The Second City
1616 N Wells St
312.337.3992
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America: All Better!
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Dec 14, 2008 – Dec 5, 2009
Tuesdays–Thursdays (8pm)
Fridays–Saturdays (8 & 11pm)
Sundays (7pm)
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- Price
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$20 - 25
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The 2008 election may have delivered a ray of hope, but storm clouds still hang above us. That's the uneasy premise of Second City's sardonically titled new mainstage revue that, like the 44th president himself, offers something positive in a time of uncertainty. Yes, America delivers the obligatory Blagojevich and recession bits, but it mostly spares us the depressing headlines in favor of more cheerful frivolity. With a Russian gymnast tumbling through the audience while drinking its alcohol, Cornel West pontificating on MTV Spring Break, and Rahm Emanuel as executive branch Enforcer-in-Chief, this show simultaneously argues for and provides some much-needed mirth.
