The Second City hits Boulder
Chicago-based improv company to bring laughs to the stage at Boulder Theater
The Second City Touring Company, which just so happens to be the home of legendary comedic alumni like John Belushi, Steve Carell and Tina Fey, is rolling into town on Friday, Jan. 30, and it’s about to get personal. In their most recent tour installment, “Second City Hits Home,” the comedy troupe, made up of Lisa Barber, Jo Feldman, Julie Marchiano, Chucho Perez, Nick Rees and Adam Schreck, pokes fun at the laughable side of local headlines and hot topics.
“I don’t want to give anything away,” Barber says, “but there’s going to be a Boulder City Council scene.”
Seeing as the Boulder City Council has received some interestingly humorous press in the past, the possible issues up for discussion by the impromptu Second City council members are endless.
The “Hits Home” show will also include audience-suggested improv and archived sketches dating back to the company’s very first shows, some of which were written or previously performed by their notorious alumni.
“We have some material that is a little darker and more challenging, so it challenges the way you see things and the way you think,” Barber says.
Between Second City’s star-studded past and unique acts like “Second City Hits Home,” it’s no wonder The New York Times has dubbed them a “comedy empire.”
— Devin Blomquist
