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Characters, scenes, and songs created on the spot by our ensemble and based on your suggestions. You never know what might happen next...and neither do they! An improv show at The Second City is a lively, interactive event featuring the best improvisers in the world.

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A sketch is a short, fully scripted comedy scene. Maybe you call it a “skit” (but we never do). Chicago is the home of modern sketch comedy, and The Second City is at the center of it all.

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<p><span style="color: #191919;">Have you ever wanted to escape? The Second City presents the 112th Mainstage Revue The Devil is in the Detours, a hilarious and unhinged descent into a dimension where chaos reigns. Join our electric six-person ensemble as they sing, dance and rock the hell out in this interactive and immersive sketch and improv comedy revue.  Don’t miss out on the wildest comedy experience of your life.</span></p>


The Devil is in the Detours – The Second City Mainstage

<p>Step behind the velvet curtain into The Second City e.t.c., a lavish comedy speakeasy where the only rule for the evening is laughter. Outside, it’s winter. But here, the show is so hot and hilarious, it’ll melt away your troubles. This interactive world of illusion, decadence, and the illusion of decadence invites you to join in on a heist of hijinx sparkling with sketch, song, and improv spontaneity. The best kept secret? You are the most important part of the show. Join us and find delight. Right this way, your table’s waiting.</p>


Best Kept Secret: Tell Everyone

<p><span style="color: #191919;">Are you tired of taking grandma to watch a bunch of nutcrackers dance in a kick-line every year? Well, you could stay home and watch the same old reruns of A Christmas Story, OR you could dash through the snow to The Second City’s Jack Frost Roasting on an Open Fire. Festive family gatherings, office parties, classic holiday movies, and Mariah Carey’s entire catalogue will all be severely lampooned in this fast-paced, interactive comedy revue stuffed with seasonal songs, sketches, and, of course, a generous helping of our world-famous improv comedy. It’s the most “wonderful” time of the year.</span></p>


Jack Frost Roasting on an Open Fire

<p>Ten Dollar Comedy is a weekly showcase featuring some of Chicago&#8217;s best improv, stand up, and sketch comedy – all for only $10.</p>
<p>This show is produced and hosted each week by the Top Dollar Comedy, a comedy collective that features a rotating cast who have performed all over the world together and individually. The ensemble includes: Carly Olson, Ed Flynn, Eric Muller, Erin Goldsmith, Jonny Nelson, Peter Corey, &amp; Deanna Ortiz.</p>


Ten Dollar Comedy

Stand-Up Lab Show

Musical Improv Conservatory 5 Preview

Bob Curry Fellowship Improv Show

<p><i>The Second City Student Shows are our favorite part of the learning process. Thank you so much for supporting our students, and enjoy our presentation! </i></p>


Stand Up 1 Show

<div class="ewa-rteLine">Low Key Lit Thursdays is a new comedy show at the world famous Second City, which will feature improv and stand up comedy acts each week. You can expect some of the biggest names in comedy, locally and nationally, to perform on this amazing show. This is more than a comedy show, it is an experience. An experience, you don&#8217;t want to miss.</div>
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