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Well, actually, the Second City thing came about because I was taking a few improv classes there. I thought that the improv classes would help with my wrestling career, which it has  (Second City Quotes) After college, I knew I wanted to work in comedy, so the first thing I did was go to where the comedy was. I moved from Charlottesville to Chicago, because that’s where The Second City and Improv Olympics are. You have to go wherever you need to go to study what interests you  (Second City Quotes) The first time I went to see a Second City show, I was in awe of everything. I just wanted to touch the same stage that Gilda Radner had walked on. It was sacred ground  (Second City Quotes) I wrote my first novel and my second novel in Chicago. It was the place where I became a writer. It’s my favorite city  (Second City Quotes) I joined an improv group in college, which was a lot of fun. After I graduated, I moved to Chicago to try to get into the Second City  (Second City Quotes) I had, like, two goals in my career: One was to try to get into ‘Second City.’ When I moved to Chicago, my goal was to try to work at ‘Second City.’ And beyond that, my goal was to make enough money as an actor to not do anything else but act, not have to go and wait tables again  (Second City Quotes) There’s such a freewheeling nature to ‘Second City,’ and the greatest thing about ‘Second City’ was having a sophisticated audience night after night who appreciated what it was. They knew it wasn’t all going to be great when you improvised, so they were very forgiving that way  (Second City Quotes) I’m a huge fan of John Hughes and can say that ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ is easily a top 3 favorite. I’m also a huge fan of all the Second City talent, and I think my Dad and Bill Murray are long lost twins  (Second City Quotes) First, I wanted to be Chris Farley. When I was growing up, Chris Farley was still on the stages and fun to us. In my house, John Belushi was king. I didn’t grow up when he was - I was born in 78 - the reruns of Belushi in ‘Animal House,’ and knowing he was at Second City, he was viewed as a king in my house  (Second City Quotes) In a one-woman show, there must be compelling material that you adore. In both of these there are conversations with you and another character. My Second City (improvisation) background comes in very handy for accent and body posture  (Second City Quotes) I had not met Tina Fey before I auditioned for 30 Rock. Some people think were old friends from Second City days. I had always been a fan of Tinas. But I actually never planned on being in a sitcom  (Second City Quotes) Sin in the Second City is a masterful history lesson, a harrowing biography, and - best of all - a superfun read. The Everleigh story closely follows the turns of American history like a little sister. I can’t recommend this book loudly enough  (Second City Quotes) Actually, Sydney is my second favourite city on earth, I love Sydney, but this is the greatest  (Second City Quotes) Eye contact was a delicate matter. A quarter second of a shared glance was a violation of agreements that made the city operational  (Second City Quotes) I think a lot of studios today are run by women, and we are entering a time when a lot of women have evolved in Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade and wanted to become writers and comedians  (Second City Quotes) I always enjoyed writing. I did playlets in high school, I did radio shows in college. That’s one of the reasons I went down to Second City, because you could do acting and writing  (Second City Quotes)