Making people pee their pants with laughter has been to goal of Second City Comedy since they opened their doors in 1959, producing such comic geniuses as Bill Murray, Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Tina Fey, Kate McKinnon, Amy Poehler, Jordan Peele, and far too many more to list here.
But don’t forget the Belushi Brothers, Jason Sudeikis, and Tim Meadows. And Keegan-Michael Key.
And SC’s own Stephen Colbert got his start with Second City by answering phones in the BO and selling t-shirts in exchange for classes.
In 1969, Second City launched a touring company featuring comedians like Brian Doyle-Murray and Harold Ramis, (and in the ‘80s they developed a training center which eventually merged in 2016 with the Harold Ramis Film school, founded in Ramis’ honor.)
But it was from this touring company that Second City came to sharing laughs via improv and sketch comedy with the rest of the world, and Columbia has the opportunity to take part in this roving party this Friday night at Harbison Theatre via Second City Remix.
Second City Remix describe themselves as “the next generation of comedy superstars putting their spin on the legendary comedy company’s greatest hits, re-booted and re-imagined for today.”
The October 1st show is the company’s only performance in SC this season and it begins at 7:30.
For tickets visit the Harbison Theatre website and get a $5 off coupon by applying "SecondCityHT" to your purchase.
For more on the history of Second City, visit their website!