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WATCH: 11 Funniest Glenn Beck Parodies

Matt Wilstein | Posted 06.06.2011 | Comedy
Read More: The Colbert Report, The Onion, Rainn Wilson, The Office, The Second City Network, Jason Sudeikis, The Daily Show, Andy Cobb, Stephen Colbert, Second City, The Full Ginsberg, Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Slidepollajax, Donald Duck, Glenn Beck, Snl, Saturday Night Live, Colbert Report, Lewis Black, Onion News Network, Eric Cartman, South Park, Video, Comedy News
Matt Wilstein

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 | Travel
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
Pam Grout

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 | Comedy
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 | Chicago
Read More: Illinois, Joyce Sloane, Second City, Joyce Sloane Dies, Joyce Sloane Dead, Chicago, Chicago News

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 | Chicago
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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Jason Linkins

WATCH: Second City Takes You Inside The TSA Explaining Room

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
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 | Chicago
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 | Chicago
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 | Chicago
Read More: Glee, Jane Lynch, Shrek, Second City Chicago, Second City, Jane Lynch Glee, Jane Lynch Chicago, Chicago News

"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 | Comedy
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 | Chicago
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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Report On Polar Bear Plunge, Rush Limbaugh Musical, Illinois Elections

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Polar Bear Plunge, Second City, Assignment Desk, Citizen Journalism, Race Relations in Chicago, Illinois Politics, Eyes and Ears Huffington Post, Eyes and Ears Local, Eyes and Ears, Rush Limbaugh Musical, Chicago News

From Rogers Park to the Beverly, Chicagoans never have a shortage of things to do or see. We want to report on as much of this great city as possible,...

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Rush Limbaugh: The Musical?

Huffington Post | Jen Sabella | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Mark Sutton, Political Musicals, Second City Chicago, Rush Limbaugh the Musical, Political Satire, Rush Limbaugh, Second City, Rod Blagojevich Superstar, Chicago News

Move over, Rod. The folks at Second City are moving on to an even bigger...character: Rush Limbaugh. Rush Limbaugh! The Musical hits Chicago this mont...

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Second City Chicago Holds 24-Hour Charity Event

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Second City, Bands, Second City Chicago, Chicago, Improv, Fundraising, Music, Comedy, Second City Chicago Charity Event, Chicago News

Second City Chicago is wrapping up 24 hours of improv comedy to benefit charity, which began Tuesday at 6 p.m. The event, "Letters to Santa," lasts...

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Second City 50th Anniversary Show: Colbert, Carell Among Star Alumni Returning For Bash

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Mark off Dec. 12 on your calendar. Now. That's the day of Second City's much-anticipated 50th anniversary show "The Second City Alumni: One Night Onl...

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Mr. Heckles Wants to be Your Friend on Facebook

Kim Mance | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Television, Second City, Films, Breaking Entertainment News, Entertainment, Chicago, Chicago Breaking News, Producers, Entertainment News, Chicago Entertainment, Comedy, Breaking News, Larry Hankin, Entertainment News
Kim Mance

This chat with Larry Hankin renewed my appreciation for the phenomenon of "Second City", a legendary performing arts school which teaches its students to "play the reality, not the joke."

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Quigley Delivers Top Ten Reasons Chicago Is World's Best City To Congress

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Chicago Olympics, Quigley Top Ten, Mike Quigley, Video, Second City, Chicago, Daniel Burnham, Cubs Fans, Chicago Neighborhoods, Chicago News

U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley took a page from David Letterman Tuesday night, delivering a Top Ten list from the floor of Congress of his "Reasons Chicago is...

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Keeping Score in Chicago Episode 29: One Miller High Life Too Many

Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Creepy Hug, Second City, Keeping Score in Chicago, Chicago Podcasts, Miller High Life, Podcast, Chicago News
Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks

A rather crappy week in Chicago: Da Bears suck, suicide strikes Mayor Daley's inner circle and a Steelers fan claims a Bears fan made him blind.

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Keeping Score in Chicago Episode 23: Does Billy Corgan Really Matter Anymore?

Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Frank Main, Second City, Kanye West, Jim Derogatis, Robert Maday, The Second City Unscripted, Billy Corgan, Chicago Podcasts, Keeping Score in Chicago, Mike Thomas, Smashing Pumpkins, Bill Murray, Chicago News
Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks

What is the Smashing Pumpkin up to with his latest scheme to give away his new songs for free? Sun-Times Rock Critic Jim DeRogatis gets to the bottom of it, plus the scoop on Bill Murray's violent crowd management technique.

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A Second City Warning to Obama

Michael L. Millenson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Second City, Uninsured, Underinsured, Chicago, Political Communication, Cost Control, Rationing, Health Care Reform, Political Satire, Obama Community Organizer, Morality, Obama, Universal Health Care, Republicans, Chicago News
Michael L. Millenson

The fact that Second City comics in the heart of Chicago are successfully playing to GOP-fueled fears of rationing should raise a bright red warning flag at the White House.

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Blagojevich Mocks Himself Onstage In "Rod Blagojevich Superstar"

AP | RUPA SHENOY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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CHICAGO — Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich doesn't seem to mind being the butt of a theatrical joke. Blagojevich got in on the joke Saturday evening...

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Canadian Political Crisis: Citizens React With Disgust, Anxiety

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Second City, Conservatives, Butterfly Ballot, Liberals, Michael Ignatieff, George W. Bush, Canada Parliament Shuts Down, Neil Crone, Stephane Dion, Financial Crisis, Diane Tucker, Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Canadian Financial Crisis, Canadian Reactions Parliament Shutdown, Canadians React to Harper, Sustainability, World News
Diane Tucker

Last week in Canada, three opposition parties united against Prime Minister Stephen Harper, charging he failed to insulate Canada from the global fina...

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Blago To Appear In Own Spoof Show "Rod Blagojevich Superstar"

AP | MEGAN REICHGOTT | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Rod Blagojevich, Gilda's Club, Blagojevich Satire, Second City, Rod Blagojevich Superstar, Blagojevich Second City, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the target of comedians' jokes since his arrest and impeachment, is getting in on the laughs wit...

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Our Long Economic Improv Show Has Just Begun

John Marshall | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Improv, Financial Crisis, Second City, Obama, Money, John Belushi, Improvisation, Monetary System, Comedy News
John Marshall

Our improviser-in-chief, Barack Obama, is no stranger to this principle. He's from Chicago, the home of Second City. So while Lincoln is an influence, Belushi must be, too.

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Second City Debuting "Rod Blagojevich Superstar!"

NBC Chicago | Marcus Riley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Second City Blagojevich, Second City, Rod Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich Superstar, Chicago News

With shows like "Between Barack and a Hard Place" and "America: All Better!," Chicago's Second City has been getting more than a few laughs out of loc...

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