Second City Didn’t Want Us, or Is There a Spot in the Touring Company for My Girlfriend? Factory Theater.
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Second City has been ripe for satire ever since it became obvious in the mid-80s that the actors who hacked and hotdogged their way through those increasingly miserable shows were just doing time until they got their own sitcoms. But until now no one dared ruffle the feathers of Mother Second City, even though there are literally hundreds of bitter Second City wannabes running around town with ugly, funny stories to tell.
The irony is that this show comes at a time when Second City’s artistic fortunes are rising, which takes some of the wind out of Factory Theater’s satiric sails. But not so much that this snickering look at Second City’s dark side is spoiled.
