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Boom Chicago: Amsterdam Improv Theater Launches Comedy Stars

Amsterdam, Netherlands – Boom Chicago, an English-language improv theater in Amsterdam, has been credited with launching the careers of several prominent American comedians, including Seth Meyers, Jordan Peele, Ike Barinholtz, Amber Ruffin, and Jason Sudeikis. Meyers, now the host of NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers," said his time at Boom Chicago provided him with a "road map" to his job at "Saturday Night Live," according to CBS News.

Meyers joined Boom Chicago in 1997, fresh out of college, and spent four years honing his comedic skills at the club. In an interview with CBS News correspondent Jon Wertheim, Meyers recalled the ambitious environment of the theater. "We were just so ambitious, and wanted to be funny every night I kind of forgot that they were also giving us this road map of how to do other things," Meyers told Wertheim before a Boom Chicago reunion show.

Boom Chicago, despite being located in a country "not known for its sense of humor," has become a significant training ground for American comedic talent.

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