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This location is the current home home of iO West (previously known as the Improv Olympic West). Affiliated with the iO Chicago (which was previously known as Improv Olympic Theatre), the iO method is to treat improvisation as its own art form, rather than the as a form of sketch comedy.
iO West has three theaters, daily performances, and classes for those interested in taking up improv.
Chris Farley's Hollywood star (#2,289) is outside this theater- a fitting tribute since he honed his skills at the Improv Olympic Theatre in Chicago.
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from chris farley, tina fey, mike myers posted in television by donkeyoti
Now known as iO Chicago, the group formerly known as the Improv Olympic Theatre was founded by Charna Halpern and Del Close in 1981. The style of iO is longer form improv, and the group has trained over 5,000 people. Some of the more recognized graduates include Chris Farley, Tina Fey and Mike Myers.
Halpern and Close co-wrote the book Truth in Comedy, The Manual for Improvisation.
There is a west coast affiliate of the same organization called iO West in Los Angeles.
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Chris Farley graduated from Marquette University with degrees in communications and theater in 1986. Farley's character, Tommy, also graduates from Marquette University at the beginning of the 1995 film Tommy Boy.
The Diederich College of Communication offers a scholarship for a recipient who demonstrates "use of creativity and humor in a positive manner."
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from chris farley, joan cusack, bonnie hunt posted in television by donkeyoti
This location (now a laundromat) used to be the home of the Ark Improv Theatre from 1984 to 1989.
Chris Farley honed his skills at this theater, as did Joan Cusack and Bonnie Hunt.
The Ark Repertory Theatre was founded by Dennis Kearn in 1981. The Ark Improv group performed at the Dragonwood Pub for one year, moved to the Club De Wash in the Washington Hotel (now burned down), before settling at this address for five years.
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from chris farley posted in television by donkeyoti
Chris Farley worked here with his father after graduating from Marquette University in 1986 with degrees in communications and theater.
He began performing regularly at the Ark Improv Theatre in Madison, and then went on to Improv Olympic and Second City in Chicago, before being discovered by Lorne Michaels of SNL.
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