🎭 This TheSecondCity show offers whip-smart, funny-as-hell, self-aware, Black-ass fun that brings joy to everyone in attendance. | ✍️ PsalmOne
WTF is Black Joy, anyway? Rob Wilson aims to get into specifics with his Second City directorial debut,. Second City has long been revered for being an improvisational comedian factory: many comics sharpen their steel within the hallowed halls and go on to have long-lasting careers. Boasting an all-Black cast of six rising stars with brand-new sketches,—we are not our stereotypes. Or are we?Through 4/1: Fri-Sat 8 PM, Second City UP Comedy Club, 230 W.
Never straying from their improv roots, the nimble ensemble invites audience members to contribute to the night. When seated, patrons of Second City are encouraged to fill out questionnaires asking about their favorite hobbies, which are in turn read back to the audience within the context of things Black people DON’T do. Considering the racially mixed but heavily African American crowd, the results are hilarious.
Other shocking revelations in the show include a Batman bit exposing the Caped Crusader’s fear of the south side and a thought-provoking, conflicting sketch highlighting aspects of the Black mental health/therapy experience. The idea of going to a Black therapist, only to have them explain your problems can be wiped away with Jesus Christ has layers upon layers of Black anxiety, spirituality, and dark humor.
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