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Second City
1616 N Wells St
Chicago, IL 60614
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #39 of 494 attractions in Chicago
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Attraction type: Comedy club
Address: 1616 N Wells St Chicago, IL 60614
Tel: 312-664-4032
Fax: 312-664-9837

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“Terrible, terrible, terrible”
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1 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Chicago, IL
30 Dec 2005
4/10 found this review helpful

Read the reviews. I wish we had seen them before attending. This show is terrible. We have seen many shows at Second City as well, and this was one of the worst. more

“A Must See”
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5 of 5 stars
dbrown46
Vienna, VA
14 Dec 2005
5/7 found this review helpful

If you are in Chicago, you must see Second City Comedy Club. We saw Iraqtile Dysfunction (in previews) and it was hysterical. We bought tickets through Hottix for half price but did encounter a problem in that the printed time for the show was incorrect and we missed the first 15 minutes. The management graciously comped us with complementary tickets... more

“Great time”
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5 of 5 stars
stl_cardinals
Saint Louis, Missouri
19 Oct 2005
6/6 found this review helpful

I've been to 4 different Second City shows (2 at the Mainstage and 2 at the ETC). All have been hilarious (some more than others). You need to be a little liberal with your humor though. I imagine that it could come off as offensive to anyone that is easliy offended. more

“Don't miss this Chicago Icon”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Chesterton, IN
13 Dec 2004
8/12 found this review helpful

So many great comedians came out of the Second City Comedy Troupe that it's worth just going for a comedy history lesson. If you're in Chicago very long, be sure to check out one of Second City's excellent shows of sketch comedy and improv, you won't be dissapointed. It's like Saturday Night Live, only better. Tickets are cheap too, around... more

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1616 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60614
Tel: 312-664-4032 Fax: 312-664-9837