Chicago's legendary comedy theatre, The Second City, is headed to entertain the
troops in the Balkans and Europe January 14-26. This is the third USO tour for The
Second City, whose alumni list includes Mike Nichols, Joan Rivers, Martin Short, John
Belushi, Mike Myers, Tina Fey and Dan Aykroyd.
Performances will feature sketches, songs and improvisations from Second City's
40-plus year history, as well as on-the-spot topical comedy that changes with each
performance. During the tour, the troupe also will sign autographs, visit military
installations and mingle with the troops.
The tour is sponsored by the USO World Partners Anheuser-Busch, AT&T, BAE
SYSTEMS, Clear Channel Worldwide, Coca-Cola, ESPN, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
S&K Sales Company, USAA Foundation, VFW, Wal-Mart and The Walt Disney
Company.
