Second City Bob Curry Fellows Set For Public Performances

The Second City Hollywood 2018 Bob Curry Fellows are set to perform on Thursday, October 11, at 9pm at the LA Diversity in Comedy Festival and on Thursdays, October 18 and 25, at 9pm at Second City Hollywood's Studio Theatre. The Bob Curry Fellowship is a one-of-a-kind professional development master program, named for the first African-American performer on a resident stage. This year's actors and improvisers from diverse multicultural backgrounds have trained and studied over the past 14 weeks with a variety of Second City instructors and alumni covering topics like Finding Your Voice, Acting, Improv, Writing, Satire, Musical Improv, Scripted Material, Material Generation, The Second City Archive, History, and Lore.

The fellows are (in alphabetical order) Shukri R. Abdi, Jose Acain, B Anderson, Jorge Emanuel Berrios, Mario Barra, Idil Bray, Braxton Brooks, Rochele Gutierrez, Kalilah Harris, Chase Ingrande, Donzell Lewis, Rashaun Perry, Joy Regullano, Claudio Saavedra, JP Siruno, and Jacklyn Uweh.

Now in its fifth year at Second City's home base in Chicago, this unique fellowship boasts a rigorous master program for serious-minded talent seeking a career in sketch comedy. The highly competitive fellowship is tuition-free and awarded to exceptional talent selected by auditions and adjudicated by Second City directors and producers. The Bob Curry Fellowship program is designed for, but not limited to, those who identify as any of the following - Asian Pacific, Subcontinent Asian, African American, Hispanic, Native American, Middle Eastern, and those identifying on the LGBTQ spectrum.

Tickets may be purchased online at www.secondcity.com or www.ladiversityfestival.com or by phone at (323) 464-8542. Press comps are available. The Second City is located at 6560 Hollywood Boulevard, in Hollywood, 90028.