{"product_id":"2940170364923","title":"The Best of Second City: Vol. 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince 1959, Chicago's \u003ci\u003eThe Second City\u003c\/i\u003e improvisational comedy troupe has played a critical role in developing some of the most successful comedians in the United States and Canada. Comedians such as Alan Arkin, Joan Rivers, James Belushi, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, and Richard Kind, to name a few, have all performed with \u003ci\u003eThe Second City\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1991 and 1997, L.A. Theatre Works, in conjunction with Chicago Theatres on the Air, had the pleasure of producing a number of Second City performances featuring Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Amy Sedaris, Marsha Mason, Edward Asner, and Paul Dinelo.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColbert, Dinelo, and Sedaris went on to create the hit show \u003ci\u003eStrangers With Candy\u003c\/i\u003e for Comedy Central, and Amy's best-selling book, \"I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence is both witty and hilarious\". More recently, both Carell and Colbert have enjoyed immense success beginning with their supporting roles in \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e. Carell's show, \u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e, is a hit on NBC, and his movies are box office boffos. Colbert has spun his Daily Show character off into his own highly successful \u003ci\u003eThe Colbert Report\u003c\/i\u003e.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHear these budding young comedians in some of their most hilarious work before they became the stars they are today.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(P)2007 L.A. Theater Works\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"L.A. Theatre Works","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162367049968,"sku":"2940170364923","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170364923_p0.jpg?v=1763708508","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170364923","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}