Jason Kelsey

Yeah. I mean, I know. I mean, the end goal at that point would have been 100% because we were being produced out of Chicago and Chicago is like the homeland for Second City. That's where it started back in 1959 would have been to do one of the resonant stages there. So that would have been I was doing a resident stage, but it was in Las Vegas, but to do either the ETC or the main stage.

So to go back and, you know, to do as good of a job as you can where you're doing your thing and then have them say, hey, we want you to come back and do a show in Chicago would have been would have been the end goal.

So to go back and, you know, to do as good of a job as you can where you're doing your thing and then have them say, hey, we want you to come back and do a show in Chicago would have been would have been the end goal.

So to go back and, you know, to do as good of a job as you can where you're doing your thing and then have them say, hey, we want you to come back and do a show in Chicago would have been would have been the end goal.

I made it back.

I made it back.

I made it back.

Yeah, yeah. I mean, like, when I first moved to Chicago in September of 97, you know, Tina Fey was still on stage. Rachel Dratch was on stage. Horatio Sands was in the ETC. I mean, I saw, like... Like, I mean, all those guys, Tina had was just just getting was just going to get hired to go right on SNL. But, you know, but we used to go every Christmas.

Yeah, yeah. I mean, like, when I first moved to Chicago in September of 97, you know, Tina Fey was still on stage. Rachel Dratch was on stage. Horatio Sands was in the ETC. I mean, I saw, like... Like, I mean, all those guys, Tina had was just just getting was just going to get hired to go right on SNL. But, you know, but we used to go every Christmas.

Yeah, yeah. I mean, like, when I first moved to Chicago in September of 97, you know, Tina Fey was still on stage. Rachel Dratch was on stage. Horatio Sands was in the ETC. I mean, I saw, like... Like, I mean, all those guys, Tina had was just just getting was just going to get hired to go right on SNL. But, you know, but we used to go every Christmas.

We would go back to Chicago like Christmas for, you know, with with my grandma on the south side and like all my mom's side of the family, tons of tons of cousins and whatnot. And then like a lot of June's, too, for like when kids start graduating from like Catholic school and whatnot. and I would always ask to go to Second City, and we'd go up there.

We would go back to Chicago like Christmas for, you know, with with my grandma on the south side and like all my mom's side of the family, tons of tons of cousins and whatnot. And then like a lot of June's, too, for like when kids start graduating from like Catholic school and whatnot. and I would always ask to go to Second City, and we'd go up there.

We would go back to Chicago like Christmas for, you know, with with my grandma on the south side and like all my mom's side of the family, tons of tons of cousins and whatnot. And then like a lot of June's, too, for like when kids start graduating from like Catholic school and whatnot. and I would always ask to go to Second City, and we'd go up there.

So I saw, I definitely saw Colbert and Carell back in the day, and Amy Sedaris, and you just have them faint memories, because you didn't know who any of them were at the time.

So I saw, I definitely saw Colbert and Carell back in the day, and Amy Sedaris, and you just have them faint memories, because you didn't know who any of them were at the time.

So I saw, I definitely saw Colbert and Carell back in the day, and Amy Sedaris, and you just have them faint memories, because you didn't know who any of them were at the time.

I remember seeing, like, Second City Touring Company came through, and they performed at, I forget the name of the theater down there, it's down in Crown Center,

I remember seeing, like, Second City Touring Company came through, and they performed at, I forget the name of the theater down there, it's down in Crown Center,

I remember seeing, like, Second City Touring Company came through, and they performed at, I forget the name of the theater down there, it's down in Crown Center,

but they came and performed, and I saw a guy, his name was John Farley, and he was doing a scene that his brother Chris had done, and John's incredible, you know, that whole family's hilarious, and I was just like, oh my God, that's gotta be Chris's brother, you know, because he was playing like a character that his brother created at Second City, and he was doing the touring company.