Welcome to The Second City Archives, in which we post an exclusive clip each week of some of comedy’s biggest superstars performing early in their careers on the legendary Chicago stage. Second City has generously given us a glimpse into their extensive archive of live performances, and over the coming weeks we’ll be sharing some rare and retro comedy never before seen on the web.
Following up last month’s video from Second City’s 1993 revue Take Me Out to the Balkans starring Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, and David Razowsky, here’s another sketch from the same show starring ensemble performers Steve Carell and Amy Sedaris as a couple having a late night discussion about Carell’s ongoing struggles with insomnia. How can anyone sleep when there’s so much in the world in need of fixing?