The Second City's Touring Company: Legendary Comedy Theatre at San Jose Rep
San Jose Repertory Theatre (101 Paseo de San Antonio San Jose, CA 95113)
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- $45.00
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The last date listed for The Second City's Touring Company was Sunday July 19, 2009 / 2:00pm.
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gwb1971
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.Written on Jul 20 2009
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
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.Written on Jul 18 2009
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Cherie
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.Written on Jul 17 2009
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a.rothblatt
Extremely disappointing.. we heard such great things about 2nd City,Written on Jul 15 2009
but this felt so amateurish, almost painful at times.
There were a few good laughs, and 2 outstanding female performers (I don't remember their names, but one was a multitalented, beautiful Asian woman and the other was an adorable tiny pixie-type). The 3rd woman was good too, while the men were all mediocre. The scripted material was mostly awful, just flat and stupid. The improvs seemed canned and really dull. And it went on way too long. The audience was definitely not begging for more, but the group went on and on with one lame set after another. I hope the resident 2nd City group is a whole lot better than this one!!
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Description
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.