The Second City
King of Chicago comedy. Actors may come and go (usually to Saturday Night Live), but Second City forges on regardless, just like it’s done for the last forty-odd years. Though Second City’s revues are rarely straight-up improv-instead using scripts generated from improv-the spontaneous nature of the theatre still drives the jokes home and keeps fans filling up the seats. Tourist attraction, local favorite and, at this point, a finely tuned machine.
1616 North Wells (312)337-3992
Best of Chicago 2002