Hear some of the classic sketches that helped make Second City America's foremost comedy troupe. Second City lampoons almost every aspect of modern American life, with subjects ranging from salad bars to affairs of state.
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When was the last time you laughed so hard you thought your heart would explode? Isn't it time you relived that joyous experience? The Best of Second City offers more than four hours of improvisational comedy sketches from Chicago's foremost comedy troupe, Second City. Conoisseurs of comedy will appreciate the verbal magic tricks of the "improv" sketches, as well as the many levels of humourous human experience every piece investigates. Running the gamut of topics from catastrophic Christmases to homicidal history professors, from O.J. to the I.R.S., The Best of Second City offers decades of hilarity in one brilliant package. -- R.A.P., Booklist, Januaru 1997
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Classic sketches from brilliant comedians,
By Captain Opinionated (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Best of Second City: Chicago's Famed Improv Theatre (Audio Theatre Series) (Audio Cassette)
The Second City has lasted for 40 years by offering up biting social satire performed by unknowns who usually go on to become huge comedy stars. Every member of the SCTV Network show and most of the original cast of "Saturday Night Live" are Second City alums. The material covered in these tapes ranges from newer scenes to bits that have recurred since the '60s! Here, they are performed by some lesser-known, but no less hysterical, Second City vets. Chief among them: Tim Kazurinsky (from "Saturday Night Live"), "Strangers With Candy" cast members/writers Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris, & Mitch Rouse, Ron West ("3rd Rock From the Sun"), and Jill Talley ("Mr. Show"). Every bit is strong (this is a greatest hits, after all) and none outstay their welcome. Many of the scenes were created & originally performed by such heavy hitters as Belushi, Farley, Murray, etc. An incredible sampler of some of the best comedy of the past 40 years. And, it's live, too!
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