The Second City comes to the capital city

During a special engagement, the improvisational comedy group, The Second City, will set up shop at Providence’s Trinity Rep for a weekend of sketches, songs and skits. Displays of the group’s unique brand of humor will be culled from across its 52-year history as part of the Laughing Matters tour. According to Trinity, “ ‘The Second City: Laughing Matters’ puts comedy first in a wickedly funny revue that skewers and celebrates in equal doses.” The troupe returns to Providence Thursday after a sold-out run last year.