Time Out New York included us in their “Essential” issue this week where they featured top secret information about essential New York things.
Improv Everywhere
WHY ESSENTIAL:
Although Improv Everywhere creates some of the flat-out funniest scenes in New York, you won’t see them in any theater. And unless you join the group’s e-mail list, you won’t know when the performances happen, either. Founder Charlie Todd eschews mean-spirited pranks and says his goal—and that of his cadre of agents—is simply “to make scenes happen.†This could involve putting a bathroom attendant in a McDonald’s or staging an Olympic-trial synchronized-swimming practice in Washington Square Park fountain. Watch footage of past stunts on its website, and then join in the next one.
THE SECRET:
“Two U.S. senators—who requested anonymity—have participated in Improv Everywhere missions,†claims Todd. “Improv Everywhere missions never take place on odd-numbered streets, and if you plot all of the Improv Everywhere missions on a map of Manhattan, it creates a giant smiley face.â€
Time Out New York
For our latest mission, 111 men of all shapes and sizes shopped shirtless in the Abercrombie and Fitch store on 5th Avenue here in New York. Enjoy the videos first and then go behind the scenes with our mission report and photos.
(also available on YouTube)
(also available on YouTube)
Continue reading ‘No Shirts’
We’ve finally taken the plunge and joined Facebook and started an official Improv Everywhere group. If you’re on Facebook, then go ahead and join!
Improv Everywhere Facebook Group
If anyone has any suggestions for ways we can utilize Facebook for IE, let us know in the comments.
The Mp3 Experiment continues to spread across the globe as regional groups stage their own experiments. Some students at Penn State recently held an Mp3 Experiment that had about 50 participants. It looks like they borrowed some of Agent Walker’s awesome music for the intro, but I guess we can’t complain since we’ve borrowed plenty of pop songs for experiments past.
If you stage your own experiment, be sure to let us know about it. We have an entire forum on our message board dedicated to helping people stage their own, including a full mp3 of our first experiment that can be used anywhere. If you want to hire us to come to your school, place of work, town, etc. and make a custom mp3 experiment for you, send us an email and we’ll talk.
See below for a couple of videos of the Penn State experiment. Continue reading ‘Mp3 Experiment Spreads’
Our friends at Neighborhoodies have our sweet new Improv Everywhere shirt for only $5.99. Now that’s what I call a best buy!
It’s available in boys and girls sizes and 19 different colors!
Check out our full line of shirts at Neighborhoodies, all custom designed by our own Agent Dressler.
