The Second City : the essentially accurate history

The Second City The essentially accurate history

Sheldon Patinkin

Book - 2019

"New and updated second edition of The Second City, which tells the story of the comedy institution in with photos and stories from the cast." --

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Subjects
Second City (Theater company) > History.
Second city television (Television program) > History.
Comedy sketches > Illinois > Chicago > History.
Published
Chicago : Midway, an Agate imprint [2019]
Language
English
Main Author
Sheldon Patinkin (author)
Other Authors
Liz Kozak (author), Catherine O'Hara (writer of foreword), Harold Ramis (writer of afterword)
Edition
Second edition. Sixtieth anniversary edition
Physical Description
287 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781572842816
  • But first, before the Second City
  • 1959 : a comedy revolution begins
  • The 1960s : coming out swinging
  • The 1970s : new blood, new horizons
  • SCTV, 1976-1984 : welcome to Melonville
  • The 1980s : triumphs and tragedies
  • The 1990s : changing the format
  • The 2000s : laughter by land and by sea
  • The 2010s : the Second City on fire.

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