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

The Toronto-born actress got her foot in the door as a waitress at the Toronto Second City theatre franchise in the 1970s, before auditioning for a role with the famed acting troupe.

From BBC • 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

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

Page 40 It quickly became apparent, however, that the Second City could not claim Homeric honours, but must be of yet more venerable antiquity.

From The Sea-Kings of Crete by Baikie, James