Comments on: Second City my ass*

By: Dave von Ebers

Dave von Ebers — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:43:23 +0000

P.S. “We are all Chicago now.”

By: Dave von Ebers

Dave von Ebers — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:42:33 +0000

Does my heart good to hear you say, “Second CIty, My Ass.” This city just gets inside you somehow. It’s nice to know it’s not just my provincialism that makes me feel that way. (By the way, DesMoines is a pretty cool town, too; Peter should run Dam-to-Dam one of these years.)

On an unrelated note, your friend Adam Felber wishes us all Happy Holidays.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:00:21 +0000

Is there any audio/video of this panel online? Thanks in advance - I’d love to hear the whole thing!

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:34:16 +0000

This Second City inferiority complex is similar to the feelings New Jersey folks have about New York. To paraphrase Mr. Colbert, “I am Chicago, and so can you!”

By: Courtney

Courtney — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:42:02 +0000

On Drew’s comment “I’d certainly go along with nominating Chicago for first place honors if you could only put a bubble over it from November to March,” I think that’s actually what makes Chicago special. It takes a certain type of individual to live in a city where the weather gets cold and windy enough to freeze off certain essential body parts. Also, without the great weather of L.A. or the fame of New York, you have to have a lot of cool stuff to keep the people living there and bring other people in to visit.

Otherwise, you have Des Moines, which is where I live.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:52:05 +0000

I sent this post to my mom and sister. We’re all big NPR nerds but my mom never understood why my sister and I loved Colbert until she read your account of him and his character. Thanks for helping turn her to the dark side, Peter.

By: Ben Rosengart

Ben Rosengart — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:31:46 +0000

And here I thought having a time machine meant never having to say, “I need a miracle.”

By: John

John — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:57:01 +0000

Wow. When I invent my time machine, this will be on my short list of things to visit. Hopefully there’ll be ticket scalpers outside.

By: John Russell

John Russell — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:24:29 +0000

Peter,
Is there any place where a recording of this amazing night? I’d love to see it.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:26:54 +0000

Reply to Roland:

Nope. In fact, I have no training in comedy, performance or improv whatever, something I keenly felt watching all of these genius performers. Maybe it would have helped.