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The Kate Lambert Interview

Apr. 26, 2013
Kate Lambert is an actress, improviser, and writer who is a cast member of The Second City Touring Company and has performed as an understudy on The Second City's e.t.c. Stage and at UP Comedy Club.

The Second City that never sleeps

Dec. 13, 2012
The guys who could make Shakespeare-haters love him and hip-hop-haters love it set out to rescue another classic: A Christmas Carol.

Renowned theaters pair up for operatic laughs

Jul. 18, 2012
The Second City and Lyric Opera of Chicago to join forces in a debut performance this winter

Improv pioneer Josephine Forsberg dies at 90

Oct. 5, 2011
Very few of the men and women are left now who, sixty years ago, began to create in Chicago the modern techniques of improvisational theater.

Funny man Jimmy Carrane releases his inner ‘Improv Nerd’

Sep. 15, 2011
For 25 years, Chicago improv comedian Jimmy Carrane honed his skills in the wide world of comedy.

Improv for Alzheimer's

Aug. 14, 2011
Many newly diagnosed Alzheimer's patients go through the stressful phase of realizing they are losing their memory while still having enough insight to know that, over time, they will no longer be able to care for themselves.So a team of researchers from Chicago — a city known for improvisational th

At Groupon, employees don't sell out, they sell in

May. 31, 2011
For some Groupon employees, it’s nontraditional to have a traditional job.According to Groupon’s self-reported numbers, their subscribers are young, smart, single, female, wealthy and employed individuals.

A healthy dose of laughter for patients suffering from memory loss

May. 25, 2011
If laughter is the best medicine then Chicago must be the feel-good city. After all, it's the home of improvisational theater.
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