The Second City offers writing, improv, stand-up, and acting classes.

Upcoming Classes

  • Acting 1
  • Improv 1
  • Improv for Anxiety 1
  • Comedy TV Pilots 101
  • Dialects and Character Voices 1
  • Stand-Up 1
  • Storytelling 101
  • Writing 1

Improve Your Writing, Improv, and Acting Skills

Take advantage of adult comedy classes at The Second City, the largest school of improvisation and sketch comedy in the world.

The Second City Training Center teaches the skills which underlie the work on their resident performance stages. The classes, including Writing 1 and Improv 1, are taught by professionals working in their fields, and help students develop their artistic voice, both individually and within an ensemble, and provide tools and techniques to express that voice.

In-Person and Online Comedy Classes

The Second City Chicago

  • Improvisation
  • Comedy Writing
  • Stand-Up
  • Acting
  • Physical Performance