Michael McCarthy, Second City actor and ‘SNL’ writer, dies at 61

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https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/9/21215382/michael-mccarthy-dead-second-city-snl-sesame-street

Michael McCarthy, who went from writing for “Saturday Night Live” to starring in multiple Second City shows in the late ’80s and early ’90s, died Wednesday at age 61 at his home on the North Side.

“Michael was extraordinarily smart, talented and kind,” Second City said in a statement, noting cancer was the cause of death. “He was someone you always enjoyed being with, and you felt better about yourself and the world when you were given the pleasure of his gracious company. Michael had true wit, and his writing felt effortless in its beauty and intelligence.”

McCarthy performed alongside Steve Carell, Amy Sedaris and other rising talents in five Second City revues: “Truth, Justice or the American Way,” “Economy of Errors,” “Winner Takes Oil,” “Ameri-Go-Round” and “America Lite.”

Michael McCarthy has died from cancer complications.