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In the cabaret nightclub, enter your theater in the home. >> the big schools of improv right now are the groundlings, ucb, second city. and what they all have in common is their roots in 1955 from the compass players in chicago. >> the compass theater was the precursor to what became the second city. and they were basing their structure on a woman named viola spolin. and her motif was not comedy necessarily such as improv games and exercises for actors to generate scenes. >> from there, this revolution happened. >> the bird does have a toe in the back of the foot there. and as you probably kno...

Structure on a woman named viola spolin. and her motif was not comedy necessarily such as improv games and exercises for actors to generate scenes. >> from there, this revolution happened. >> the bird does have a toe in the back of the foot there. and as you probably know, man has no toe -- >> yes, yes, i do know that. >> second city is a revue style show that has songs, two acts, two-person, three-person, four-person cast scenes. the first part of show is two acts, scripted material, a third act of improvised material. >> we need suggestions from the audience. we'd like for you to suggest a c...

Has no toe -- >> yes, yes, i do know that. >> second city is a revue style show that has songs, two acts, two person, three person, four person cast scenes. the first part of show is two acts, scripted material, a third act of improvised material. >> we need suggestions from the audience. we'd like for you to suggest a character, not a proper name, a real person, but a kind of person, an occupation, a walk of life. >> peanut vendor. >> a peanut vendor, thank you. >> they will take suggestions from the audience, the cast goes backstage for 15, 20 minutes who while the audience orders more drink...