The Second City Unscripted: Revolution and Revelation at the World-Famous Comedy Theater
- ISBN-10
- 0810128446
- ISBN-13
- 9780810128446
- Category
- Humor
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-06-30
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Author
- Mike Thomas
Description
Descriptions of Chicago's Second City comedy theater group as told to the author by troup members and historical information collected by the author.
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