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PUEBLO –Chicago’s legendary comedy theatre The Second City will appear at Colorado State University- Pueblo’s Hoag Recital Hall at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4 thanks to the Office of Student Engagement and Leadership

Second City, the world’s premier comedy theatre and school of improvisation, specializes in sketch comedy and has been delighting audiences for more than 50 years. The Second City has resident companies in Chicago and Toronto consisting of six actors/writers each and three National Touring Companies with five actors each. Shows consist of short scenes, songs, and improvisations ranging anywhere from 10 seconds to 10 minutes long.

Founded in Chicago in 1959, The Second City has become the premier training ground for the comedy world’s best and brightest. Their alumni list reads like a who’s who of American comedy, as it includes: Mike Nichols, Elaine May, Alan Arkin, Joan Rivers, Robert Klein, Peter Boyle, Harold Ramis, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, George Wendt, Martin Short, John Candy, Bonnie Hunt, Tim Meadows, Chris Farley, Mike Myers, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Horatio Sanz, Ryan Stiles and countless others. The Second City has been called “A Comedy Empire” by the New York Times

No topic or subject matter is off limits for The Second City. If your parents asked you not to speak about it at the dinner table, chances are it will be made fun of in an evening with The Second City. Parental discretion is advised.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Office of Student Engagement and Leadership at (719) 549-2151.

The Feb. 4 performance will feature members of the Blue Company traveling troupe that includes:

SCOTT MOREHEAD (starting 12/23) originally hails from Iowa which, for the record, is not Idaho or Ohio. You may have seen him in Improv Extravaganza Explosion at the UP Comedy Club, touring with The Second City on the Norwegian Cruise Lines, or in Texas for The Second City Does Dallas, where he gained 10 pounds from BBQ alone. He regularly performs at UP Comedy Club with Improv All-Stars, iO with The Late 90's or anywhere in the country while understudying for The Second City's National Touring Company.

ADAM PEACOCK grew up just outside of Detroit and attended Eastern Michigan University. He was a cast member in the Theatrical The Second City’s Got Balls: An Evening Of Sports Comedy in Detroit and most recently was a cast member for the Second City on the NCL Spirit and NCL Pearl. Adam can also be seen per