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The 23 pages that link to Second City, each with the reason it gives.

• Improvisational theatreRelated: Its performers and training shaped influential strands of modern comedy improvisation.

• Tina FeyRelated: Fey trained and performed there before joining Saturday Night Live.

• Lorne MichaelsRelated: Its improvisational tradition influenced performers who became central to Michaels’s SNL.

• John BelushiRelated: Belushi joined its touring company and developed skills that shaped his later comedy.

• Elaine MayRelated: Its early scene connected May with the ensemble culture that helped launch Nichols and May.

• Gilda RadnerRelated: Radner trained with its Toronto company before moving into American television and stage comedy.

• Jim CarreyRelated: Carrey performed with its Toronto company before becoming a film star.

• Bill MurrayRelated: Murray developed as a performer in the theater’s improvisational tradition.

• Lily TomlinRelated: Tomlin joined its Chicago company in the 1960s, developing skills in improvisation and ensemble performance.

• Alan ArkinRelated: Arkin performed with its early company, developing improvisational comic technique.

• John CandyRelated: Candy developed his ensemble and improvisational skills through its Toronto company.

• Claes OldenburgRelated: Oldenburg worked in Chicago theater before developing his New York performance and sculpture practice.

• Dan CastellanetaRelated: Castellaneta performed with its Chicago company before his television career.

• Martin ShortRelated: Short performed with the Toronto company, gaining experience in improvisation and sketch comedy.

• Catherine O'HaraRelated: O'Hara performed with Toronto's Second City before joining its television ensemble.

• Steve CarellRelated: Carell performed with its touring company before moving into television and film.

• Alan AldaRelated: Alda performed with its touring company early in his acting career.

• Chris FarleyRelated: Farley developed improvisational skills there before joining Saturday Night Live.

• Stiller and MearaRelated: Stiller and Meara worked in the same wider comedy circuit shaped by improvisational theater.