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" We come from Second City where you're taught if you make your fellow stage partner look good, that makes you look good. "
Ian Gomez
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" My stepfather had a connection with The Second City and told me I should go there. I woke up in a cold sweat one night and said, 'I'm moving to Chicago.' That's how I went to Second City. "
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