The Second City gave us John Belushi, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, and generations of comedy legends. This week, two of their own joined #FridayNightAudit, giving Craig Sullivan, Suzanne Bagnera, and me a chance to find out whether professional comedy training could salvage any of our careers. The prognosis wasn't particularly encouraging.
What an honor to welcome James Colquhoun, Co-President of The Second City, and Nick Castellanos, Senior Client Partner at The Second City, live from Chicago!
We talked about how The Second City uses improv to sharpen communication skills, why hotel employees improvise practically every day, and what happens when people actually listen to each other. Craig had plenty of questions, Suzanne had even more opinions, and I learned that The Second City's approach involves lowering the stakes. Around here, we prefer lowering the standards.
PLUS, after six months, 32 contenders, and an astonishing amount of complaining, we FINALLY crowned the champion of our Hotel Pet Peeves Tournament! Outlet Desert faced Always Hidden Lamp Switches in a ridiculously close contest, and even our guests couldn't agree on which hotel annoyance deserved eternal infamy.
Join us for some laughs, cocktails, and the dramatic conclusion of a tournament that lasted longer than some hotel renovations. Want the weekly roundup of news, videos, and what you might've missed from #NoVacancyNews? Text HOTEL to 66866.
