The world’s most influential name in live comedy, The Second City proudly presents their 90th Mainstage revue Duel Citizens. This milestone production is a fast-paced, chaotic comedy spectacle stacked with razor-sharp satire, hilarious songs, ridiculous characters and, of course, the signature improv comedy that The Second City is world famous for. Written and performed by an all-Canadian cast and crew, this brand-new show delivers a hostile makeover to politics, pop culture, and everything in between. From full-blown national tantrums to the absurdities of daily life, come laugh with The Second City as we turn chaos into comedy.

Celebrating 52 years in Toronto, The Second City had been the launchpad for a multitude of Canadian comedy legends including Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short, John Candy, Colin Mochrie, Mike Myers, Eugene Levy, Dan Aykroyd, Kevin Vidal, Darryl Hinds, Bob Martin (Tony Award Winner), Gavin Crawford (CBC Because News), Chris Wilson and Stacey McGunnigle (This Hour Has 22 Minutes), Lauren Ash (NBC’s Superstore), Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis (Great Canadian Baking Show) and so many more.

Duel Citizens brings together celebrated TV writer and Second City Alum Brandon Hackett as director, alongside returning ensemble members Tiyawnda, Conor Bradbury, Coko Galore, Devon Henderson, Christian Smith, and Scott Yamamura as writer/performers. Matt Keevins returns as stage manager and lighting designer, and Elise Wattman joins as music director. Etan Muskat serves as artistic director for The Second City Toronto

The Second City Mainstage Revue runs Tuesday – Thursday 8pm, Friday - Saturday at 7pm and 10pm, and Sundays at 7pm. The Second City Comedy Theatre is located at ONE YORK STREET. Tickets start at $19.59 and can be purchased at The Second City Box Office, by phone at 416-343-0011, or online at www.secondcity.com. Press opening Thursday March 20th - 8pm

About the Artists:

TIYAWNDA (Ensemble) [she/her]

Tiyawnda is a Toronto-based writer and performer whose main focuses include playwriting; creative nonfiction; and performing sketch, stand-up, improv, and musical comedy. Tia is excited to be a member of Second City’s Mainstage, after being part of Second City’s Tourco, and being one of the 2019 Bob Curry Fellows.

CONOR BRADBURY (Ensemble) [he/him]

Conor Bradbury is an actor and comedian who has been performing in Toronto for almost two decades. He is a founding member of multi-award-winning comedy troupe Sex T-Rex (Just For Laughs Best Comedy, Toronto Sketchfest: Best of Fest, Toronto Fringe: Best Comedy). He is a regular performer with Bad Dog Theatre (Hookup, D&D Live, Theatresports) and has recently appeared in The Howland Company's Entrances and Exits. His film and TV credits include What We Do in the Shadows (FX), Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) and Homeschooled (CBC). He was also once on an episode of Cash Cab. Instagram: @conorbury

NADINE DJOURY (Assistant Director) [she/her]

Nadine is beyond thrilled to be back at The Second City! Nadine is an alumna of the Mainstage where she wrote and performed in three critically acclaimed revues. She currently writes for CBC's The Great Canadian Baking Show and co-created, wrote and starred in ABC.com/CBC Comedy's web series, Newborn Moms, earning a CSA nomination for Best Performance. Recent television credits include What We Do in the Shadows (FX), Ghosts (CBS), Transplant (NBC) and Kim's Convenience (CBC). Instagram: @nadined

COKO GALORE (Ensemble) [she/they]

Coko Galore is an actor, producer, host, comedian who performs across disciplines including live comedy shows, podcasts, panels, events, TV, and film. Her performance credits include The Accused (FOX), TallBoyz (CBC), Pretty Hard Cases (CBC) and Untitled Black Sketch Project. When she’s not performing, Coko Galore drinks lots of water, minds her business, and takes naps! Instagram: @cokogalore

BRANDON HACKETT (Director) [he/him]

Brandon Hackett is a Toronto-based television writer and comedian. His TV writing credits include Run the Burbs, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Tallboyz and Shelved. Brandon is an alumnus of Toronto’s Second City Mainstage, where he co-wrote and performed in four revues, including the Canadian Comedy Award-nominated Party Today (Panic Tomorrow) and The Best is Yet to Come Undone. He is one half of the duo Hackett & Langdon (NNNNN, Now Magazine).

DEVON HENDERSON (Ensemble) [she/her]

Devon Henderson has been performing with The Second City since 2018, when she was a cast member of Improv Showdown. She has also performed with Second City’s Tourco and in the Patch Company shows The Second City Totally Likes You and Take Me Out to the Improv: Spooky Edition. She is also an instructor and performer at Bad Dog Theatre, where she was a member of the 2018 Featured Players. Her Bad Dog credits include Theatresports, Super Hot Date Night, The Rat King, and Toronto, I Love You. Her comedy duo, TwoSon, wrote and performed the critically acclaimed An Evening with Devon & Jackie at the 2022 Toronto Fringe. Select festival credits: Sketchfest Seattle, Toronto Sketchfest, Vancouver Sketchfest, Improvaganza, Montreal Sketchfest, The Detroit Improv Festival, District Improv, and the Del Close Marathon. Instagram: @devonhenderson

MATT KEEVINS (Stage Manager & Lighting Designer) [he/him]

Matt Keevins is a stage manager, who specializes in improv and sketch comedy. Select credits include The Weight of it All (Toronto Fringe), An Evening with Devon and Jackie (Toronto Fringe), Something Small, Something Sweet (Hamilton Fringe), Come Here Often? (Buddies in Bad Times). He's worked as a theatre tech at Comedy Bar, in The Second City Training Center and has understudied Mainstage and Tourco. He's often shocked that he has made a whole career out of pushing buttons with great comedic timing!

ETAN MUSKAT (Artistic Director – The Second City Toronto) is a writer, improviser, director, and teacher based in Toronto. He is an alumni of the Second City Toronto Mainstage where he created and performed in 4 original revues including How to Kill a Comedian and Clickbait and Switch. Etan served as Interim Artistic Director of Bad Dog Theatre where he also been a featured performer and director, creating the award-winning Yes, Android. In 2021, Etan won the Screencraft Screenwriting Fellowship, providing the opportunity to mentor with Oscar and Emmy-winning writers and showrunners. As an actor Etan has appeared in numerous national ad campaigns and has been featured on Baroness Von Sketch, Workin' Moms, and Star Trek, Strange New Worlds. He has taught all styles and formats of comedy and previously served as the Artistic Director of the Second City Training Centre in Toronto, where he oversaw education in all subject areas.

CHRISTIAN SMITH (Ensemble) [he/him]

Christian Smith is an actor, writer, director and improviser from Toronto. Co-Creator of the CBC Digital Comedy; Soul Decision Comedy and writer for new television series Made for TV. He is one half of YouTube darlings Christian & Nat and was co-founder of popular channel Pulp Comedy alongside notable Second City alumni. Christian is also a part of award-winning sketch comedy troupe Soul Decision whose performed all around North America and Europe including JFL, JFL42, Zoofest and more! Catch him on screen in the new series Abroad, or on Run The Burbs, Workin' Moms or You're My Hero. Christian is also a Dad. He saved it for last because it's the coolest and best thing he's ever done. Instagram: @christianvangel

ELISE WATTMAN (Music Director) [she/her]

Elise Wattman is a grammy-nominated composer and pianist who specializes in audio design for visual media. As Audio Lead for Jackbox Games, Elise created the music & sound for Let Me Finish, TimeJinx, Junktopia and Weapons Drawn. Elise has toured internationally on keyboards and her favourite venue is Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Elise served as Music Director for Second City Chicago e.t.c’s 44th revue, She the People San Diego, Deck the Hallmark Chicago, America It’s Complicated at the Kennedy Center, DC. For her work accompanying modern dance performance, Elise designed a patented digital module for live scoring. Follow her @soupysounds for kayaking and hockey fun.

SCOTT YAMAMURA (Ensemble) [he/him]

Scott Yamamura has been performing on comedy stages for over 2 decades. His screen performance credits include Transplant, Orphan Black: Echoes, and Deep Six. Performed in various Second City ensembles including Tourco, The Education Company, as Mainstage Understudy and now as a Mainstage cast member. Despite all of this, Scott still can’t dunk a basketball and at this point everyone agrees, it’s highly unlikely. Instagram: @scottyamamura.