Second City

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O'Hara was born in Toronto in 1954, where she joined the legendary comedy theater Second City, alongside Eugene Levy, with whom she would collaborate throughout her career, including on the smash TV series "Schitt's Creek."

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

She came up in the world of Toronto’s Second City improv, working as an understudy for Gilda Radner, one of the original seven “Saturday Night Live” cast members.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The American actress and comedian broke into comedy as part of the Chicago-based improvisational comedy group The Second City, before going on to star in the NBC sketch comedy show.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

Then she moved to Chicago to train in long-form improv, first at the Annoyance Theater and then at Second City.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

You can call it "The Second City of Canada," because the fact is incontestable.

From Westward with the Prince of Wales by Newton, W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas)