The Second City

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comedy club improvisational comedy theater theatre company training center

The Second City is a renowned Chicago-based improvisational comedy theater and training center that has launched the careers of many prominent comedians, writers, and actors.

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All labels observed (13)

Label Occurrences
The Second City canonical 16
Second City 4
Second City Toronto 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy club ⓘ
improvisational comedy theater ⓘ
theatre company ⓘ
training center ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Second City in Chicago ⓘ
surface form: The Second City Chicago
basedOn Viola Spolin’s improvisation techniques ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
focusesOn comedy education ⓘ
foundedIn 1959 ⓘ
founder Bernard Sahlins ⓘ
Howard Alk ⓘ
Paul Sills ⓘ
genre improvisational comedy ⓘ
sketch comedy ⓘ
hasDivision The Second City self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Second City Mainstage

The Second City self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Second City Touring Company

The Second City self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Second City Training Center

The Second City self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Second City e.t.c. Stage
hasLocation Hollywood ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
Toronto ⓘ
hasNotableShowFormat improv set ⓘ
revue ⓘ
headquartersLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
industry entertainment ⓘ
inspired Saturday Night Live ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago
notableAlumni Amy Poehler ⓘ
Bill Murray ⓘ
Catherine O’Hara ⓘ
Dan Aykroyd ⓘ
Eugene Levy ⓘ
Gilda Radner ⓘ
Harold Ramis ⓘ
John Belushi ⓘ
Mike Myers ⓘ
Stephen Colbert ⓘ
Steve Carell ⓘ
Tina Fey ⓘ
offers acting classes ⓘ
improv classes ⓘ
writing classes ⓘ
parentOrganization The Second City self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Second City Entertainment ULC
performs live stage shows ⓘ
website https://www.secondcity.com/ ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harold Ramis → memberOf → The Second City ⓘ
John Belushi → memberOf → The Second City ⓘ
Gilda Radner → workedAt → The Second City ⓘ
John Candy → memberOf → The Second City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second City Television
John Candy → memberOf → The Second City ⓘ
Old Town neighborhood → hasCulturalInstitution → The Second City ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Second City comedy theater
Entertainment District → hasLandmark → The Second City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second City Toronto
Stephen Colbert → memberOf → The Second City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second City
North Side of Chicago → containsAttraction → The Second City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second City
Steve Carell → memberOf → The Second City ⓘ
Thomas Middleditch → performedAt → The Second City ⓘ
Kate Flannery → performedAt → The Second City ⓘ
Nichols and May → influenced → The Second City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second City performers
Paul Dooley → memberOf → The Second City ⓘ
Toronto Entertainment District → hasLandmark → The Second City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second City Toronto
The Second City → hasDivision → The Second City self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Second City Training Center
The Second City → hasDivision → The Second City self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Second City Touring Company
The Second City → hasDivision → The Second City self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Second City Mainstage
The Second City → hasDivision → The Second City self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Second City e.t.c. Stage
The Second City → parentOrganization → The Second City self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second City Entertainment ULC
Matt Walsh → educatedAt → The Second City ⓘ
The Building → featuresEnsembleCastOf → The Second City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chicago Second City alumni
The Building → hasImprovisationFrom → The Second City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second City performers
The Second City in Chicago → name → The Second City ⓘ
subject surface form: The Second City (Chicago)
The Second City in Chicago → hasProgram → The Second City ⓘ
subject surface form: The Second City (Chicago)
this entity surface form: The Second City Training Center
George Wendt → memberOf → The Second City ⓘ
Sam Richardson → memberOf → The Second City ⓘ
Chris Farley → performedAt → The Second City ⓘ
Jeff Garlin → performedStandUpAt → The Second City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second City
SCTV → basedOn → The Second City ⓘ
Byrne Piven → educatedAt → The Second City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second City (Chicago)
David Koechner → educatedAt → The Second City ⓘ
Tim Meadows → memberOf → The Second City ⓘ
Old Town, Chicago → hasLandmark → The Second City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second City