Second City CEO steps down amid claims of racism at theater

AP ^ | 6/6/2020 | Staff

[simpson96]

Andrew Alexander, the CEO and co-owner of famed The Second City improv theater, said he is stepping down after a former performer leveled accusations of racism against the comedy institution.

In a lengthy letter posted on the company’s website, Alexander said he “failed to create an anti-racist environment wherein artists of color might thrive. I am so deeply and inexpressibly sorry,”

He vowed Friday that he will be replaced by a person of color.

[Secret Agent Man]

barf to the max

[dfwgator]

[Dogbert41]

When it comes to Communism, you go down fighting. There is no other way. You do NOT get on the train.

[simpson96]

It’s easy for him to kow-tow and give up, he’s filthy rich.

[dfwgator]

Gee, I don’t recall anybody helping Richard Pryor back in the day.

[irishjuggler]

This is s good start. But every white liberal with any sort of job needs to resign and make sure that a non-white person fills him position... until no non-white person in the U.S. in unemployed. It’s only fair, and it would up a strike a blow against that system that affords white liberals an importance that they’ve not earned.

[coaster123]

Then.. Waiting for elections in November to seat a black as president is stark white bigotry. Trump must vacate NOW!

[goodnesswins]

He’s 76...too bad he had to end his career this way..

[dfwgator]

Second City will be out of business within two years, tops.

[coaster123]

The train is packed and currently locomoting.

You may be referencing last week's schedule.

[shanover]

Funny how the right is accused of being Nazi as the left is true Nazi. It is similar to being called a “Jew”. If you are called the “Jew”,you are meaningless and your life will be destroyed.

[Vendome]

[leaning conservative]

How will The Onion stay in business??

[TigersEye]

Exactly.

The systematic implementation of the American Cultural Revolution is in full swing.

Tucker Carlson: The Cultural Revolution has come to America (you kids being brainwashed by the crazy left)

[TBP]

This is where just about all of the original cast of came from, as well as the SCTV cast. Reportedly, they have a picture somewhere on the premises of Belushi, Aykroyd, Candy, and Eugene Levy together.

[TBP]

[minnesota_bound]

I never have seen John Candy thin before.
Eugene Levy and Dan Aykroyd look like players....