“After a pandemic lifetime, it’s time to remind ourselves what uproarious communal laughter is. The two solid new Second City shows being mounted at this bright new venue will do just the trick. ” Scott Sneddon’s review of two new Second City revues at The Comedy Bar
Interview with Canadian Comedy Award nominated writer-producer Alia Rasul about her first poetry collection, her origin in comedy and the power of the writing process
Meet Hollywood acting couple Amie Enriquez and Ithamar Enriquez of The Second City!
Tamara von Estorff’s interview with actor, sketch performer and writer Alana Johnston about her career in comedy and her new podcast SELF-ESTEEM PARTY on The Sonar Network
“Because I learned classical music, jazz and was willing to learn any genre, it led me to those jobs, and I’m so thankful to my younger self for always trying new things.” Tamara’s interview with Ayaka Kinugawa about The Second City, the role of music in her improv career, her new YouTube series “Ayaka’s Kitchen”
Interview with the award-winning actor, writer and director Reid Janisse of The Second City Toronto
Actor and educator Simon McCamus hasn’t let the pandemic squelch his creative output. Tamara von Estorff spoke with Simon about teaching improv at The Second City, performing with his improv troupe Fake Cops, voice acting, and his current focus on writing.
Nkasi Ogbonnah on milestone firsts: making her Second City Toronto mainstage debut, being the first South Asian woman in a SC mainstage cast, and the representative impact of Kamala Harris
“I am experimenting with creating visual comedy in the form of Instagram cartoons and photos. The learning curve of how to adapt my comedy to these online platforms has been steep, but very fun and insightful!” We chatted with stand-up comedian Cassie Cao about creating comedy during the pandemic, and her shift from economist to comedian!
“When I got into comedy, I felt it to be incredibly freeing knowing that I could finally be myself.” ~ Desmond Ngai
Interview with Desmond Ngai, lawyer by day, TravelComedian by all other times!
