![]() ![]() ![]() Along the way, its performers and performances have transformed the way the world laughs. With Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Bonnie Hunt, Harold Ramis and dozens of other former cast members in town for the event, there was plenty of laughter at the shows and panel discussions held to celebrate the milestone.īut the reunion - and the sheer number of famous names it drew back to Second City’s now sprawling home in the Old Town section of Chicago - were also a serious reminder of just how mainstream the once scrappy group has become in an industry it once openly defied.įormed in 1959 out of the ashes of a University of Chicago troupe called the Compass Players, Second City has become one of America’s major laugh factories, launching the careers of everyone from Alan Arkin to Barbara Harris to Gilda Radner and Tina Fey. Joe Flaherty (L), Eugenie Ross-Leming (2nd L), Harold Ramis, Jim Belushi (2nd R) and Judy Morgan (standing) perform a skit as part of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of Chicago-based comedy theater troupe, Second City, in Chicago in this Decemfile photo. ![]()
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