The Second City in Chicago

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The Second City in Chicago is a legendary improvisational comedy theater and training center renowned for launching the careers of numerous prominent comedians and actors.

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Label Occurrences
Chicago comedy scene 1
Second City 1
The Second City Chicago 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf acting school
comedy club
improv training center
improvisational comedy theater
performing arts venue
associatedWith Saturday Night Live
country United States of America
surface form: United States
focusesOn satire
social commentary
foundedBy Bernard Sahlins
Howard Alk
Paul Sills
foundedIn 1959
genre comedy
hasAlumni Amy Poehler
Bill Murray
Dan Aykroyd
Gilda Radner
Harold Ramis
John Belushi
Mike Myers
Stephen Colbert
Steve Carell
Tina Fey
hasMainStage Second City Mainstage Theater
hasProgram The Second City
surface form: The Second City Training Center
hasStage UP Comedy Club
e.t.c. Theater
hasType resident stage theater
touring company base
hasWebsite https://www.secondcity.com
inspired SCTV (Second City Television)
language English
locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago

Illinois
United States of America
surface form: United States
name The Second City
neighborhood Old Town
notableFor influence on American comedy
launching careers of prominent comedians
offers acting classes
improv classes
writing classes
operates touring companies
originatedFrom Compass Players
specializesIn improvisational comedy
sketch comedy

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Description of subject: The Second City in Chicago is a legendary improvisational comedy theater and training center renowned for launching the careers of numerous prominent comedians and actors.

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Bonnie Hunt improvBackground The Second City in Chicago
Old Town neighborhood hasLandmark The Second City in Chicago
this entity surface form: Second City
Belmont Theater District partOf The Second City in Chicago
this entity surface form: Chicago comedy scene
The Second City alsoKnownAs The Second City in Chicago
this entity surface form: The Second City Chicago