second city

Speech parts

1. second city - Noun

2. Second city - Proper noun

Meaning

Second City

Nickname for the city of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States of America.
Synonym: Windy City

second city (plural second cities)

(politics) The second-most important city of a country or region.
Kharkiv is Ukraine's second city.

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Well, actually, the Second City thing came about because I was taking a few improv classes there. I thought that the improv classes would help with my wrestling career, which it has. Trish Stratus

I grew up on Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis and all the guys from Second City. Harland Williams

I did a lot of commercial and theater work when I got out of school and was living in Dallas, and I moved to Chicago to go through the Second City Conservatory Program. Allison Tolman

I'm a bug on acting, which distinguishes Second City from a lot of other revues. It comes from the character, the behavior, and not from the jokes. I don't think jokes are funny. Humor comes out of character and out of situations the character is in. Bernard Sahlins

I graduated from Second City Los Angeles. It helped me tremendously, not only in my roles in films but in helping shape me into a writer as well. In improv, you will fail sometimes, so it teaches you to be brave and try anything. The worst that can happen is nobody laughs. Carly Craig

We come from Second City where you're taught if you make your fellow stage partner look good, that makes you look good. Ian Gomez

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