New Trier Alumnus Hosts Improv Show at Second City
The New Trier grad's weekly live podcast features interviews with some of Chicago’s funniest performers.
New Trier grad Jimmy Carrane has been hosting Improv Nerd at The Second City since November, but he said his guests surprise him every week. When the Kenilworth native talks to former colleagues from The Annoyance Theatre in Chicago, he’s shocked to learn that for some performers there, the partying started while the show was still going on. When Carrane asks veteran improviser Mark Sutton how he stays relevant, Sutton confesses he doesn’t believe that he has, and that after 25 years in the industry, performing has taken a back seat in his life. Carrane, who now lives in Evanston, said he loves these revelations. “I want people to reveal themselves and tell stories, because stories are what people remember,” Carrane said. “Those things, to…
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