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About Chicago City Limits

Chicago City Limits is New York's longest-running comedy revue, thrilling audiences for over twenty-five years with its unique style of improvisational comedy. Its critically acclaimed show, award-winning National Touring Company, and top notch theatre training program has made Chicago City Limits a New York landmark.

Chicago City Limits was founded in 1977 in Chicago by George Todisco and actors participating in the workshop program at The Second City. In 1979, Chicago City Limits relocated to New York, performing regularly at Catch a Rising Star, the Improv, the Duplex, and other noted clubs. It established its own theater in the summer of 1980 and began a continuous run that is now over 8,500 performances!

Over the years, Chicago City Limits has made numerous TV appearances, including "The Today Show," "McLaughlin," "The Joan Rivers Show," "The Jackie Mason Show," Comedy Central, PBS, and "Good Day NY." The group appeared in its own TV new comedy series, "Reel News," on the USA network.

The Chicago City Limits National Touring Company performs at colleges, corporate events and regional theatres throughout the country. The group has appeared at such diverse venues as Lincoln Center, HBO's US Comedy Arts Festival, the Smithsonian Institution, The Super Bowl, and the "Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon."

The Chicago City Limits Training Center, now in its 24rd season offers New York City's most thorough improvisation training, with classes for beginners and seasoned performers. Besides comedy improvisation classes, Chicago CIty Limits offers workshops on topics such as musical improvisation, character development, improvisation for actors, sketch writing, physical comedy, and stand up.

Chicago City Limits also teaches creativity and team-building seminars for corporations across the country. For more information on corporate work, click here.

Chicago City Limits Staff

Executive Producer
Paul Zuckerman

Producer
Linda Gelman

Associate Producer
David Chernicoff

New York City Cast
Joe DeGise II
Annie Figenshu
Rick Hip-Flores
Stefan Schick
Rob Schiffmann

Directors
Paul Zuckerman
Joe DeGise II

Artistic Director
Paul Zuckerman

Musical Director
Rick Hip-Flores

National Touring Company Director
Robert Schiffmann

Technical Director
Elliott Lipsey

Production Associate
Austin Cadore

National Touring Company Cast
Pete Aguero
Tony Carnivale
Jason Fletcher
Sharon Fogerty
Canedy Knowles
Rachel Korowitz
Jeff Scherer
Rory Scholl
Anne Scobie
Greg Triggs
Nelson Walters
Deb Rabbai

National Touring Representative
Baylin Artists Management
Phone: 267-880-3750
email: mbaylin@baylinartists.com

Contact Us:info@chicagocitylimits.com