The Second City

3 Tips to Make Your Audition Funnier

Everyone wants to stand out at comedy auditions. Here’s how to do it.

Why Chicago's Comedy Tradition Is Unlike Any Other

How theater improv and the Second City helped spawn ‘Saturday Night Live’ and the Upright Citizens Brigade.

3 Improv Tips for Non-Improvisers

I often get the chance to use improv in on-camera auditions, and it seems just as often, I’m auditioning with people who have never taken a single improv class. So here are three quick tips for you non-improv actors.

The Difference Between Long- and Short-Form Improv

"Whose Line is it Anyway?" will bring improv back to TV—but not the same kind that is in fashion on stages and at schools.

'A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens' Spreads Holiday Cheer

“A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens,” the Second City’s very silly spoof on Charles Dickens’ iconic tale and other holiday classics, at Center Theatre Group, is random but fun.