I think a lot of studios today are run by women, and we are entering a time when a lot of women have evolved in Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade and wanted to become writers and comedians.

I think a lot of Hollywood is in retreat right now trying to figure out how to make money and make the safest bets.

I did Second City, and Nia Vardalos also did Second City, so I knew her from there.

I met my wife, Nia Vardalos, at The Second City, and she was chomping at the bit to move to L.A.

I grew up on Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis and all the guys from Second City.

I'm a bug on acting, which distinguishes Second City from a lot of other revues. It comes from the character, the behavior, and not from the jokes. I don't think jokes are funny. Humor comes out of character and out of situations the character is in.