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Brendan Dowling


Brendan Dowling is a Massachusetts native and a graduate of the College of William and Mary.  In Chicago, he has toured with The Second City's National Touring Company and has been a member of ComedySportz.  He also performed in The Second City Denver's inaugural production of Red Scare, as well as writing and performing The Second City Denver's How I Lost My Denverginity.  Brendan can also be seen creating improvised musicals with Baby Wants Candy. He would like to thank his family for being so great.



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NEW ISC Workshop for Improvisers

The ISC will begin a new four-week workshop for improvisers beginning Saturday, August 28.  The class will be held at the world famous iO Theater in Chicago and will be taught by ISC founder and director, Blaine Swen....

ISC Founder, Blaine Swen, Named Best Improviser in Chicago

Congrats to our founder and director (and performer too), Blaine Swen, for being named The Best Improviser in Chicago by the Chicago Reader!!!&n...
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"staggeringly brilliant"

TimeOut Chicago

"Smart, sophisticated, downright hilarious"

TimeOut Chicago

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