The Second City Sets Upcoming Benefit Schedule

The Second City just gave you even more reasons to attend The Second City That Never Sleeps: 24 Hour and Our Living Room Show.

A brand new schedule has just been released for the 13th annual music and comedy marathon, The Second City That Never Sleeps: 24 Hour, going non-stop from 6:00 p.m. on December 16th to 6:00 p.m. December 17th in The Second City e.t.c. Theatre. Confirmed performers and times are:

• 7:00 p.m. James McCartney
• 9:30 p.m. Kim Deal
• 12:00 a.m. JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound
• 2:00 a.m. Ian Rubbish (with Fred Armisen)
• 3:30 a.m. Live from New York: Bits with Mike O'Brien
• 4:30 a.m. Christmas Stories with Steve Albini
• 6:00 a.m. Babyprov
• 7:00 a.m. Sofia Mia Canale
• 8:00 a.m. Bolly, Holly and The Ricketts
• 10:00 a.m. Alaina Stacey
• 12:00 p.m. Renaldo Domino
• 2:00 p.m. Robbie Fulks
• 4:30 p.m. Jeff Tweedy

Tickets to The Second City That Never Sleeps: 24 Hour are $20 and will be sold at the door throughout the event as long as seats are available. Doors open Tuesday, 12/16 at 5:00 p.m.

In addition, Our Living Room Show on January 5th in the UP Comedy Club is thrilled to announce an expanded roster. The distinguished Second City all-stars and SNL cast members past and present performing improv and sketch comedy now include: Aidy Bryant, Mike O'Brien, Tim Robinson, Kevin Dorff, TJ Jagodowski and Horatio Sanz, appearing with special guest Steve Albini.

The laughs will be followed by an intimate "living room"-style musical performance from Wilco's Grammy-winning frontman, Jeff Tweedy.

Best of all, tickets are now available for just $75 (general house seating) to $150 (front row table seat) and are on sale now via the UP Comedy Club box office at (312) 662-4562 or UPComedyClub.com.

Proceeds from both events will directly support families from Chicago's Onward Neighborhood House, an organization that empowers families and individuals in need to achieve their full potential in a community-based setting. For more information, visit LettersToSantaChicago.com.

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