
Magic, Music And Laughter Light Up The Stage In January At The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center

Aventura Digest
Jan 20, 2026
January Concludes With A Celebration Of Legendary American Comedy 65 Years In The Making In A Performance That Blends Sharp Social And Political Satire With Scripted Scenes, Music And Spontaneous Moments, The Second City’s Famous Banter Comes To Life In Laugh Harder, Not Smarter, Presented By The City Of Aventura On Friday, January 30th, 2026 At 8:00 p.m. At The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center.
The Second City’s Laugh Harder Not Smarter features a hilarious mix of classic sketch comedy, fresh new favorites and the irreverent signature improvement that made them famous. The alumni list is a veritable "Who's Who" of comedy including Bill Murray, John & Jim Belushi, Mike Myers, Steve Carell, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, George Wendt, Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Horatio Sanz, Tim Meadows, Joan Rivers, John Candy, Stephen Colbert, Chris Farley, Harold Ramis, Jane Lynch, Aidy Bryant, Steven Yeun, Keegan-Michael Key, Jack McBrayer, Jason Sudeikis and more.
Rooted in the groundbreaking improvisational games of Viola Spolin, The Second City opened its doors on a snowy Chicago night in December of 1959, and a comedy revolution began. The small cabaret theater has grown to become the most influential and prolific comedy empire in the world, developing an entirely unique way of creating art and fostering generation after generation of superstars. Today, The Second City is home to a world-class entertainment company, continuing to produce premier talent in all three of its locations -- Chicago, Toronto and New York -- and entertaining more than one million audience members a year.
This event contains adult language or content. Tickets to all shows are on sale now. Ticketmaster is the only official ticketing service of the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. Buy tickets online at: www.aventuracenter.org - By phone at: (877) 311-7469. Or: (954) 462-0222. Or in person at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center box office Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 5:00 p.m. and 90 minutes prior to each performance. For Group Sales, please call: (954) 660-6307.
The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center is located at 3385 Northeast 188th Street, Aventura, Florida 33180. Join the conversation, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram @aventuracenter or #aventuracenter.
The Broward Center for the Performing Arts manages the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, a 14,864-Square-Foot, 330-Seat Waterfront Complex that hosts performing arts, cultural and educational programming for all ages.




























































