Second City Quotes
24 quotes by 21 authors
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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…
— Steve Carell
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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…
— Steve Carell
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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…
— Steve Carell
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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…
— Dan Castellaneta
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This is not to say there are not Chicagoans. But I would suggest that they are a nomadic people, whose lost home exists only in…
— John Hodgman
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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…
— Tina Fey
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The alumni of Second City from John Belushi to Martin Short have changed my entire life and brought a new kind of comedy to America…
— Bernie Brillstein
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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…
— Judd Apatow
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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…
— Ryan McPartlin
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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…
— Jake M. Johnson
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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…
— Valerie Harper
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Tina Fey is part of a generation of women who have changed the face of comedy at 'Second City,' 'SNL,' in sitcoms and in film.
— Janeane Garofalo
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I grew up in Chicago and was a huge fan of 'The Second City', so when I moved to L.A., I was looking for anything…
— Kathy Griffin
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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…
— Tina Fey
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I went to Second City, where you learned to make the other actor look good so you looked good and National Lampoon, where you had…
— Bill Murray
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I graduated from Second City Los Angeles. It helped me tremendously, not only in my roles in films but in helping shape me into a…
— Carly Craig
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I met my wife, Nia Vardalos, at The Second City, and she was chomping at the bit to move to L.A.
— Ian Gomez
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I did a lot of commercial and theater work when I got out of school and was living in Dallas, and I moved to Chicago…
— Allison Tolman
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I never looked at my future as comedy. Even at Second City, I always thought of it as acting. I knew I was going to…
— Scott Adsit
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I grew up on Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis and all the guys from Second City.
— Harland Williams
Who Wrote These Second City Quotes
21 authors contributed a total of 24 Second City Quotes as follows: