The passage describes many famous actors who worked in Second City, then Saturday Night Live or other television comedy, and then in film: John Belushi, Mike Myers, Chris Farley, Stephen Colbert, and Bill Murray. These actors are essential people in popular entertainment, and the comedy they brought to television was developed while they practiced improv at Second City. The passage also states today, improvisation has deep credibility in showbiz circles as both a tool for writing and, increasingly, as an art form in itself. |