This 112th Mainstage revue at Second City features a don’t-mess-with-us crew that pokes fun at zombies, Trader Joe’s and its own corporate owners.
Adisa Williams and Andy Bolduc in “The Devil is in the Detours” on the Second City Mainstage. I’ve seen every mainstage show at Second City for 30 years. I can’t recall a cast ever lamenting from the stage how they don’t own their own material, a crucial aspect of the comedy emporium’s business model, let alone a cast throwing some edgy shade at the current private equity ownership — part of a “Sesame Street” spoof with puppets going after financial exploitation.
The cast is a mix of veterans and newcomers: Andy Bolduc, at his best here when talking to a horse, is in on his third mainstage revue; Jordan Stafford, who has grown tremendously, is on his second; Laurel Krabacher has moved over from the e.t.c. Stage; newcomer Adonis Holmes is one of Second City’s past Bob Curry fellows; Hannah Ingle and Adisa Williams make their debuts after moving up from the touring companies.
Participation sketches are very solid: the main one involves pulling a person from the audience and turning them into a fashion model, albeit with a coda that tells them they should be themselves, which is very 2020s, of course. Elsewhere, you can see the perennial millennial fear of being misunderstood fully on view, whether that involves a baby at Trader Joe’s or the feelings of a potential lover. There’s worry in this show, but that gives it its depth.
Adonis Holmes, Adisa Williams and Jordan Stafford in"The Devil is in the Detours" on the Second City Mainstage.
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