Second City in Chicago has been providing comedy and training actors for 50 years now. Here’s a list of some just some of the more well known people who have honed their skills there over the years:
Bill Murray
Tina Fey
Alan Arkin
Gilda Radner
John Belushi
Dan Aykroyd
Chris Farley
John Candy
Mike Nichols
Mike Myers
Steve Carell
But they didn’t start out famous, or sometimes, even on stage…
“Many talented people began at Second City working behind the scenes while awaiting their big breaks. When he worked the merchandise booth, in our lobby, Stephen Cobert held the record for five years for selling the most T-shirts. (Boy I miss him!)…Director John Favreau was one of the best people we ever had tending bar. And writer/director David Mamet was even a busboy for a time. Maybe that’s why he has a potty mouth.”
Andrew Alexander
CEO/exeutive producer for Second City
Sky Magazine Dec 2009
[…] Second City in Chicago has been providing comedy and training actors for 50 years now. Here’s a list of some just some of the more well known people who have honed their skills there over the years: Bill Murray Tina Fey Alan Arkin Gilda Radner John Belushi Dan Aykroyd Chris Farley John Candy Mike Nichols Mike Myers Steve Carell But they didn’t start out famous, or sometimes, […] Original Source… […]