The Second City's Epic, Annual All-Nighter Turns Sweet 16

Returning for its sixteenth year, The Second City's 24-hour improv and music marathon will be held Monday, November 20th through Tuesday, November 21st in The Second City e.t.c. Theater. The non-stop event, named 24 Hour: It'll Make You Feel Better, is set to feature a lineup of Second City's most lauded alumni, as well as special guests from the worlds of comedy, theater, sports, and music.

Scheduled to appear include the following names:

Improv By: Ashley Nicole Black (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee), Edgar Blackmon (Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping), Emily Candini, Kevin Dorff (Conan), Scott Goldstein, John Hartman (Trial & Error), Shantira Jackson (50 Central), TJ Jagodowski (TJ & Dave), Brendan Jennings (Nobodies), Andrew Knox (Second City e.t.c.), Holly Laurent, Jack McBrayer (30 Rock), Julie Marchiano (Second City e.t.c.), Rachael Mason (The Boys), Susan Messing (Messing with a Friend), Brad Morris (Good News), Asher Perlman (The Opposition with Jordan Klepper), Chris Redd (SNL), Katie Rich (SNL), Niccole Thurman (The Opposition with Jordan Klepper), Claudia Michelle Wallace (Shrink), Matt Walsh (Veep) and more to be announced.

Music & Appearances By: Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy; Emmy-winning actor Martha Plimpton, recording engineer Steve Albini; singer-songwriter Shannon Lay; soul crooner JC Brooks; comedy royalty and host of Couch Candy, Jen Candy; hometown rockers The Blisters; and former Chicago Cub Ryan Dempster.

24 Hour: It'll Make You Feel Better

Monday, November 20th- Tuesday, November 21st, 5pm (doors open at 4pm) - 5pm

The Second City e.t.c. Theater

Entry is $20 (cash only) as long as seats are available.

In addition, a private concert with Jeff Tweedy will be up for live auction during the show. One lucky attendee will win one of the Grammy winner's legendary private, acoustic living room shows-- 30 songs of the winning bidder's choice, played live for 30 guests.

Other items will be up for aution at Charitybuzz.com, including SNL tickets, an outing with Fred Armisen, a backstage tour and tickets to The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, and a record shopping experience with Steve Albini.

All proceeds support families from Chicago's Onward Neighborhood House as part of their Letters to Santa program. Second City is proud to have helped raise over $1,000,000 for Onward Neighborhood House, an organization that empowers families and individuals in need to achieve their full potential in a community-based setting.

For the full schedule and ongoing 24 Hour updates, visit: secondcity.com/second-city-24-hour-improv or facebook.com/secondcity24hour.

About The Second City
Beginning as a small cabaret theater on Chicago's north side in 1959, The Second City has grown to become a comedy empire, building a robust $55 million business based on its core improvisational methodologies. Resident theaters in Chicago and Toronto create topical sketch comedy revues that satirize politics, culture and news of the day. Additionally, Second City performs thousands of shows each year in regional theaters, colleges and performing arts centers. Beyond its stages, The Second City created the foremost school of improvisation-based arts in the world with training facilities in Chicago, Toronto and Los Angeles that currently enrolls more than 11,000 students annually. The Second City also has a business division that works with hundreds of Fortune 500 companies in the areas of training, marketing, entertainment and brand services, and The Second City's forays into television and new media continues to produce new content and programming, including the classic, Emmy Award-winning comedy series SCTV.

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