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What is the name of the improvisational theater that sparked Stephen Colbert's interest in comedy?

  • Second City

  • Upright Citizens Brigade

  • The Groundlings

  • ImprovOlympic

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Stephen Colbert became interested in improvisational theater while attending Northwestern University, where he met Second City director Del Close. Second City is a renowned improvisational comedy enterprise based in Chicago.
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