Famous improv theater company Second City has inked a first-look deal with NBC Universal Television Studio. The two-year pact will give the studio access to all Second City shows and talent as well as the company's library for the development of comedy content for television and different digital platforms. Under the deal, any of the writers at NBC Uni TV can go to any of the Second City theaters in Chicago, Las Vegas, Detroit, Denver and Toronto to see performers they might be interested in developing for, bring a script they've written or see characters they've created workshopped there.

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