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Perry Ad Is YouTube's No. 3 Most-Disliked Video

Rob Quinn — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:27:47 CST

Rick Perry's controversial new campaign ad is closing in on the YouTube record for most disliked video ever. The ad—which currently has close to 400,000 "dislikes"—is now behind only Justin Bieber's video for "Baby," and Rebecca Black's "Friday" video. The Bieber video has more than 2 million...

What Disney Princesses Teach Our Girls

Evann Gastaldo — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:37:00 CDT

The Second City Network —the same geniuses who brought us “ Sassy Gay Friend ”—have a new series of brilliant YouTube videos: “Advice For Young Girls From a Cartoon Princess.” Belle from Beauty and the Beast would like you to know that “desire is when a man wants you so much...

Chicago Outfit Readies Limbaugh Musical

Will McCahill — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:00:00 CST

Chicago’s famed Second City comedy outfit might have just the cure for your winter blues (or reds, depending on how you tend to vote): Rush Limbaugh! The Musical . Opening next week, it will take “back to Rush’s humble beginnings and follows his ascent to conservative dominance buoyed by characters like...

Blago to Appear in Rod Supersta r Spoof

Rob Quinn — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:48:06 CDT

The Second City revue's harshly critical musical send-up of Rod Blagojevich's rise and fall will have a special guest onstage Saturday: Rod Blagojevich. Producers of Rod Blagojevich Superstar say the impeached former Illinois governor will be on hand to announce the hit spoof's extension through August, and will join the...

Paul Sills, 'Orson Welles of Improv'

Kevin Spak — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:00:26 CDT

For a performer, Paul Sills kept a pretty low profile. But make no mistake: The Second City co-founder was a massive influence not just on improvisational comedy, but on comedy and theater in general. Without Sills, who died yesterday at 80, there would be no Chicago improv scene, no Saturday...