Libera walks the reader through this collection of essays by providing a road map for understanding how the Second City method of improv-based comedy--studied b

Most people know The Second City as an innovative school for improvisation that has turned out leading talents such as Alan Arkin, Bill Murray, Stephen Colbert,

Descriptions of Chicago's Second City comedy theater group as told to the author by troup members and historical information collected by the author.

Executives from The Second City—the world’s premier comedy theater and school of improvisation—reveal improvisational techniques that can help any organiz

"New and updated second edition of The Second City, which tells the story of the comedy institution in with photos and stories from the cast"--