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Second City Training Center

📍 230 W North Ave, Chicago, IL

The Second City Training Center in Old Town is the birthplace of modern improv comedy and has trained more professional comedians and actors than any school in the world, counting Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, and Bill Murray among its alumni. The training center offers drop-in improv classes, multi-week courses, stand-up workshops, and acting sessions for adults of all experience levels, taught by working comedy professionals. With a strong local reputation and national brand recognition, it remains one of the most accessible entry points into comedy performance in the country.

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Classes at Second City Training Center37 available

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Improv

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Drop-In Improv: Beginner Session

$25

Tue, Jun 97:00 PM1.5 hrsBeginner

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Improv Skills Weekend Workshop

$150

Mon, Jun 1510:00 AM6 hrsIntermediate

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Drop-In Improv: Beginner Session

$25

Fri, Jun 197:00 PM1.5 hrsBeginner

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Improv Skills Weekend Workshop

$150

Mon, Jun 2210:00 AM6 hrsIntermediate

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Drop-In Improv: Beginner Session

$25

Sun, Jun 287:00 PM1.5 hrsBeginner

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Improv Skills Weekend Workshop

$150

Thu, Jul 210:00 AM6 hrsIntermediate

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Drop-In Improv: Beginner Session

$25

Wed, Jul 87:00 PM1.5 hrsBeginner

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Improv Skills Weekend Workshop

$150

Sun, Jul 1210:00 AM6 hrsIntermediate

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Drop-In Improv: Beginner Session

$25

Wed, Jul 157:00 PM1.5 hrsBeginner

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Improv Skills Weekend Workshop

$150

Tue, Jul 2110:00 AM6 hrsIntermediate

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Drop-In Improv: Beginner Session

$25

Sat, Jul 257:00 PM1.5 hrsBeginner

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Improv Skills Weekend Workshop

$150

Fri, Jul 3110:00 AM6 hrsIntermediate

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Drop-In Improv: Beginner Session

$25

Tue, Aug 47:00 PM1.5 hrsBeginner

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Improv Skills Weekend Workshop

$150

Fri, Aug 710:00 AM6 hrsIntermediate

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Drop-In Improv: Beginner Session

$25

Thu, Aug 137:00 PM1.5 hrsBeginner

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Improv Skills Weekend Workshop

$150

Mon, Aug 1710:00 AM6 hrsIntermediate

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Drop-In Improv: Beginner Session

$25

Sun, Aug 237:00 PM1.5 hrsBeginner

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Improv Skills Weekend Workshop

$150

Thu, Aug 2710:00 AM6 hrsIntermediate

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Drop-In Improv: Beginner Session

$25

Sun, Aug 307:00 PM1.5 hrsBeginner

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Acting

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Stand-Up Comedy: Writing Your First Set

$45

Fri, Jun 127:00 PM2.5 hrsBeginner

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Introduction to Sketch Comedy Writing

$45

Thu, Jun 186:30 PM2 hrsBeginner

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Stand-Up Comedy: Writing Your First Set

$45

Sun, Jun 217:00 PM2.5 hrsBeginner

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Introduction to Sketch Comedy Writing

$45

Thu, Jun 256:30 PM2 hrsBeginner

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Stand-Up Comedy: Writing Your First Set

$45

Wed, Jul 17:00 PM2.5 hrsBeginner

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Introduction to Sketch Comedy Writing

$45

Sun, Jul 56:30 PM2 hrsBeginner

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Stand-Up Comedy: Writing Your First Set

$45

Sat, Jul 117:00 PM2.5 hrsBeginner

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Introduction to Sketch Comedy Writing

$45

Tue, Jul 146:30 PM2 hrsBeginner

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Stand-Up Comedy: Writing Your First Set

$45

Sat, Jul 187:00 PM2.5 hrsBeginner

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Introduction to Sketch Comedy Writing

$45

Fri, Jul 246:30 PM2 hrsBeginner

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Stand-Up Comedy: Writing Your First Set

$45

Tue, Jul 287:00 PM2.5 hrsBeginner

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Introduction to Sketch Comedy Writing

$45

Mon, Aug 36:30 PM2 hrsBeginner

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Stand-Up Comedy: Writing Your First Set

$45

Thu, Aug 67:00 PM2.5 hrsBeginner

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Introduction to Sketch Comedy Writing

$45

Mon, Aug 106:30 PM2 hrsBeginner

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Stand-Up Comedy: Writing Your First Set

$45

Sun, Aug 167:00 PM2.5 hrsBeginner

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Introduction to Sketch Comedy Writing

$45

Thu, Aug 206:30 PM2 hrsBeginner

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Stand-Up Comedy: Writing Your First Set

$45

Wed, Aug 267:00 PM2.5 hrsBeginner

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Introduction to Sketch Comedy Writing

$45

Sat, Aug 296:30 PM2 hrsBeginner

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