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50 years of funny!
(312) 789-5559
1616 N Wells St
Chicago,
IL
60614
41.9115
-87.635
Neighborhoods: Lincoln Park, North Side
Years in business
Established in 1985
Hours:
Open 7 Days
Last updated 2.06.12
Category:
Theatres, Comedy Clubs, Live Theatre
Payment Methods:
American Express, Cash, Visa, Discover, MasterCard
What People Are Saying About The Second City
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Overview – The intimate, modest theater seats 300 people around tables of two and four, half on the main floor and half on three gently rising tiers in the back. The low semicircular stage extends out into the audience. Servers roam unobtrusively during the show. The menu features pizza, focaccia, snacks, drinks and desserts. – – The Scene – The first half is typically made up of sketches scripted by the performers. After intermission, members usually do an improvised bit with ideas from the audience. After the show formally ends, cast members announce whether they…
Editor's Tips
- Save Money:
- Second City has paired with several restaurants in the area to offer deals where the cost of the ticket and dinner is split.
- Know Before You Go:
- Tickets for the Monday night performance of the National Touring Company's "The Best of Second City" are $12.
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02/06/11
The Second City @ All Need Love Festival
by BaileyG at Citysearch
I think that The Second City performances are good laughs and a good time!! I hear they will be at the All Need Love Festival at Field Museum on Valentine's Day!
Check out the website! AllNeedLovecom.
It will be a night of love, arts and music. The biggest event happening in Chicago on Valentine's Day. You don't need to be a couple! Grab some friends and go!! A great night that shouldn't be missed and the face that The Second City will be performing....TOPS IT OFF!!!
08/16/10
Simply Classic
by KathyWells at Citysearch
Classic Chicago spot - you simply gotta go there at least once!
05/12/09
Second City
by GroupTix at Citysearch
The Second City is a Chicago classic. Always hilarious, consistently entertaining, and moderately priced, this cabaret style venue is an essential weekend destination. Check it out and get your laugh and drink on!
04/03/08
It's a risk but...
by NightRipper at Citysearch
....when it's a good show, you leave feeling as if it was some sort of therapy for you.
Second City's also right by a large-sized Starbucks and although I never go there, it's nice to
flop down on a couch and eat cake before a show.
My suggestions are:
- The shows that are around 7 are more family appropriate and the humor
may be a bit dry, in contrast to later shows.
- Don't pick a show just because you like the poster/name for it. Most of them have absolutely NO connection to the show itself, so...it's a bit of a waste. Sometimes even the descriptions doesn't to it justice.
- Get there early. The sitting itself is already crammed so at least you can pick it. And heaven forbid if you're the absolut last, you'll get to sit on these bar stools on the side.
- Talk to people if they have recommendations, it's a slow torturing feeling it you wind up going to a
bad show. And if you saw one you adored, spread it .
Disposable Nation and Side Effects May Include ( still playing till April 11th ) are my best so far.
PROS -
It's a really nice laidback atmosphere, when you get there you're ready to be amused,
I even start giggling before the show starts. Good clean bathrooms/shows.
CONS-
All I say is sometimes when you go to a show you dont know really what you're getting.
That can be fun for some people...
Also the seating on the side barstools is awful in the upper theater and shouldn't be there.
12/21/07
great evening out full of laughs!!
by lmelching at Citysearch
We went to see "Between Barack and a Hard Place" on a wednesday night. the show was almost sold out but i totally know why. the show was so funny and i was laughing all night long. I would definitely recommend it to friends, and I have. Catch a bite to eat before the show and then head over to Second City. The show was clever, insightful and extremely funny. The cast is extremely talented especially being able to adapt to the audience's suggestions, which is part of the specialness of this type of comedy.
- Pros: talented cast, guaranteed laughter
- Cons: 2 drink min
The Details on The Second City
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- incredible entertaining performance
- bad show
- great satiric comedy
- wonderful history
- great second city
- good seat
- really nice laidback atmosphere
- awful seating
- full theater
- extremely talented cast
- best disposable nation
- slow torturing
- great experience
- best side effects may include
- like postername
- great evening
