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.
This week’s clip comes from Second City’s 1991 revue Economy of Errors featuring ensemble performers Fran Adams, Steve Carell, Michael McCarthy, Tim O’Malley, John Rubano, Jill Talley, and Ron West. In the above sketch “The Interview,†Carell plays a candidate for an open job at 7-Eleven only to learn that the interviewer, played by West, is pretty anal about not exposing himself to Carell’s race, sex, or ethnicity. Check out some more vintage Carell clips on the Second City stage here and here.