st e.t.c. revue <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/chicago/fantastic-super-great-nation-numero-uno/">Fantastic Super Great Nation Numero Uno</a>.
David Luna (@the_davidluna) is now appearing in <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/shows/hollywood/hispanic-attack/">HisPanic Attack</a> at Second City Hollywood.

—–The Second City’s Second Takes—– March Madness Edition

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