The Second City Comedy Troupe: One Nation Under Blog

ARCHIVE: March 6-8, 2008

FOR MATURE AUDIENCES
The Second City mines comedic gold from the day's headlines and the worlds of politics, entertainment and media with their newest touring show. Merrimack Hall audiences had the chance to see comedy superstars in the making, as well as the opportunity to see absolutely hilarious satire and cutting-edge improvisation. 

Read an interview of Tim Baltz, Second City cast member, by Jon Busdeker of The Huntsville Times.

Kelly Leonard on One Nation Under Blog:

“We’re always trying to keep our material fresh and updated. And the universe of blogging has gotten completely out of control. To the point where Second City touring company members are doing it all the time! So that was a real good generic title that kind of spoke to the generation that’ll be performing for people. We’re a 50-year-old institution, the face of which is always a bunch of 20-somethings. We’re training these guys and giving them the breadth of our history. In many cases they’re doing material written by the masters, but a lot of times the stuff they’re doing is taken straight from the stage. And that blogging world is the one that’s highly contemporary right now. The title ‘One Nation Under Blog’ is just speaking to a generation that’s out there right now.”

Kelly Leonard, Second City Vice President, Writer and Performer

See Second City legends on YouTube video!

More information about Second City.

Video clips of the Founding Fathers of Second City.

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Click here to see a GO Blog video clip of The Huntsville Time's Jon Busdeker and Chris Welch with Debra Jenkins, Founder of Merrimack Hall.

Second City Workshops

For over 47 years, The Second City has been the training ground for many of this generation's finest comedic actors, writers, and directors. Second City conducted workshops at Merrimack Hall for students and adults, focusing on the basic tools of improv (teamwork, focus, being in the moment, spontaneity, strong communication skills).

Read an interview with Stephen Colbert (The Colber Report), a Second City alumni.

Read a review written by a workshop alumni.

Second City Background

Founded in Chicago in 1959, The Second City has become the premier training ground for the comedy world’s best and brightest. Their alumni list reads like a who’s who of American comedy, as it includes: Mike Nichols, Elaine May, Alan Arkin, Joan Rivers, Robert Klein, Peter Boyle, Harold Ramis, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, George Wendt, Martin Short, John Candy, Bonnie Hunt, Tim Meadows, Chris Farley, Mike Myers, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Horatio Sanz, Ryan Stiles and countless others.