The Second City Detroit
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The Second City Detroit is a comedy theatre located in the Detroit suburb Novi, Michigan
. It is the Second City
's third mainstage theatre in North America
following the Second City Chicago
and Toronto
. Originally established in September 1993 in downtown
Detroit
, Michigan
, the theatre relocated to a strip mall
in Novi
in 2005. Currently Second City is located Downtown Detroit next to Hockeytown Cafe.
Novi, Michigan
Novi is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,224, an increase over the 2000 census count of 47,386. The city is located approximately northwest of the center of Detroit, and northeast of the center of Ann Arbor. The city is located...
. It is the Second City
The Second City
The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...
's third mainstage theatre in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
following the Second City Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. Originally established in September 1993 in downtown
Downtown
Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's core or central business district ....
Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, the theatre relocated to a strip mall
Strip mall
A strip mall is an open-area shopping center where the stores are arranged in a row, with a sidewalk in front. Strip malls are typically developed as a unit and have large parking lots in front...
in Novi
Novi, Michigan
Novi is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,224, an increase over the 2000 census count of 47,386. The city is located approximately northwest of the center of Detroit, and northeast of the center of Ann Arbor. The city is located...
in 2005. Currently Second City is located Downtown Detroit next to Hockeytown Cafe.
Notable alumni
- (1993) Colin FergusonColin Ferguson (actor)Colin Ferguson is a Canadian actor. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and is a graduate of Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario and McGill University in Montreal....
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) - (1993) Jerry C. MinorJerry MinorJerry C. Minor is an American actor, comedian and writer known for his comedic roles in numerous television programs such as Mr. Show, Saturday Night Live, Delocated, Crossballs, Carpoolers and Lucky Louie....
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, Mr. ShowMr. ShowMr. Show with Bob and David is an American sketch comedy series featuring former Saturday Night Live writer/actor Bob Odenkirk and stand up comedian/actor David Cross...
) - (1993) Suzy NakamuraSuzy NakamuraSusan Aiko "Suzy" Nakamura is an American actress. She starred opposite Ted Danson in the ABC sitcom Help Me Help You. Nakamura has also had many guest appearances on American sitcoms such as According to Jim, Half and Half, 8 Simple Rules, Curb Your Enthusiasm and How I Met Your Mother and had a...
(The West WingThe West Wing (TV series)The West Wing is an American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999 to May 14, 2006...
, Curb Your EnthusiasmCurb Your EnthusiasmCurb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series produced and broadcast by HBO, which premiered on October 15, 2000. As of 2011, it has completed 80 episodes over eight seasons. The series was created by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, who stars as a fictionalized version of himself...
) - (1993) Angela SheltonAngela V. SheltonAngela V. Shelton is an American comedian and actress. Her television credits include Mr. Show with Bob and David, Grounded for Life, and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. She is also the voice of the bonus villain Calypso in the Spider-Man 3 video game. She is also one half of the duo Frangela, the...
(FrangelaFrangelaFrangela is a Los Angeles-based comedy duo composed of comedians, Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton, both of The Second City. Callier and Shelton regularly appeared on the VH1 weekly comedy news review, Best Week Ever, the NPR radio show, Day to Day and the Fox News late night show, "Red Eye w/...
, Best Week EverBest Week EverBest Week Ever is a weekly television program on the United States cable/satellite network VH1. It started airing in 2004 and was put on hiatus in the summer of 2009...
) - (1995) Joshua Funk (Wild 'N OutWild 'N OutNick Cannon Presents Wild 'n Out is a game show on MTV starring Nick Cannon.-Premise:Similar in premise to game-type shows such as Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the show puts two teams of comedians: the "Red Squad", captained by Cannon and contained Katt Williams for the first 3 seasons, and the "Black...
) - (1996) Larry Joe CampbellLarry Joe CampbellLarry Joseph Campbell is an American actor and comedian best known for his role as "Andy" on the ABC sitcom According to Jim.-Early life:...
(According to JimAccording to JimAccording to Jim is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children. It originally ran on ABC from October 3, 2001 to June 2, 2009.-Synopsis:Jim is an abrasive but lovable suburban father...
) - (1997) Keegan-Michael KeyKeegan-Michael KeyKeegan-Michael Key is an American comic actor best known for his roles as a cast member on MADtv for six seasons. He has also had recurring roles on Reno 911! and Gary Unmarried. He used to be the host of The Planet's Funniest Animals...
(MADtvMADtvMADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first...
, The Planet's Funniest AnimalsThe Planet's Funniest AnimalsThe Planet's Funniest Animals is a United States television program featured on the Animal Planet cable channel.-Background:Following a similar format as America's Funniest Home Videos and others, the program shows a series of home movies on video submitted by viewers featuring humorous and odd...
) - (1998) Nyima FunkNyima FunkNyima Funk is an American actress, comedian and singer. She is best known for her work on MTV's improvisation show Wild 'n Out.-Early life:...
(Wild 'N OutWild 'N OutNick Cannon Presents Wild 'n Out is a game show on MTV starring Nick Cannon.-Premise:Similar in premise to game-type shows such as Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the show puts two teams of comedians: the "Red Squad", captained by Cannon and contained Katt Williams for the first 3 seasons, and the "Black...
, Thank God You're Here) - (1999) Maribeth MonroeMaribeth MonroeMaribeth Monroe is an American actress, writer and comedian. She is currently featured in the Comedy Central television series Workaholics, playing office manager Alice Murphy.Monroe performed at The Second City, both on the Chicago and Detroit stages...
(Thank God You're Here) - (2001) Kiff VandenHeuvel (Denny's "Achinos" Spokeman ,"Star Wars: The Old RepublicStar Wars: The Old RepublicStar Wars: The Old Republic, abbreviated as TOR or SWTOR, is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game based in the Star Wars universe. Currently in development by BioWare Austin and a supplemental team at BioWare Edmonton, the game was first announced on October 21, 2008, at an...
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Revues
- Power to the People Mover (1993)
- Kevorkian Unplugged (1994)
- Detroit…Steam Cleaning While You Walk (1994)
- Ito Phone Home (1995)
- White Water Rafting (1995)
- Computer Chips & Salsa (1996)
- Slipped a Discus (1996)
- One Nation Undecided (1996)
- Ambassador Bridge Party (1997)
- Send in the Clones (1997)
- Generation X-Files (1997)
- Down Riverdance (1998)
- Greetings from Viagra Falls (1998)
- Daimlers Are a Girl's Best Friend (1998)
- Impeachment and Cream (1999)
- Phantom Menace to Society (1999)
- Paradigm Lost (2000)
- Gratiot Happens (2000)
- 19th Nervous Breakdown (2000)
- eBay of Pigs (2001)
- Mayor Go Round (2001)
- Jihad It Up to Here (2002)
- Less Talk, Motown (2002)
- Woodward to Your Mutha (2003)
- Ten (2003)
- In iPod We Trust (2005)
- Bobble Heads of State (2006)
- Dysfunctional Holiday Revue (2006)
- Michigan Impossible: All Laid Off and No Place to Go (2007)
- Night of the Living Debt (2007)
- Dysfunctional Holiday Revue (2007)
- Dysfunctional Holiday Revue (2008)
- Kwame a River: the Chronicles of Detroit's Hip-Hop Mayor (2009)