List of alumni of the Second City
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The following are notable writers, performers, directors, and musicians who have performed with the Second City.[1]
[edit] Notable alumni of the Second City Chicago mainstage
(Theatre opened 1959)
[edit] 1959/1960s
- (1959) Severn Darden
- (1959) Paul Sills
- (1959) Barbara Harris (Nashville)
- (1960) Paul Sand (The Hot Rock)
- (1960) Alan Arkin (The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, Little Miss Sunshine)
- (1961) Joan Rivers
- (1961) Avery Schreiber (Burns & Schreiber)
- (1961) Anthony Holland
- (1961) Melinda Dillon (A Christmas Story, Close Encounters of the Third Kind)
- (1961) Bill Alton
- (1961) Del Close (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
- (1963) Jack Burns (Burns & Schreiber, Fridays)
- (1963) Avery Schreiber
- (1964) David Steinberg (The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Tonight Show)
- (1965) Robert Klein (Comedy Tonight, SNL)
- (1965) Fred Willard (Fernwood 2Nite, Roseanne, Everybody Loves Raymond, A Mighty Wind)
- (1965) Judy Graubart (The Electric Company)
- (1967) Peter Boyle (Young Frankenstein, Everybody Loves Raymond)
- (1969) Joe Flaherty (SCTV, Freaks and Geeks)
- (1969) Brian Doyle-Murray (JFK, SNL, Groundhog Day, Caddyshack)
- (1969) Harold Ramis (SCTV, Ghostbusters, Stripes)
[edit] 1970s
- (1971) John Belushi (SNL, Animal House, The Blues Brothers, Neighbors)
- (1973) Bill Murray (SNL, Groundhog Day, Lost in Translation, Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Meatballs, Stripes)
- (1973) Betty Thomas (Hill Street Blues)
- (1973) Dan Aykroyd (SNL, Ghostbusters, Driving Miss Daisy, The Blues Brothers)
- (1974) Michael Gellman
- (1974) Eugene Levy (SCTV, A Mighty Wind, American Pie)
- (1975) Dave Thomas (SCTV, (Strange Brew, Grace Under Fire (TV series))
- (1975) George Wendt (Cheers)
- (1976) Shelley Long (Cheers)
- (1978) James Belushi (SNL, According to Jim)
- (1978) Tim Kazurinsky (SNL, Police Academy)
- (1979) Mary Gross (SNL, Hot to Trot, Feds)
[edit] 1980s
- (1982) Meagen Fay (Kingdom Hospital, Six Feet Under, Desperate Housewives)
- (1983) Richard Kind (Mad About You, Spin City)
- (1985) Andy Dick (The Ben Stiller Show, NewsRadio, Less Than Perfect)
- (1986) Dan Castellaneta (The Tracey Ullman Show, The Simpsons)
- (1986) Bonnie Hunt (Life With Bonnie, Cheaper by the Dozen, Cars)
- (1988) Mike Myers (SNL, Wayne's World, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Shrek)
- (1989) Joel Murray (One Crazy Summer, Dharma and Greg, Mad Men)
- (1989) David Pasquesi (Strangers with Candy, TJ & Dave)
- (1989) Chris Farley (SNL, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep)
- (1989) Tim Meadows (SNL, The Ladies Man, Mean Girls)
- (1989) Tim O'Malley (Return to Me, Godshow)
[edit] 1990s
- (1990) Bob Odenkirk (Mr. Show)
- (1991) Steve Carell (The Daily Show, The Office,The 40-Year Old Virgin, Little Miss Sunshine)
- (1991) Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm, I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With)
- (1991) Ian Gomez (The Drew Carey Show)
- (1991) Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
- (1992) Paul Dinello (Strangers with Candy, Exit 57)
- (1992) Amy Sedaris (Strangers with Candy, Exit 57)
- (1993) Stephen Colbert (The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Strangers with Candy, Exit 57)
- (1994) Scott Adsit (Mr. Show, 30 Rock, Moral Orel)
- (1994) David Koechner (SNL, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, The Office, The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show)
- (1994) Nancy Walls (Saturday Night Live, The Office)
- (1995) Rachel Dratch (SNL, 30 Rock)
- (1995) Adam McKay (SNL, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby)
- (1996) Tina Fey (SNL, Mean Girls, Baby Mama, 30 Rock)
- (1996) Amy Poehler (SNL, Baby Mama, 30 Rock)
- (1996) Kevin Dorff ( Late Night with Conan O'Brien)
- (1996) Horatio Sanz (SNL)
- (1996) Mick Napier (Annoyance Theater, Next Comedy Legend)
- (1997) T. J. Jagodowski (The Ice Harvest)
- (1997) Jim Zulevic (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm)
- (1998) Stephnie Weir (MADtv, Big Day)
- (1998) Susan Messing (Annoyance Theater, Let's Go to Prison, Messing With a Friend)
- (1999) Jack McBrayer (30 Rock)
[edit] 2000s
- (2001) Keegan-Michael Key (MADtv, The Planet's Funniest Animals)
- (2002) Peter Grosz
- (2002) Nyima Funk
- (2004) Frank Caeti "MADtv"
[edit] Notable alumni of the Second City Toronto mainstage
(Theatre opened 1973)
[edit] 1970s
- (1973) Dan Aykroyd (SNL, Ghostbusters, The Blues Brothers)
- (1973) Jayne Eastwood (SCTV, This is Wonderland)
- (1973) Joe Flaherty (SCTV)
- (1973) Brian Doyle Murray (SNL, Caddyshack, JFK, Groundhog Day)
- (1973) Gilda Radner (SNL)
- (1973) Bernard Sahlins
- (1974) John Candy (SCTV, Uncle Buck, Canadian Bacon)
- (1974) Eugene Levy (SCTV, American Pie, A Mighty Wind)
- (1974) Catherine O'Hara (SCTV, Home Alone, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind)
- (1974) Rosemary Radcliffe (Coming Up Rosie, Anne of Green Gables)
- (1974) Sheldon Patinkin
- (1975) Andrea Martin (SCTV, My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
- (1975) Dave Thomas (SCTV, Strange Brew)
- (1976) Peter Aykroyd
- (1977) Del Close (I.O.)
- (1977) Robin Duke (SNL, SCTV)
- (1977) Martin Short (SCTV, SNL, Father of the Bride, Fame Becomes Me)
- (1977) Dave Thompson
- (1979) Derek McGrath
- (1979) Tony Rosato (SCTV, SNL)
[edit] 1980s
- (1983) Bruce Pirrie ("The Red Green Show", "Breaking All The Rules", "My Talk Show"
- (1983) Debra McGrath (Getting Along Famously, Little Mosque on the Prairie)
- (1983) Bruce Hunter (Loose Moose Theatre, Puppets Who Kill)
- (1983) Adrian Truss (The Care Bears Movie)
- (1985) Dana Andersen
- (1985) Linda Kash
- (1985) Scott Thompson (The Kids In The Hall, The Larry Sanders Show)
- (1985) Kevin McDonald (The Kids In The Hall, Lilo & Stitch)
- (1986) Mike Myers (SNL, Wayne's World, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Shrek),
- (1987) Ryan Stiles (The Drew Carey Show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?)
- (1988) Neil Crone (Little Mosque on the Prairie)
- (1988) Colin Mochrie (Blackfly, Whose Line Is It Anyway?)
- (1988) Tim Sims (The Red Green Show)
- (1988) Mark Wilson (The Red Green Show, The High Life)
- (1989) Patrick McKenna (The Red Green Show, Traders)
[edit] 1990s
- (1990) Kathryn Greenwood (Whose Line Is It Anyway?)
- (1990) Karen Hines (The Newsroom, Man of the Year)
- (1990) Gary Pearson
- (1991) Jenny Parsons (Hairspray)
- (1993) Andrew Currie (The Devil's Advocates)
- (1993) Steve Morel (The Drowsy Chaperone)
- (1994) Janet Van De Graaf (The Drowsy Chaperone)
- (1995) Albert Howell (Loose Moose Theatre, The Devil's Advocates)
- (1995) Teresa Pavlinek (The Jane Show)
- (1996) Jennifer Irwin
- (1996) Bob Martin (Puppets Who Kill)
- (1996) Jack Mosshammer (Train 48)
- (1997) Melody Johnson
- (1997) Arnold Pinnock (Get Rich or Die Tryin')
- (1998) Gavin Crawford (The Gavin Crawford Show, This Hour Has 22 Minutes)
- (1998) Jerry C. Minor (SNL, Mr. Show)
- (1998) Doug Morency
- (1998) Jennifer Whalen (This Hour Has 22 Minutes)
- (1999) Lee Smart (The 5th Quadrant, Undercover Brother)
- (1999) Paul Bates (The Hour, The Tuxedo)
[edit] 2000s
- (2000) Sandy Jobin-Bevans (Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, The Gavin Crawford Show)
- (2001) Aurora Browne (Comedy Inc.)
- (2001) Jennifer Goodhue (Comedy Inc.)
- (2002) Pat Kelly (Loose Moose Theatre, Intern Academy)
- (2002) Peter Oldring (Loose Moose Theatre, Blue Collar Comedy, Intern Academy)
- (2004) Rebecca Northan (Loose Moose Theatre, Alice, I Think, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium)
- (2005) Lauren Ash
- (2005) Mick Napier (Annoyance Theater, Next Comedy Legend)
- (2005) Anand Rajaram
[edit] Notable alumni of the Second City Detroit mainstage
(Theatre opened 1993 in downtown Detroit, relocated to Novi, Michigan in 2005)
- (1993) Colin Ferguson (Eureka)
- (1993) Jerry C. Minor (SNL, Mr. Show)
- (1993) Suzy Nakamura (The West Wing, Curb Your Enthusiasm)
- (1993) Angela Shelton (Frangela, Best Week Ever)
- (1995) Joshua Funk (Wild 'N Out)
- (1996) Larry Joe Campbell (According to Jim)
- (1997) Keegan-Michael Key (MADtv, The Planet's Funniest Animals)
- (1998) Nyima Funk (Wild 'N Out, Thank God You're Here)
- (1999) Maribeth Monroe (Thank God You're Here)
- (1997) Brandon Johnson (Punk'd, BSTV)
[edit] Notable alumni of the Second City Las Vegas mainstage
(Theatre opened 2001)
- (2001) Frank Caeti (MADtv)
- (2001) Mick Napier (Annoyance Theater, Next Comedy Legend)
- (2001) Jason Sudeikis (SNL)
- (2001) Kay Cannon (30 Rock)
- (2001) Dan Bakkedahl (The Daily Show)
[edit] Notable alumni of the Second City Cleveland mainstage
(Theatre opened 2002)
- (2002) Jack Hourigan (How to Boil Water)
- (2003) Kiff VandenHeuvel
[edit] Notable Music Directors of Second City
- Fred Kaz (Chicago, Toronto, Santa Monica)
- Ruby Streak (Chicago)
- Dave Thompson (Toronto)
- Tom Baker (Toronto)
- Jan Randall (Edmonton, Toronto, Santa Monica)
- Bob Derkach (Edmonton, Toronto, Santa Monica)
[edit] References
- ^ The Second City. secondcity.com. Retrieved on March 31, 2007.
