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Second City To Offer Asian American Pacific Islander Fellowship In Improv Comedy

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The Second City opened its doors in 1959 as a small comedy cabaret. It has since grown to become the world’s most influential name in improv comedy, boasting such prominent alumni as John Belushi, John Candy, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Chris Farley, Tina Fey, Keegan-Michael Key, Eugene Levy, and many more.Now, the Chicago troupe is giving back with its Victor Wong Fellowship for AAPI Voices in Comedy, a first-of-its-kind workshop funded by Peng Zhao, CEO of Citadel Securities, and his wife, Cherry Chen.The fellowship will annually provide 16 Fellows with a tuition-free master program in improvisational comedy.California native Victor Wong (1927-2001) moved to Chicago in the 1950s to study theology at the University of Chicago.

He joined The Second City at the encouragement of his close friend and famed theater academic, Viola Spolin. A fixture in the San Francisco Beat Scene of the 1950s and ‘60s alongside Jack Kerouc and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Wong’s acting credits included roles in the films Th e Joy Luck Club,The Last Emperor, Big Trouble in Little China, The Three Ninjas series, and The Golden Child.Beginning this fall, 16 fellows a year will be selected through auditions and granted a ten-week program in improvisational comedy taught by The Second City’s instructors and directors.

The fellows will also have access to the theater’s executive creative team and alumni, including AAPI mentors.Following the training, the fellows will present a mix of their original comedy, improvisational games, and classic scenes from The Second City archives in a showcase event on a Second City stage in Chicago.“Beyond professional success on stage and screen, the skills of improvisation are a kind of super-power for life,” said

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