Career At The Second City
As head of the Toronto theatre, Alexander produced and developed live theatre revues and launched the careers of comedians Gilda Radner, John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, Andrea Martin, Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Martin Short, Joe Flaherty and others. Two years later, Alexander joined Len Stuart in starting The Second City Entertainment Company, a TV and Film production company. Their first production was the television show SCTV. After almost a decade of developing the Entertainment Company, Andrew Alexander and Len Stuart became owners of The Second City Chicago in 1985. Alexander has actively led The Second City in Canada and the US since then.
Andrew Alexander has produced or executive produced over 200 Second City revues in Canada and the United States. Over the past 35 years, The Second City has operated resident theatres and/or improv training facilities at one time or another in Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Edmonton, London, Ontario, New York, and Cleveland. Additionally, Alexander expanded The Second City’s Training, Touring and Corporate Services divisions from niche offerings to boutique business lines in their own right. Most recently, Alexander has expanded the Second City TV and Film Division to include offices in Los Angeles and Toronto.
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