SNL hires three from Chicago

Saturday Night Live has hired three Chicago improvisers in Tim Robinson, Aidy Bryant, and Cecily Strong.  They are the only new cast additions to SNL this year.

Tim Baltz sets Last Night on Mainstage

Tim Baltz has set his last night on Second City's Mainstage.  He posted this evening on Facebook:

My friends. On Wednesday, September 12th, I'll be having my last night on the Second City Mainstage. I've been honored to perform and create many wonderful things there, in many different capacities. I've learned a ton and, more importantly, I've gotten to know and work with some of this city's best, and most talented people. 6 and a half years after I was hired as an understudy, I'm overjoyed to walk away with more memories than I ever thought possible, and a very full heart. Thank you to everyone who was part of my journey there, on and off stage. Come see the show before I leave, and if you can join me on my last night, well, that would be much appreciated, too.

Andy St. Clair in DirecTV commercial

I don't know why this one has yet to be officially uploaded by DirecTV's YouTube channel but it's the one that features Andy St. Clair.

Kay Cannon-penned movie due out October 5th

Pitch Perfect, with a screenplay by Kay Cannon, is due out on October 5th of this year.

Deadline reports:

Universal will release Gold Circle Films’ Anna Kendrick starrer Pitch Perfect on October 5, 2012. The comedy centers on a girl who takes her new college pals into the cutthroat world of university a cappella contests. Jason Moore of Broadway’s Avenue Q directs.

Watch for Tim Robinson this fall!

Tim Robinson is going to be on CBS this fall in a new sitcom from writers Alan Kirschenbaum and Ajay Sahgal, CBS TV Studios and the Tannenbaum Co.  The CBS schedule will be announced tomorrow.

Second City opens new revue

Second City opened their new revue this week to rave revues and a Jeff recommendation.

Meanwhile, Deadline reports:

As he gears up for Sunday’s Tribeca Film Festival premiere of his adaption of Elmore Leonard’s Freaky Deaky, director Charlie Matthau has set his next film. It will be The Sugar Shack, a farcicial comedy written by Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas. The storyline follows the most popular male stripper in Racine, Wisconsin as he fends off a young rival while saving the town from a corrupt politician.

Second City's 100th Mainstage revue to open

The press opening for the 100th Second City Mainstage revue, Who Do We Think We Are, has been set for April 17th while the Grand Opening will be the next night, April 18th.