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- Ed FurmanIn today's episode we talk to the brilliant Ed Furman about improvising without rules and bringing the Anarchy of the Annoyance theater to the Second City. We also talk about the show "Embryo's on Ice" that was scheduled to open on September 12, 2001. The events of 9/11 completely changed the world and Ed talks about rewriting a show on the fly in order to deal with one of the worst tragedies in American History. We also talk a little bit about drugs. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com...50 min
- Brad MorrisOn this episode we talk to Brad Morris (Chicago Main Stage 2007-2010) about growing up around the corner from the Second City, Hosting the 50th Anniversary Celebration, and negotiating contracts with producers in a tense environment. We also get into how much fun a long improv piece is for everyone except the stage manager. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secondcitizenspod/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SecondCitizens_1 hr 9 min
- Susan MessingBy the time Susan Messing was hired for the Chicago Main stage, she was already a legend in the world of improvisation, an icon in Chicago theater and one of, if not THE MOST sought after instructor in the artform. But despite being a genuine trailblazer, Susan was still a woman. And sadly, even in 1999 the second city was still lagging behind when it came to equality. She faced restrictions that weren’t imposed on any other actor for reasons that can only be linked to her gender a...1 hr 20 min
- Tim BaltzOur Guest today, Tim Baltz, is yet another of this talented generation. Whether flashing his oddball hilarity as a tech giant in Veep or displaying his versatility playing dozens of Characters on Drunk History, Tim is clearly a burgeoning force in the future of comedy. And yet, I know he’s not letting this newfound celebrity go to his head. How do I know this?Because although Tim is currently shooting Righeous Gemstones accross the country, he went out of his way to make this inte...1 hr 15 min
- Rose AbdooThe Second City is well-known as the launching pad for America's biggest comedy stars. And we all know the names that come with that boast, Belushi, Murray, to Meadows, Tina and Amy, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And this is actually true, but there are even more alumns of The Second City who've gone on to become extremely successful actors with extremely successful careers without becoming a househould name: Mike Haggerty, Pete Gross, Richard Kind, Meghan Fay. Just a couple...47 min
- Dan BakkedahlThe angry/yelling white guy is a staple of The Second City, American Culture and American life for...245 years. There isn’t one person listening right now who hasn’t experienced this from a boss, a relative or possibly, me. If you haven’t experienced this than odds are you ARE the yelling white guy. And while we are hopefully growing tired of the concept in real life, as long as they exist there will always be a place for them in our entertainment, if only because watching them get...1 hr
- Tim MeadowsWe know the names, Dan Ackroyd, Jim and James Belushi, Gilda Radner, Chris Farley, Bill and Brian Doyle Murray, Mary Gross, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Vanessa Beyer, Cecily Strong, Aidi Bryant, Jason Sudekus, Mike Meyers, Tim Kazurinsky and many more. Out of all those, one looms large for not only staying on the NBC comedy bull for 8 seconds, but riding it for 10 years...longer than any other alum from the Second City. If you haven’t figured it out, I’m talking about T...1 hr 16 min
About Second Citizens
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In 1952 The New Yorker Magazine published an article about Chicago and mockingly titled “The Second City”. Who could have foreseen the irony that the publication that was started by and published the…
great wits of their day, Dorothy Parker, Alexander Woollcott, James Thurber and George S. Kaufman would end up christening the greatest incubator of comedy talent in show biz history? In 1959 on North Wells Street in that famed “second city”, for the price of $1.50 you could watch a revolution. The Second City has written and re written the history of comedy in America. It has been creating comedy and comedians whose influence would reach far beyond the walls of the theater into American culture. Beyond being a laboratory for modern improvisation they have also set the standard for contemporary satire in America AND Canada. But they are best known for the countless comedy geniuses who have cut thier teeth while working for the second city. From Alan Arkin to Bill Murray to Tina Fey to Tim Robinson and on and on, the list of comedy giants with ties to the Second City is seemingly endless. On The second citizens podcast, we interview Alums of the second city stages about their time working at the theater. Friendships made, lessons learned both good and bad, we set out to chronicle the formative years of our comedy heroes, before they were household names and try to get to the beating heart of an institution that thrives on creatives, but has been consumed by the corporate world. Join us as we talk to these talented second citizens.