CES at FSU Presents The Second City in Its 65th Anniversary Show

The Cultural Events Series at Frostburg State University will present the original, daring, sidesplitting comedy troupe ,The Second City, in its 65th Anniversary Show on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of FSU’s Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center.

The performance will feature all-time favorite songs, sketches and characters written by some of the troupe’s most illustrious alumni, including Catherine O’Hara, Tina Fey, Keegan-Michael Key, Amber Ruffin, Stephen Colbert, Tim Meadows, Bill Murray, Tim Robinson, Joan Rivers, Eugene Levy and Adam McKay.

Since its founding in 1959, The Second City has grown to become the most influential and prolific comedy empire in the world, developing a unique way of creating art and fostering generation after generation of superstars. It was experimental and unconventional in its approach to theater and comedy, and early alumni like Alan Arkin, Joan Rivers, Fred Willard, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi launched the theatre into the international spotlight.

In 1976, it launched SCTV, which has been hailed as one of the greatest sketch comedy series of all time. The two-time Emmy-winning show featured an all-star cast made up of Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Catherine O’Hara, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Dave Thomas, Joe Flaherty and Rick Moranis.

Today, The Second City is home to a world-class entertainment company and continues to produce premier talent at its locations in Chicago, Toronto and Hollywood, entertaining more than one million audience members annually.

Performance tickets are $30 for adults, $27 for FSU employees and members of the military, and free for FSU students. This event is intended for audiences ages 18 and older.

For more information, visit ces.frostburg.edu or call 301-687-3137.

CES is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council (msac.org) and receives financial support from the Allegany Arts Council and the City of Frostburg.