Edgar Blackmon and the rest of his Second City comedy troupe are mining comedy gold, but they usually get to use their own shovels.
Five members of the legendary Chicago comedy theater will present “The Best Scenes of the Last 50 Years” as part of the Athens Area Council for the Arts’ 30th Anniversary Big Time/Small Town performance season.
The performance will include the best sketches, songs and improvisations from The Second City’s 50-year history.
Blackmon, a native of Richton Park, Ill., south of Chicago, and a graduate of the Second City Conservatory, said he and his fellow comedians can add their own touches within the framework of the sketches.
“You make everything you do your own without straying too far from the source material,” he said. “Some (of the skits) are quite old, but the great thing is they’re pretty much funny no matter how you slice it.”