The Second City: Cure for the Common Comedy
The Legendary Sketch and Improv Comedy Theater
The Second City opened its doors on a snowy Chicago night in December of 1959. No one could have guessed that this small cabaret theatre would become the most influential and prolific comedy theatre in the world. With famous names like Mike Meyers, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, and Jordan Peele having graced The Second City stage, the improvisation-based theater troupe is known for launching the careers of generation after generation of comedy’s best and brightest.
At a time when mother-in-law jokes were more the fashion, The Second City railed against the conformist culture with scenes that spoke to a younger generation. Audiences can always expect timely references to current events as well as classic comedy that is at the core of The Second City’s repertoire. Edgy, thought-provoking, and always spectacularly funny, The Second City is celebrating over 50 years of producing cutting-edge satirical revues.
Meet the hilarious cast of The Second City’s Cure for the Common Comedy
EMILY FIGHTMASTER moved from Cincinnati to Chicago to study at The Second City and DePaul University and just returned from a year at Boom Chicago in Amsterdam. She is a proud member of the cast of Burlesque is More at The Annoyance, plays guitar and piano for her two-person musical sketch group, Coffee Boy, and has traveled coast-to-coast with her two-woman improv troupe, Mr. Beaver. Big thanks to her mom for everything. Please stop overfeeding the cat.
LAUREL KRABACHER is very happy to be a part of The Second City Touring Company! If you want more Laurel, you can see her at CIC with Little Gary and at iO with Tone and Revolver. She is represented by BMG Talent.
CARLEY MOSELEY is thrilled to be touring with The Second City! A New Jersey native, she moved to Chicago after graduating from Vassar College to pursue comedy and waitressing. She performs with Meridian at iO Chicago and tweets kinda' rarely @carleythemight. A huge thank you to her big and wonderful family for just about everything. Enjoy the show! And for real please tip your servers B-)
SCOTTY NELSON Originally from Geneseo, IL, Scotty has been performing in and out of Chicago for the last nine years. He performs long-form improvisation with Sand (Newcity Chicago's Best Improv Troupe, 2015) at Spitballin' at Quenchers Saloon and with the Late 90s at iO. He also performs at The Annoyance in the Holy F*** Comedy Hour. In 2014 and 2016, Scotty worked with The Second City Theatricals on the NCL Pearl and NCL Dawn. He attended Western Illinois University in Macomb where he studied Theatre.
IAN OWENS is a stand-up comedian from Los Angeles. He graduated from Second City LA's conservatory program. He is an alumnus of Boom Chicago in Amsterdam. He toured with Second City's Unelectable You. His Briggs Myer's score is ENFP. Follow him on Instagram @Dang_yall_ or Twitter @feednseednmeth.
JO SCOTT is overjoyed to be a member of The Second City Touring Company. She also runs and performs in The Annoyance’s weekly sketch show, Holy F*** Comedy Hour, and plays regularly at iO Theater with Smokin’ Hot Dad, Tone and Virgin Daiquiri. Jo and her BFF & writing partner, Jeff Murdoch, have produced several Seriously Unprepared Presents comedy shorts and, most recently, wrote episode 3 of NYTVF’s first original series, The Jamz, which can be seen on Netflix. Jo is attracted to older men, which works out for her husband, who ages every day. More Jo here: twitter.com/joscotttt