What do Mike Myers, Ed Asner, Bill Murray, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Dan Akroyd, Martin Short, John Candy, Steven Colbert, Tina Fey, and Steve Carrell all have in common?

Aside from being some of the biggest names in comedy, each of these actors is an alumi of The Second City, which is bringing Fair & Unbalanced to your Capitol Theatre Black Box theatre!

Called “A Comedy Empire” by the New York Times, The Second City is the leading training ground for improv-based sketch comedy, with theatres in Chicago and Toronto, Training Centers in those cites as well as Hollywood, and 11 full time touring ensembles. If someone has made it big in comedy, odds are he or she has been to The Second City, honing timing skills and developing lightning quick mental reaction time.

The Second City’s Fair & Unbalanced takes unbridled comic pleasure in the foibles of our politicians, celebrities and even our significant others. No institution escapes the satiric eye of The Second City – from the blowhards of the Beltway to the Hollywood elite. Ripped from the stages of Second City’s legendary theatres in Chicago and Toronto, The Second City’s Fair & Unbalanced is a hilarious ride through present day America.

Delivering a funny perspective on the troubles of the everyday world, Second City’s Fair & Unbalanced is a chance see how the current ensemble of future stars has used the innovations of their predecessors to create comedy that is wholly and inextricably of its time—comedy that speaks to our economic woes, our political hopes and what it means to be a living in such extraordinary times. No topic or subject matter is off limits for The Second City. If your parents asked you not to speak about it at the dinner table, chances are it will be made fun of in an evening with The Second City.

The Second City, Fair & Unbalanced right here in Yakima - It’s their job to help us laugh at what scares us; to make the unfunny funny; and to provide audiences everywhere with a chance to let go for a couple hours and just laugh.

The Second City, right here in Yakima. It’s going to be big… and you won’t want to miss this one!

The Second City, right here in Yakima. You won’t want to miss this one!
Single tickets forThe Second City are available at The Capitol Theatre box office: 509-853-ARTS or 800-325-SEAT after September 6, 2010.