The Second City's Touring Company: Legendary Comedy Theatre at San Jose Rep
San Jose Repertory Theatre (San Jose, CA)
Rated 2.7 by 23 members who went.
The touring company of the legendary Second City performs at San Jose Repertory Theatre. Founded over forty years ago in Chicago, The Second City's alumni range from Bill Murray and John Belushi to Tina Fey and Stephen Colbert. This show features the next generation of smart, funny, and fearless comic stars in sketches, songs, and improvisations.
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- gwb1971
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gwb1971
Member since 2007
1 Reviews
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As a former long time resident of Chicago and frequent consumer of improv comedy there, I was looking forward to seeing The Second City's Touring Company on their stop in San Jose. As several people have noted, the performance was very heavy on the sketch comedy and pretty light on actual improv. In fact, had the group not come back for a "3rd act" of improv games it would have been almost bereft of improv.
That said, it is a talented group, and I always enjoy the topical material and fearless "push the envelope" approach to the comedy that they take. Was some of the material borderline offensive? Yes, but when you are dealing with issues/themes such as sexuality, religion, politics, etc. - all hallmarks of The Second City if you are familiar with them - you are bound to push audience members buttons.
The fact of that matter is that humor is very subjective, so some of the jokes went over better than others. Over the course of a 2-hour performance that is bound to happen. But where else other than Second City can you see a sketch featuring author Charlotte Bronte as a stand-up comedian and a pitch perfect spoof of a segment on NPR? A very enjoyable night all-around.
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- Steve Leibson
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Steve Leibson
Member since 2006
2 Reviews
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This venerable comedy troupe's San Jose debut has gotten some poor reviews so we weren't expecting much. Big surprise: the act was terrific. We laughed the entire show. The performers are skilled at comedy, the sketches were almost all very funny, some sidesplitting. Although the act isn't "blue" (there's not an "F" bomb every other word), there are some adult words and themes. Note: There are half a dozen round tables set directly in front of the stage to create a cabaret atmosphere and to give the performers some victims to interact with. Arrive early and ask to be upgraded to one of those tables if you love comedy.
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- Cherie
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Cherie
Member since 2009
1 Reviews
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The venue was great with parking right beside the theater and good seats in parterre section. The performance was good but not great- a few exceptional skits and a few tasteless and/or aimless skits. It was interesting to see the improv aspect in action for (only) a few of the sketches.
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No topic or subject matter is off limits! If your parents asked you not to discuss it at the dinner table, chances are it will be made fun of in an evening with The Second City.
Chicago’s legendary comedy theatre The Second City, with their own brand of hilarious and thought-provoking comedy, is en route to San Jose! The smart and wildly funny performance will feature some of the best sketches, songs and improvisations from The Second City’s forty-five plus year history. You’ll witness comedy stars in the making. The premier training ground for comedy’s best and brightest reads like a who’s who of comedy, including: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, John Candy, Tina Fey and Stephen Colbert.
