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Andrew Alexander parlayed Second City into a huge TV success after 10 years of laughing in the face of flops
Andrew Alexander parlayed Second City into a huge TV success after 10 years of laughing in the face of flops

Andrew Alexander parlayed Second City into a huge TV success after 10 years of laughing in the face of flops

Date9/1/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Andrew Alexander parlayed Second City into a huge TV success after 10 years of laughing in the face of flops.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Object NumberTSPA_0028922F
Andrew Alexander: Has option to buy Second City's famous theatre in Chicago
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Andrew Alexander
Andrew Alexander
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Enter laughing:. . . .even when you're wiped out from another airplane ride. And that's just what Alan Alda did during another limousine ride from the airport yesterday
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