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Bernard Sahlins (/ ˈ s ɑː l ɪ n z /; August 20, 1922 – June 16, 2013) was an American writer, director and comedian best known as a founder of The Second City improvisational comedy troupe with Paul Sills and Howard Alk in 1959.
Jun 17, 2013 · Comedy pioneer Bernard Sahlins, who co-founded Chicago’s famed Second City theater, died Sunday at age 90, according to news reports. As a Second City producer, Sahlins, AB’43, pushed the boundaries of sketch comedy and helped make performers like Dan Akroyd, John Belushi, Bill Murray and Gilda Radner household names.
Jun 18, 2013 · Bernard Sahlins, a founder and former owner of the Second City, the Chicago nightclub that helped establish improvisational sketch comedy as a rudiment of American entertainment and created a...
Jun 17, 2013 · Bernard “Bernie” Sahlins, co-founder and former owner of The Second City, the influential Chicago comedy venue that pioneered rapid-fire comedy sketches using ideas plucked from the audience,...
Jun 17, 2013 · Bernard “Bernie” Sahlins, the co-founder and former owner of Second City and a crucial and essential innovator in the field of American comedy, died peacefully Sunday at his home, his wife,...
Jan 8, 2015 · Bernard Sahlins’s Second City comedy theater in Chicago helped turn improvisational sketch comedy into an art form, and introduced generations of comedians to the world, from Bill...
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Jun 17, 2013 · CHICAGO (AP) - Bernard "Bernie" Sahlins, who co-founded Chicago's Second City theater and who nurtured the early careers of many of the earliest stars of "Saturday Night Live," died...
