Second City: Two Shows at Hayes Center

When Saturday Night Live! came to television many years ago it presented an opportunity for comics to have and develop their own stage. But would it fly with the public!

Today, it is shows like Saturday Night Live! that is the pattern for the best comedy in America - with TV and live stage performances influenced by Saturday Night Live! giving audiences such names as Joan Rivers, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and a host of other.

The format of this internationally popular comedy style came in Chicago in 1959, when The Second City established itself the premier training ground for the comedy world’s best and brightest

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Second City’s alumni list reads like a who’s who of American comedy, as it includes: Mike Nichols, Elaine May, Alan Arkin, Joan Rivers, Robert Klein, Peter Boyle, Harold Ramis, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, George Wendt, Martin Short, John Candy, Bonnie Hunt, Tim Meadows, Chris Farley, Mike Myers, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Horatio Sanz, Ryan Stiles and countless others.

Not only will an evening with The Second City at the Hayes Center on September 19 and 20 provide audiences with the chance to see comedy stars in the making, but they will also have the opportunity to see absolutely hilarious satire and cutting-edge improvisation. No topic or subject matter is off limits for The Second City. If your parents asked you not to speak about it at the dinner table, chances are it will be made fun of in an evening with the Second City.

Performances on both Friday and Saturday, September 19 & 20 begin at 7:30 p.m. and prices range from $26 to $35.

Tickets for The Second City’s performance at the Hayes Center in Blowing Rock can be purchased by calling the Hayes Center Box Office at (828) 295-9627 or may be purchased online at:
http://www.HayesCenter.org.