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(WATCH) Glee's Jane Lynch Gets Personal In Smith's Commencement Address

Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: College Grads, Glee, Second City, Power of No, Smith College, College Graduation Speeches, Smith Commencement, Commencement 2012, Jane Lynch Glee, Jane Lynch, Commencement Speech, Slidepollajax, Yes And, Video, College News

Glee's Jane Lynch discusses the entitlement she felt once she left graduate school and the transformative power that improv comedy and "yes and" had o...

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When Mother's Day Can't Be Contained in a Card

Davis Schneiderman | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: New Paltz, Second City, Mother's Day, Beyonce, Improv, Anna Jarivs, Suny, Saturday Night Live, Alexander the Great, Hallmark Holiday, Salma Hayek, Brain Tumor, Parents News

Each time I see Kelly with our daughters, tickling them, singing with them and giving them even more of what she knows they'll need to become strong women, I am proud of her and our family.

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Leno: Chicago's 'A Great Town For Comedy'

Posted 04.30.2012

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Late-night comic and TV host Jay Leno called Chicago "a great town for comedy" while he was here for a rare local performance benefiting an area non-p...

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Obama's Delivery Of The Health Care Message

Michael L. Millenson | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Health Care Reform, Second City, Communications, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Barack Obama, offthebus2012, Offthebus, Politics News

While it's comforting to just blame the GOP for the unhappiness with health reform threatening the president's re-election, the truth is that Barack O...

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Highlights From the Dinner Party

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Art, Carmen, Luna Negra, Soul, JC Brooks, Improv, Uptown Sound, Dance, Music, Billy Bungeroth, Second City, Comedy, Video, Chicago News

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The Funniest Rick Perry Spoofs

Matt Wilstein | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Second City, Daily Show, Bill Hader, Jon Stewart, Snl, Colbert Report, Wyatt Cenac, Jimmy Fallon, Alec Baldwin, Rick Perry, Andy Cobb, David Letterman, Slidepollajax, Comedy News

With his offensively named hunting ranch, drunken speeches and inability to remember all three of the government agencies he would shut down, there was plenty to make fun of in 2012's "Oops" candidate.

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WATCH: Herman Cain's Lost Black History Minute From 1991

Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Herman Cain Impression, Second City, Herman Cain 2012, Video, Herman Cain Black History, Herman Cain Libya, Herman Cain, Lost Herman Cain Video, Herman Cain Black History Minute, Second City Herman Cain, Herman Cain Impersonation, Comedy News

Herman Cain wasn't always confused about what he thought about Libya. Back in the early '90s, he was confused about what he thought about black histor...

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WATCH: Taste Test Gets Out Of Hand

Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Second City, Video, Cracker Barrel, Commercials, Funny Videos, Cracker Barrel Taste Test, Cracker Barrel Cheese, Cheese, Cracker Barrel Commercial, Cheese Taste Test, Comedy News

Who would have thought that Kraft's Cracker Barrel Cheese would put out one of the funnier commercials we've seen in a while? In this video, a woma...

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Occupy Wall Street Gets A 'Media Makeover' From Andy Cobb

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.05.2011

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While the Occupy Wall Street movement is in its third week, and seemingly growing by the day, the media has, with a few notable exceptions, demonstrat...

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Goodbye Spokesman, Hello SpokesMOM

Julianna W. Miner | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Comedy Slideshows, Motherhood, Second City, Parenting, Online Advertising, Slidepollajax, Advertising, Advertisingweek, Advertising Week, Advertising Week 2011, Parents News

Perhaps it's an overdue acknowledgment from the corporate and advertising worlds of something we all already know.

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FLASHBACK: SCTV's Rick Moranis Is 'Turning Japanese'

Posted 09.16.2011

Read More: The Gerry Todd Show, Video, Second City, Turning Japanese Cover, Dave Thomas, Eugene Levy, Tom Monroe, Catherine O'hara, Turning Japanese, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Sctv, Gerry Todd, Comedy News

Dangerous Minds posted a clip from this classic SCTV sketch earlier today, and we just had to track down the whole thing. "The Gerry Todd Show," s...

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From the Father of Our Country to the Brat Pack in Three Easy Biographies

Tom Alderman | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Charlie Sheen, Rachel Dratch, Paul Lynde, Hartman, Kristen Wiig, Rob Lowe, Random House Audio, Emilio Estevez, The Outsiders, Father of Our Country, Henry Holt, Matt Dillon, Reagan Arthur Books, Sheldon Leonard, Stories I Only Tell My Friends, Leif Garrett, Francis Ford Coppola, Second City, Ralph Macchio, Dick Van Dyke, George Washington, Hachette Audio, Hammond, Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live, Crown Archetype, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Patrick Swayze, MacMillan Audio, Bossy Pants, Ron Chernow, Belushi, The Brat Pack, Autobiography, Books News

If your summer reading includes Ron Chernow's MASSIVE George Washington: A Life, you're going to need some relief, aren't you? Here are a few biographies that are sometimes edifying and a bit more, uhhh, recreational.

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WATCH: Are You A Hufflepuff?

Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Second City, Video, Movie Parodies, Hufflepuff, Parodies, Parody, Urlesque, Harry Potter, The Second City Network, Harry Potter Parody, Comedy News

Harry Potter doesn't premiere until next week, but to tide you over The Second City Network has released these behind-the-scenes interviews with peopl...

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Chicago Improv Festival: Some Can't Miss Acts

| Jessica Radloff | Posted 06.25.2011

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From Second City to IO, Chicago knows how to bring the laughs, and now it will show the rest of the world too during the Chicago Improv Festival runni...

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WATCH: 11 Funniest Glenn Beck Parodies

Matt Wilstein | Posted 06.06.2011

A look back at the funniest parodies Glenn Beck has inspired during his short-lived reign as the craziest person on TV.

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Quick! Get to Chicago Before the Window Closes on 25 Years of The Oprah Winfrey Show

Pam Grout | Posted 06.03.2011

Read More: Schubas, Second City, Field Museum, Willis Tower, Chicago, Four Seasons Chicago, God of Carnage, Shedd Aquarium, Peninsula Hotel Chicago, Oprah, Oprah's Favorite Things, Goodman Theatre, Lincoln Hall, Travel News

The good news? Tickets to the show are free. Bad news? Getting them is akin to getting an audience with Kate Middleton.

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WATCH: What If Black Swan's Nina Had A Sassy Gay Friend

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Darren Aronofsky, Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman, White Swan, Video, Second City, Gay Friend, Black Swan, The Second City Network, Sassy Gay Friend, Comedy News

Spoiler alert! If you haven't seen "Black Swan" this video will pretty much ruin all the plot points for you. But if you have seen it, you'll apprec...

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'Den Mother' Of Second City Dies At Age 80

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — A woman known as the "den mother" to alumni of Chicago's famed The Second City comedy club including John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Bi...

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Get Festive: Chicago's Holiday Happenings

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Holidays, Christmas 2010, Holidays 2010, Chicago Around Town, Chicago Holiday Events, Second City, Christmas Events, Chicago Events, Chicago News

Yes, it's cold out there. But don't let the low temperatures kill your holiday buzz. Now through the 25th, the city is jam-packed with festive events....

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WATCH: Second City Takes You Inside The TSA Explaining Room

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Comedy Video, Eat the Press, Tsa Patdowns, Second City, Tsa, Andy Cobb, Funny Videos, Comedy News

One of the important things to remember when you are receiving that special hands-on once-over from an overworked and underpaid TSA agent at the airpo...

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This Weekend: Take A Funny Walk Around Old Town With Second City

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Second City Walking Tour, Chicago Culture, Second City Neighborhood Tour, Second City, Chicago Events, Chicago Comedy, Chicago, Chicago News

So it's not officially the last weekend of summer, but it is September now, and after Labor Day, everything suddenly starts to feel a little more seri...

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Second City Performer Hired As 'Saturday Night Live' Writer

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Saturday Night Live, Second City Chicago, Improv, Io Theater, Tom Flanigan, Tom Flanigan SNL, Lorne Michaels, Second City, Chicago Comedy, Improvisation, Chicago News

Lorne Michaels of "Saturday Night Live" made several trips to Chicago this month--recruiting performers from Second City and iO theater to bring back ...

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Jane Lynch Talks 'Glee,' 'Shrek' And Her Life In Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times | Fan Fare | Posted 05.25.2011

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"I'm a Chicago girl," says Jane Lynch. "Born here. Raised here. Lived in Chicago for years. Take me to the Pump Room!" While growing up in Dolton, ...

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'Othello': The Sassy Gay Friend Version (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sassy Gay Friend Shakespear, Second City, Funny Videos, Shakespeare, Othello, The Second City Network, Desdemona, Sassy Gay Friend, Video, Comedy News

Even in his comedies, Shakespeare had to make everything dramatic. And who loves drama more than sassy, gay men? In Shakespeare's "Othello," Desdemon...

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Rush Limbaugh Takes Over Second City: Rush's Musical Debut A Hilarious One

Huffington Post | Marilyn Soltis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ann Coulter, Rightwing, Karl Rove, Citizen Journalism, Second City Chicago, Hillary Clinton, Rush Limbaugh, Donald Rumsfeld, Second City, Eyes and Ears Huffington Post, Comedy, Eyes and Ears Local, Eyes and Ears, Barney Frank, Rush Limbaugh Musical, Chicago News

Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit The year is 2014. With the help of Donald Rumsfeld, Ann Coulter and Karl Rove, Rush Limba...

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