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Tag: Compass Players

R.I.P. David Shepherd, improv legend who co-founded The Compass Players
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R.I.P. David Shepherd, improv legend who co-founded The Compass Players

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 19, 2018December 19, 2018

David Shepherd, who co-founded the Compass Players in Chicago with Paul Sills in 1955, thereby giving birth to a revolution in improvisation and comedy which …

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R.I.P. Anne Meara (1929-2015)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 25, 2015May 25, 20153

Anne Meara, an actress and renowned comedian nominated for Emmys, Golden Globes and Tonys who started performing comedy with The Second City’s parent troupe, The …

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RIP Mike Nichols, EGOT-winning director and comedian

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 20, 2014

Mike Nichols, the celebrated comedian and director who achieved the rare feat of winning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards in his lifetime, has died. …

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