MIAMI — Chicago’s legendary sketch and improv comedy theatre troupe comes to South Florida with a show that takes aim at our home turf!

The Second City players perform at South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center in “The Second City Hits Home” a new show featuring hilarious sketches, songs, and improvisation about Miami as well as material from the famed Second City archives. This is a must see night of comedy featuring some of Chicago’s brightest comedy stars in a special one-night engagement.

South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center presents The Second City Hits Home!, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22 at 8pm. Tickets are $35. Contact the Box Office by calling 786-573-5300 or online at SMDCAC.org.  The Center is located at 10950 SW 211 Street, Cutler Bay.

Doing what they do best, The Second City finds laughs in everything from Miami’s history, events and hot button issues to headlines from The Miami Herald and mixes these with a generous portion of classic Chicago-style sketch and improv created by some of Second City’s most lauded alumni including Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray and more.

The Second City celebrates 54 years of cutting edge satiric revues and continues to deliver the leading voices in comedy while touring the globe.

The South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, designed by an internationally-acclaimed design team that includes Arquitectonica International, Inc. (architects), Fisher Dachs Associates, Inc. (theater design), Artec Consultants, Inc. (acoustics), and AMS Planning & Research Corp. (theater management), provides, for the first time, a state-of-the-art cultural venue and community gathering place in the southern part of Miami-Dade County. Located at 10950 SW 211th Street in Cutler Bay, the Center is an integral part of the economic and cultural development of the area, offering quality artistic programming and community accessibility. The Center features prominent works of art created by Miami artist Robert Chambers who was commissioned by Miami-Dade County’s Art in Public Places program to design a kinetic light wall and sculptures for the theater.

The South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center is managed by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, with funding support from
the Office of the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.  The Center is dedicated to presenting and supporting arts and culture and providing access to the arts to the entire Miami-Dade County community. More information about the Center and its programs can be found at www.smdcac.org.