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Thomas, Mike, 1970-
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Second City (Theater company)
Comedians -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Anecdotes.
Actors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Anecdotes.
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The Second City unsc...
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The Second City unscripted : revolution and revelation at the world-famous comedy theater / Mike Thomas.
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Thomas, Mike, 1970-
New York : Villard, c2009.
Subjects
Second City (Theater company)
Comedians -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Anecdotes.
Actors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Anecdotes.
ISBN:
9780345514226 (hardcover : alk. paper)
034551422X (hardcover : alk. paper)
Description:
xiv, 272 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
Contents:
1959/61: Coffee and comedy, Hanging with Hef, and The birth of a sensation / Alan Arkin, Barbara Harris, Paul Sills -- 1961/67: Big Apple bound, Naked sonatas, and The reign of King David / Robert Klein, Joan Rivers, David Steinberg, Fred Willard -- 1967/74: How to speak hippie, Return of the guru, and A bowl full of fuck / John Belushi, Del Close, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Betty Thomas -- 1973/78: Livin' large with Johnny Toronto, The fury of Murray, and Taking off in the great white north / Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Gilda Radner, Martin Short, Dave Thomas -- 1975/84: SCTV : Count Floyd, Johnny LaRue, and a Couple of Hosers, eh / John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas -- 1975/80: Saturday Night Live, the Brothers Belushi, and A mom away from mom / Jim Belushi, Tim Kazurinsky, Shelley Long, George Wendt -- 1975/85: Mummy opium, Death of a hero, and The end of an era / Dan Castellaneta, Mary Gross, Richard Kind -- 1978/91: Triumphs in Toronto, Shake-ups in Chicago, and A van down by the river / Chris Farley, Bonnie Hunt, Mike Myers -- 1988/95: Out with the old, in with the new, and A sweet talker in sweatpants / Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris -- 1995/2007: Renaissance on Wells Street, Chaos in Canada, and The falls of giants / Scott Adsit, Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Jack McBrayer -- 2007/present: Offing Obama, Liberal leanings, and A still-beating heart -- Epilogue.
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Descriptions of Chicago's Second City comedy theater group as told to the author by troup members and historical information collected by the author.
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Hawaii State Library
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