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100 1  Thomas, Mike,|d1970- 
245 14 The Second City unscripted :|brevolution and revelation at
       the world-famous comedy theater /|cMike Thomas. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bVillard,|c[2009] 
264  4 |c©2009 
300    xiv, 272 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations, portraits ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-264) and 
       index. 
505 0  1959-61 : Coffee and comedy, hanging with Hef, and the 
       birth of a sensation / Alan Arkin, Barbara Harris, Paul 
       Sills -- 1961-67 : Big Apple bound, naked sonatas, and the
       reign of King David / Robert Klein, Joan Rivers, David 
       Steinberg, Fred Willard -- 1967-74 : How to speak hippie, 
       return of the guru, and a bowl full of fuck / John Belushi,
       Del Close, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Betty Thomas -- 1973
       -78: Livin' large with Johnny Toronto, the fury of Murray,
       and taking off in the great white north / Dan Aykroyd, 
       John Candy, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Gilda Radner, 
       Martin Short, Dave Thomas -- 1975-84: SCTV : Count Floyd, 
       Johnny LaRue, and a couple of hosers, eh / John Candy, Joe
       Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas -- 1975-
       80 : Saturday Night Live, the Brothers Belushi, and a mom 
       away from mom / Jim Belushi, Tim Kazurinsky, Shelley Long,
       George Wendt -- 1975-85: Mummy opium, death of a hero, and
       the end of an era / Dan Castellaneta, Mary Gross, Richard 
       Kind -- 1978-91 : Triumphs in Toronto, shake-ups in 
       Chicago, and a van down by the river / Chris Farley, 
       Bonnie Hunt, Mike Myers -- 1988-95 : Out with the old, in 
       with the new, and a sweet talker in sweatpants / Steve 
       Carell, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris -- 1995
       -2007 : Renaissance on Wells Street, chaos in Canada, and 
       the falls of giants / Scott Adsit, Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey,
       Jack McBrayer -- 2007-present : Offing Obama, liberal 
       leanings, and a still-beating heart. 
520    Descriptions of Chicago's Second City comedy theater group
       as told to the author by troup members and historical 
       information collected by the author. 
610 20 Second City (Theater company) 
650  0 Theater|zUnited States. 
650  0 Comedians|zIllinois|zChicago|vAnecdotes. 
650  0 Actors|zIllinois|zChicago|vAnecdotes. 
994    92|bCKE