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Bob Odenkirk On Shaping Chris Farley’s Matt Foley Character

by Sean L. McCarthyApril 21, 2020May 12, 2020

Before Better Call Saul. Before Breaking Bad. Before Mr. Show with Bob and David, and even before Saturday Night Live, Bob Odenkirk worked at The Second City in …

R.I.P. Michael C. McCarthy

by Sean L. McCarthyApril 11, 2020April 11, 2020

Michael Clayton McCarthy achieved the comedy dream and proved you could do it going in the opposite direction. McCarthy (no relation) became a staff writer …

iO Chicago alums to write, direct “Del & Charna” movie

by Sean L. McCarthyNovember 4, 2019November 4, 2019

Red Crown Productions LLC announced it’s developing a biopic about Chicago improvising legends Del Close and Charna Halpern, Del & Charna. Kay Cannon will direct …

Harold Ramis Film School partners with NBC to offer scholarships at The Second City

by Sean L. McCarthyMay 1, 2019May 1, 2019

Looking for funding help to become a comedy filmmaker? The Harold Ramis Film School (“HRFS”) at The Second City today announced a partnership with NBC to …

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

by 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 …

The Second City expands partnership with Insight to produce original programming

by Sean L. McCarthyOctober 4, 2018

This year, The Second City has worked with Insight Productions on an upcoming documentary about the comedy theater’s legendary TV series, SCTV. Now they’ve agreed …

Episode #204: Jim O’Heir

by Sean L. McCarthyApril 30, 2018April 30, 2018

Jim O’Heir is an Emmy-winning actor and comedian best known for co-starring as Jerry Gergich on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. He’s a Chicago guy who trained at …