# When To See The Best Of The Second City In November 2026 > Book Best of the Second City tickets for November 2026 at face value. OnesToWatch Live has every date, venue & price. Skip fees — buy direct today! **Published:** 2026-10-20 | **Updated:** 2026-10-27 | **Author:** onestowatch **URL:** https://onestowatch.com/live/best-second-city-november-2026/ **Type:** post **Categories:** Artist tours ![When To See The Best Of The Second City In November 2026](https://resources.onestowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2026/10/1792404773765-4dad2c82bd88-1024x572.webp) --- ## Content *Last updated: October 24, 2026* ## Key Takeaways - November 2026 offers three ways to see The Best of The Second City: Chicago residency dates, a mid-month tour through Alabama and Tennessee, and a Thanksgiving-weekend pair in Rockford, Illinois. - The Rockford shows at Hard Rock Live on November 27 and 28 are available now through direct Ticketmaster links, which avoid the higher resale markups seen on Chicago dates. - Chicago performances alternate between The Second City Mainstage and UP Comedy Club, with official prices ranging from $45.95–$51.95, while resale listings often reach $130–$155. - The show is a greatest-hits revue featuring sketch comedy, updated classics, and improvisation, rated R for language and innuendo with an age requirement of 13 and older. - OnesToWatch Live provides direct access to the Rockford dates, so readers can secure tickets at official pricing without third-party premiums. ## Quick Ticket Links For November 2026 Use these links to go straight to official November 2026 tickets before comparing details below. [Browse All Ticketmaster Listings](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/6581772/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2F) [Get Nov 27 Rockford Tickets](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/6581772/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fthe-second-city-rockford-illinois-11-27-2026%2Fevent%2F2100650D9B09337D&utm_medium=affiliate) [Get Nov 28 Rockford Tickets](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/6581772/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fthe-second-city-rockford-illinois-11-28-2026%2Fevent%2F2100650DA09D39C1&utm_medium=affiliate) ## OnesToWatch Live Rockford Dates — Buy Direct At Face Value The two Thanksgiving-weekend Rockford performances are available now through OnesToWatch Live. These are the November 2026 Best of The Second City dates with direct Ticketmaster links. **Friday, November 27, 2026 · 7:00 PM · Hard Rock Live Rockford, Rockford, Illinois** [Get Nov 27 Rockford Tickets](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/6581772/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fthe-second-city-rockford-illinois-11-27-2026%2Fevent%2F2100650D9B09337D&utm_medium=affiliate) **Saturday, November 28, 2026 · 7:00 PM · Hard Rock Live Rockford, Rockford, Illinois** [Get Nov 28 Rockford Tickets](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/6581772/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fthe-second-city-rockford-illinois-11-28-2026%2Fevent%2F2100650DA09D39C1&utm_medium=affiliate) Chicago dates are sold through [us.tickets.secondcity.com](https://us.tickets.secondcity.com) and appear in the full calendar below, which lays out every November performance so you can compare rooms, prices, and resale markups side by side. ## The November 2026 Calendar — Every Date, Room, And Price The list below covers all known November 2026 Best of The Second City performances in chronological order. Two patterns stand out: Chicago dates cluster on Monday evenings and Saturday matinees, while the touring shows land mid-month in Alabama and Tennessee before the Thanksgiving-weekend Rockford pair. - **Monday, November 2, 2026 — 8:00 PM CT — UP Comedy Club, 230 W. North Ave., 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60614** Official box-office pricing for this date is not published on the sources reviewed. Check [us.tickets.secondcity.com](https://us.tickets.secondcity.com) for current pricing. Resale listings on Nightout start from $155. - **Saturday, November 7, 2026 — 3:00 PM CT — The Second City Mainstage, 1616 N. Wells, Chicago, IL 60614** Official direct starting prices for the November 7, 2026 Best of The Second City shows are [$46.95 for the 3:00 PM Mainstage performance and $51.95 for the 8:00 PM UP Comedy Club performance](https://www.secondcity.com/show-finder/chicago), before the $6.95 per-ticket fee charged for online and phone purchases. - **Monday, November 9, 2026 — 8:00 PM CT — The Second City Mainstage, Chicago, IL** The [official direct price for the November 9, 2026 Best of The Second City show is $45.95](https://us.tickets.secondcity.com/event/best-of-the-second-city-pim3mm). That performance takes place at The Second City Mainstage, while UP Comedy Club performances of the show start at $51.95. Resale starts from $155 on Nightout. - **Thursday, November 12, 2026 — 7:00 PM CT — Gogue Performing Arts Center – Woltosz Theatre, Auburn, Alabama** [The Best of The Second City! performs at the Gogue Performing Arts Center – Woltosz Theatre](https://goguecenter.auburn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026%E2%80%9327_Season-Calendar-Tabloid-Digital.pdf) in Auburn, Alabama on Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM CT. This is a touring date, and resale listings start from $325 on Nightout. - **Saturday, November 14, 2026 — 3:00 PM CT — UP Comedy Club, Chicago, IL** Official box-office pricing for this date is not published on the sources reviewed. Check [us.tickets.secondcity.com](https://us.tickets.secondcity.com) for current pricing. Resale starts from $173.75 all-in on Nightout. - **Saturday, November 14, 2026 — 8:00 PM CT — Highland Capital Performance Hall, Germantown Performing Arts Center, Germantown, Tennessee** This is a touring date, and resale availability and pricing vary by source. Check Nightout for current listings. - **Monday, November 16, 2026 — 8:00 PM CT — UP Comedy Club, Chicago, IL** Official box-office pricing for this date is not published on the sources reviewed. Check [us.tickets.secondcity.com](https://us.tickets.secondcity.com) for current pricing. Resale availability and pricing vary by source, so Nightout is the reference point for current listings. - **Saturday, November 21, 2026 — 3:00 PM CT — UP Comedy Club, 230 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60614** [The Best of The Second City performs at UP Comedy Club, 230 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60614 on Saturday, November 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM CT.](https://us.tickets.secondcity.com/event/best-of-the-second-city-gv8djw) Resale price is not consistently listed across sources. Official box office remains [us.tickets.secondcity.com](https://us.tickets.secondcity.com). - **Monday, November 23, 2026 — 8:00 PM CT — UP Comedy Club, Chicago, IL** Resale starts from $155 on Nightout. Official box-office tickets are available through [us.tickets.secondcity.com](https://us.tickets.secondcity.com). - **Friday, November 27, 2026 · 7:00 PM · Hard Rock Live Rockford, Rockford, Illinois** Tickets are available through direct Ticketmaster purchase. - **Saturday, November 28, 2026 · 7:00 PM · Hard Rock Live Rockford, Rockford, Illinois** Tickets are available through direct Ticketmaster purchase. ## Additional November 2026 Second City Productions The Second City’s November 2026 Chicago slate extends beyond Best of The Second City. The Second City’s 114th Mainstage Revue, *Pandemonium, Please Hold*, features a six-person cast and runs at the Chicago Mainstage as an open run with performances in November and continuing through at least February 28, 2027. *e.t.c. Reality Detox: The Improv Experience* runs at The Second City e.t.c. room. Both are sold through [us.tickets.secondcity.com](https://us.tickets.secondcity.com). For out-of-market readers, The Second City also operates New York venues with their own separate calendars, listed on the official ticketing page. Among the touring dates currently listed for Best of The Second City is a Saturday, March 13, 2027 performance at 7:30 PM ET at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Van Wert, Ohio, with tickets starting from $58.75 all-in on Nightout (upper-level/balcony seats). ## Patterns In November 2026 Dates And Pricing The Chicago run follows two clear rhythms. Monday evening shows run at 8:00 PM CT, and Saturday matinees run at 3:00 PM CT, both recurring through November 23. The touring leg adds mid-month performing arts center dates in Alabama and Tennessee, then shifts to the Thanksgiving-weekend Rockford pair. The venue-address conflict is the most important logistical detail in this calendar. [The Second City Mainstage is located at 1616 N. Wells St., 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60614.](https://www.secondcity.com/locations/chicago) UP Comedy Club is listed at 230 W. North Ave., 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60614. Both sit within the same Old Town complex, but they carry distinct street addresses and separate entrances. Multiple third-party sources assign the same Best of The Second City dates to different rooms, particularly November 2, 7, 9, 14, and 16. The room printed on the ticket is the final word. The direct and resale prices differ sharply. Official box-office prices run [$45.95–$51.95](https://us.tickets.secondcity.com) for Chicago dates. On Nightout, the recorded lowest all-in resale prices were $140 for the Saturday matinee Chicago show (Oct 24, 2026) and $130 for a Monday evening Chicago show (Oct 12, 2026), which represents a markup of roughly three to four times. The Rockford dates, available directly through OnesToWatch Live, keep buyers at official pricing. ## Practical Reader Guidance For Booking For Chicago dates, start at [us.tickets.secondcity.com](https://us.tickets.secondcity.com) to see official box-office pricing and room assignments. For the two Rockford Thanksgiving-weekend dates, the direct Ticketmaster links above provide the fastest path to checkout. No discount codes or promotional offers for November 2026 Best of The Second City performances appear on any official source. At The Second City, all tickets are General Admission. The House Manager assigns seats based on arrival time and expected party size, and seating begins 45 minutes before showtime. Once seated, guests can order food and drinks, and there is no drink minimum at any Second City Chicago venue. Casual attire is standard, and no formal dress code applies. The show is rated R for language and innuendo and plays in a nightclub atmosphere where alcohol is served. The age requirement is 13 and older, and minors must attend with an adult. A published runtime is not listed on official sources, which fits the flexible revue format. The touring show, including both Rockford dates, presents the same revue as the Chicago residency. Audiences see sketch comedy and songs from The Second City’s archives updated for the modern era, newer classics, and trademark improvisation, performed by the Touring Company’s current ensemble. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What Is The Best Of The Second City? The Best of The Second City is a revue-style production performed by The Second City Touring Company. It combines sketch comedy and songs drawn from the company’s archives, updated for the modern era, alongside newer classics and the troupe’s trademark improvisation. The show is marketed as coming from the institution that helped launch Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, and Steve Carell. [Carell and Colbert had performed with college improv troupes before arriving at Second City](https://www.secondcity.com/people/steve-carell). The production is billed as showcasing the next generation of comedy performers. ### Where Does The Best Of The Second City Perform In November 2026? In November 2026, the show appears at multiple locations. Chicago performances run at UP Comedy Club and The Second City Mainstage in the Old Town neighborhood. The tour stops at the Gogue Performing Arts Center in Auburn, Alabama, the Germantown Performing Arts Center in Germantown, Tennessee, and Hard Rock Live Rockford in Rockford, Illinois. The two Rockford dates fall on November 27 and 28, during Thanksgiving weekend. ### What Is The Difference Between The Second City Mainstage And UP Comedy Club? Both venues sit inside the same Old Town complex in Chicago, but they function as separate performance rooms. The Mainstage and UP Comedy Club have distinct street addresses and entrances, and UP Comedy Club is described as a more intimate space designed for stand-up and sketch comedy. They are separate rooms in the same complex, and the room on the ticket determines which entrance to use, as outlined in the venue note above. ### How Much Do Tickets Cost, And Where Is The Cheapest Place To Buy? Official Chicago prices start around $46–$52, while resale runs roughly three to four times higher for comparable seats (see the price breakdown above). No discount codes or promotional offers for November 2026 appear on official sources. For the Rockford dates, direct purchase through the OnesToWatch Live Ticketmaster links is the most straightforward route. ### Is The Best Of The Second City Appropriate For All Ages? The show carries an R rating for language and innuendo and plays in a nightclub-style environment where alcohol is served. The official age guideline is 13 and older, and minors must attend with an adult. ## Conclusion: Lock In Your November 2026 Date Now November 2026 offers more ways to see The Best of The Second City than any other month in the current calendar. Chicago residency dates span two rooms, the tour moves through the South mid-month, and Rockford hosts a Thanksgiving-weekend pair. The Rockford November 27 and 28 shows are available now through direct Ticketmaster purchase. 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It combines sketch comedy and songs drawn from the company's archives, updated for the modern era, alongside newer classics and the troupe's trademark improvisation. The show is marketed as coming from the institution that helped launch Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, and Steve Carell. Carell and Colbert had performed with college improv troupes before arriving at Second City. The production is billed as showcasing the next generation of comedy performers. **Question:** - **Name:** Where Does The Best Of The Second City Perform In November 2026? **Answer:** - **Text:** In November 2026, the show appears at multiple locations. Chicago performances run at UP Comedy Club and The Second City Mainstage in the Old Town neighborhood. The tour stops at the Gogue Performing Arts Center in Auburn, Alabama, the Germantown Performing Arts Center in Germantown, Tennessee, and Hard Rock Live Rockford in Rockford, Illinois. The two Rockford dates fall on November 27 and 28, during Thanksgiving weekend. **Question:** - **Name:** What Is The Difference Between The Second City Mainstage And UP Comedy Club? **Answer:** - **Text:** Both venues sit inside the same Old Town complex in Chicago, but they function as separate performance rooms. The Mainstage and UP Comedy Club have distinct street addresses and entrances, and UP Comedy Club is described as a more intimate space designed for stand-up and sketch comedy. They are separate rooms in the same complex, and the room on the ticket determines which entrance to use, as outlined in the venue note above. **Question:** - **Name:** How Much Do Tickets Cost, And Where Is The Cheapest Place To Buy? **Answer:** - **Text:** Official Chicago prices start around $46–$52, while resale runs roughly three to four times higher for comparable seats (see the price breakdown above). No discount codes or promotional offers for November 2026 appear on official sources. For the Rockford dates, direct purchase through the OnesToWatch Live Ticketmaster links is the most straightforward route. **Question:** - **Name:** Is The Best Of The Second City Appropriate For All Ages? **Answer:** - **Text:** The show carries an R rating for language and innuendo and plays in a nightclub-style environment where alcohol is served. The official age guideline is 13 and older, and minors must attend with an adult. **Article:** - **Headline:** When To See The Best Of The Second City In November 2026 - **Description:** Book Best of the Second City tickets for November 2026 at face value. OnesToWatch Live has every date, venue & price. 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