Curtain Calls: Best of comedy troupe ‘Second City’ not quite up to par in Berkeley

Did you hear the one about the comedy group that came to town and wowed the audience? Well, it didn’t. While some of the routines by “The Best of The Second City” brought laughter, others were less than stellar.

Part of the problem could be the audience’s suggestions that the troupe — which performs at Berkeley Rep through Sunday — turn into various scenarios, but even some of its prepared pieces didn’t have the spark usually associated with the Chicago comedy powerhouse.

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