Second City lists

Four Oscar-nominated alums

Alan Arkin (nominated 1967, The Russians are Coming the Russians are Coming; nominated 1969, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter; won 2007, Little Miss Sunshine)
Melinda Dillon (nominated 1978, Close Encounters of the Third Kind; nominated 1982, Absence of Malice)
Bill Murray (nominated 2004, Lost in Translation)
Nia Vardalos (nominated 2003, My Big Fat Greek Wedding)

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Eight alums with current TV gigs

Stephen Colbert (The Colbert Report)
Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Steve Carell (The Office)
Ian Gomez (Cougar Town)
Tina Fey, Scott Adsit and Jack McBrayer (30 Rock)
Bonnie Hunt (The Bonnie Hunt Show)

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Three TV shows named for Bonnie Hunt

The Bonnie Hunt Show (1995–96)
Life With Bonnie (2002–04)
The Bonnie Hunt Show (2008–present)

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Six animated characters voiced by Second City alumni

Bill Murray as Badger in Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson (1987–present)
Mike Myers as Shrek (2001–present)
Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera in Cars (2006)
Amy Sedaris as Foxy Loxy in Chicken Little (2005)
John Candy as John Candy in Camp Candy (1989–90)

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TV series other than SNL, SCTV or MADtv to feature the most Second City alums
We’re guessing Comedy Central cult classic Strangers With Candy (1999–2000). The show was created by alums Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert and Paul Dinello (who also starred) and Rolling Meadows alum Mitch Rouse (who wrote and occasionally appeared onscreen); it also featured TourCo vet Greg Hollimon and a host of ’90s-era alumni in guest appearances, including:

Rose Abdoo
Jackie Hoffman
Ken Hudson Campbell
Richard Kind
Joe Liss
Tim Meadows
Dave Pasquesi

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Ten alumni members of the Christopher Guest mockumentary gang
All of these SC alumni have appeared in one or more of Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003) or For Your Consideration (2006).

Fred Willard
Catherine O’Hara
Eugene Levy
Brian Doyle-Murray
Mary Gross
Mina Kolb
Suzy Nakamura
Richard Kind
Scott Adsit
Deborah Theaker

Seven questionable SC alum vehicles

Chris Farley in Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
Eugene Levy in direct-to-video American Pie sequels Band Camp (2005), The Naked Mile (2006), Beta House (2007) & The Book of Love (2009)
Martin Short in Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me (Chicago & New York, 2006)
Jim Belushi in According to Jim (2001–2009)

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