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Comedy Powerhouse The Second City Is for Sale (EXCLUSIVE)

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06.10.2020 - 20:03

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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThe Second City, the comedy institution that launched the careers of Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Bill Murray and Tina Fey, is being put up for sale.

It marks only the second time in the brand’s 60-year history that it has been on the block. Investment bank Houlihan Lokey will advise on the sale.The announcement comes as COVID-19 has upended the live events business that helped define and popularize The Second City.

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