If you want to catch a rising star, this is a good place to look. The venerable Second City comedy troupe, in business since 1959, is easily America’s most prolific source of comedy talent. Besides Belushi, Candy, Murray, Radner and the rest of the Saturday Night Live and SCTV crew you probably already know about, Second City’s given us folks like Alan Arkin, Robert Klein, and more recently, Mike Myers and Tina Fey. The young comics that’ll be working their improv magic at the O’Shaughnessy might be unknowns now, but in five years, they might be starring in the next Blues Brothers. (Or the next It’s Pat, but let’s hope not.) 2004 Randolph Ave., St. Paul; 651-989-5151
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