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Can't make it to The Second City? THE SECOND CITY will come to you! For over sixty years, THE SECOND CITY has taken its act on the road performing at colleges, performing arts centers, clubs, theatres, fundraisers, festivals, conventions, and more.

Performing social and political satire in (2) 45-minute acts of scripted scenes, music, and improvisation, THE SECOND CITY TOURING COMPANY is always original, daring, and hilarious. Their alumni list is a veritable "Who's Who" of comedy including Bill Murray, John & Jim Belushi, Mike Myers, Steve Carell, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, George Wendt, Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Horatio Sanz, Tim Meadows, Joan Rivers, John Candy, Stephen Colbert, Chris Farley, Harold Ramis, Jane Lynch, Aidy Bryant, Steven Yeun, Keegan-Michael Key, Jack McBrayer, Jason Sudeikis, and so many more.

THE SECOND CITY OFFERS SEVERAL SHOWS EACH SEASON:

2025 - 2026 Shows:

· Laugh Harder Not Smarter "The Best of The Second City" - available entire 2025-2026 season

· 65th Anniversary Show - available until Dec 2025

· Jack Frost Roasting on an Open Fire - available mid-Nov-Dec 2025

2026 - 2027 Shows:

· Laugh Harder Not Smarter "The Best of The Second City" - available Jan-July 2026

· Laughing for All the Wrong Reasons – available Aug 2026 – July 2027

· Nutcracking Holiday Revue - available mid-Nov - Dec 2026

WORKSHOPS and RESIDENCIES also available!

"The troupe that gave us SCTV and inspired Saturday Night Live and Whose Line is it Anyway!" - Chicago Tribune

"A temple of satire" - TIME

"Legendary" - The New York Times

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Wonderful show! Great group to work with!...

Village Theatre (MI)

The Second City was fantastic. A great group to work with. The audience loved it. The group earned a standing ovation from a nearly sold out performance. I will be looking to bring them back in a couple of years....

Jasper Community Arts Foundation (IN)

It sounds like we had a very successful night on Saturday! We were sold out -- with one ticket to spare I'm told. We just had a little debrief and this was my staff's response -- Super great to work with, very responsive to our crew. Cooperative and kind! Cast was great! Engaged with the audience...

Saugatuck Center for the Arts (MI)

The artists that visited us from the Second City were amazing. The show was hilarious and the workshops were very well received....

Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center (WV)

We at the Hamilton College Summer Program in Philosophy could not have been happier with Second City, both the workshop and the performance, as well as the communication in preparation. It really was a highlight of our program, and we've had several inquiries from members of the college community ab...

Hamilton College Performing Arts (NY)

The cast were very funny and easy going. They were polite and a fun crew of people. I also appreciate that they were mindful and respectful with the content and kept in mind who their audience was....

ASTOP (WI)

Terrific show. It was great to have The Second City back to Montalvo!...

Montalvo Center for the Arts (CA)

The cast was excellent as always. Wonderful to work with, highly professional, they expressed gratitude for our hospitality and put on a quality show....

Gorton Community Center (IL)

It was a fantastic show, thank you so much for the help and support! Absolutely hilarious and enjoyable. I heard from many of our student workers how kind and engaging the cast was. Our final count was 457, which is pretty good for our series. I would definitely help in recommending to others as nee...

Bloomsburg University Performing Arts (IL)

The show was hilarious and the audience loved it! ...

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts (MN)

It was great working with the tour group. Our production manager expressed how amazing the group was to work with. I attended the show and enjoyed it very much....

Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts (IL)

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