Second City

Live in-person comedy will return to Chicago’s famed Second City when the new season begins in early May. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter has a preview.

Chris Redd left The Second City to join the cast of “SNL.” Now he’s one of the headliners in a new NBC sitcom. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter talks to Redd, who grew up in the Naperville area, about how he got his role on “Kenan.”

Chicago’s iconic comedy club and theater, The Second City, has sold to private equity firm ZMC, the firm announced on Thursday. The theater’s future was in the air after ownership announced it was up for sale in October last year due to challenges it faced amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. “We are...

Chicago’s famed Second City has teamed up with a local improv group as an effort to diversifying its programming. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

Have you ever wanted to try your comedic skills on stage? Or maybe your friends think you are funny enough to perform improv professionally? Now may be your chance. In partnership with NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” Second City, the Chicago comedy theatre, has created a new scholarship for up and coming diverse comedic talent. “It’s an opportunity to open...

A beloved Chicago institution could soon change hands, as the famed Second City comedy theater has been put up for sale amid the coronavirus and other challenges facing the venerable company. Second City has been home to some of the legends of comedy, including Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Tina Fey, Jane Lynch and Bill Murray, to name a few, but…

A beloved Chicago institution could soon change hands, as the famed Second City comedy theater has been put up for sale amid the coronavirus and other challenges facing the venerable company. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the story.

Comedy institution The Second City is going up for sale, according to a report by Variety, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take a damaging toll on performing arts in Chicago and around the world.

Andrew Alexander, the CEO and co-owner of famed The Second City improv theater, said he is stepping down after a former performer leveled accusations of racism against the comedy institution.

The Second City comedy troupe has designed an online improv class to help you feel less stressed and lighten up while practicing social distancing. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

Second City will relocate its offices to the Tribune Tower after a fire damaged its facilities in August.

The will open their doors at 8 p.m. with a special performance for the Chicago Fire Department.

The will open their doors at 8 p.m. with a special performance for the Chicago Fire Department.

Famed Chicago comedy club Second City has canceled all performances for this week after a fire damaged the company’s offices last Wednesday.

Famed Chicago comedy club Second City has canceled Thursday performances after a fire blazed through the company’s offices Wednesday afternoon.

Four firefighters were injured while battling an intense three-alarm fire in an Old Town building that destroyed the offices of Chicago’s famed Second City theater company.