Listed below is a complete schedule of Panel Discussions:
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
| 10:00am | "The Colbert Report" featuring writers Peter Grosz and Peter Gwinn as well as co-Executive Producer Tom Purcell |
| 11:30am | "SCTV" — featuring Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy and fellow cast members |
| 1:00pm | "Voices of Diversity at The Second City" - featuring Chicago's own Aaron Freeman, Keegan Michael Key of "MAD TV" and "Gary Unmarried", Angela Shelton and Frances Callier of "Frangela," Suzy Nakamura of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "The West Wing" as well as current Second City resident company actors Christina Anthony and Anthony LeBlanc |
| 2:30pm | "30 ROCK" — featuring cast members Scott Adsit and Jack McBrayer as well as staff writer Kay Cannon |
Sunday, December 13th, 2009
| 1:00pm | "Second City: From Stage to Screen" — featuring Jim Belushi, Betty Thomas, Bob Odenkirk of "Mr. Show" and more |
| 2:30pm | "Saturday Night Live" - featuring SNL alums Tim Kazurinsky, Horatio Sanz and Rachel Dratch as well as current SNL staff writer John Lutz |
| 4:00pm | "Second City in the Sixties" — featuring Alan Arkin, Fred Willard, Robert Klein, original cast member Mina Kolb along with Second City co-founder Bernie Sahlins and Artistic Consultant Sheldon Patinkin |
Tickets for each panel are $25.00 and will be available for purchase at The Second City Theater Box Office at 312-337-3992 beginning at 10:00amCT Thursday, October 22nd, in Chicago and online at www.secondcity.com . Panelists are subject to change.
Additional performances, screenings and special events taking place throughout the three-day festival will be announced in the coming weeks. For more information, please visit www.secondcity.com/50 .
About The Second City
Beginning as a small cabaret theatre on Chicago's north side in 1959, The Second City has grown to become a comedy empire — building a robust business based on its core improvisational methodologies. Resident theatres in Chicago and Toronto create topical sketch comedy revues that satirize politics, culture and news of the day. Beyond its stages, The Second City created the foremost school of improvisation-based arts in the world — with training facilities in Chicago, Toronto and Los Angeles that currently enroll over 3000 students; a corporate division works with hundreds of Fortune 500 companies in areas of training, marketing, entertainment and brand services; and The Second City's forays into television and new media include the classic, Emmy-award winning comedy series "SCTV" as well as a number of new productions originating from The Second City Entertainment's offices in Los Angeles.