Chicago Quote by Steve Carell

My first improv was Second City in Chicago. Before that, I worked at - with a partner, doing comedy sketches.

— Fred Willard

When I graduated from college, I moved to New York and started doing improv because I read all about the early 'Saturday Night Live'…

— Andy Daly

Improv changed my life in the best way. I gained so much confidence and really learned how to use my sense of humor to…

— Lauren Lapkus

I was a funny kid growing up, and I did improv in college and went to Pratt Institute, but I did it very informally.…

— Phoebe Robinson

I had a teacher who recommended I take improv classes in Chicago - I'm from Evanston, Illinois - so I did improv classes at…

— Lauren Lapkus

From there, I tried out for a community theatre play, joined an improv group... it all started opening up.

— Kevin James

I started doing improv in college, and I really liked it.

— Rachel Dratch

I actually started working in Chicago while I was still a student; I did the Chicago premiere of 'The History Boys' at the end…

— Alex Weisman

It scared me to death to think about improv, but I got hired for a year at Second City in Chicago, which made me…

— Fred Willard

I graduated from Second City Los Angeles. It helped me tremendously, not only in my roles in films but in helping shape me into…

— Carly Craig

I was on the improv team in high school, and after I graduated, I joined an improv company that had been established 10 years…

— Tatiana Maslany

I did a lot of commercial and theater work when I got out of school and was living in Dallas, and I moved to…

— Allison Tolman