Improv Everywhere - We Cause Scenes
Basically, they are a huge improv troupe that causes crazy scenes in crazy places.
Improv Everywhere...
What's this all about?
Well, a group of Actors/Improvists known as agents go out on what they call missions. Improv Everywhere's missions might be defined by some as obscure events designed to make people laugh. 'Improv Everywhere' are believers in what they call "organized fun." They take funny ideas and bring them to life. For example, Improv Everywhere once had over one hundred agents dressed in blue shirts and khaki pants walk into a 'Best Buy' and simply stand around like employees. One mission saw Improv Everywhere bring several hundred people to Grand Central Station and simultaneously freeze for five minutes, then continue on as if nothing has happened. Improv Everywhere have been known to greet strangers at the airport with a hero's welcome, stop a suicide jumper (from a 2 foot ledge) and bring a dozen old-style desktop computers into a Starbucks (with free WiFi, of course).They are... Improv Everywhere
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Causing a Scene: Extraordinary Pranks in Ordinary Places with Improv Everywhere
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Operation Best Buy
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This is what they are saying on Google...
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- For Improv Everywhere's latest public spectacle, its agents recruited a 13-member handbell choir to "provided some unexpected accompaniment for a Salvation ...
- Even in a Subway Car, This Is Strange Behavior
- This was another prank by Improv Everywhere, whose motto is ?We cause scenes.? A video of the subway yearbook operation just won the audience award in a new ...
- Improv Theater Without a Stage, or Pants
- The lunacy is part of Improv Everywhere's annual No Pants! Subway Ride. It's just one of the hundred or so worldwide "missions" (as they're cheekily termed) ...
Food Court Musical
Food Court Musical
From http://www.ImprovEverywhere.com, 16 agents create a spontaneous musical in a food court in a Los Angeles mall. Using wireless microphones and the mall's PA system, both their voices and the music was amplified throughout the food court. All cameras were hidden behind two-way mirrors and other concealed structures. This is one of over 70 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past six years in New York City. Others include Frozen Grand Central, the Best Buy uniform prank, and the famous U2 Rooftop Hoax, to name a few. Visit the website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made. Song by Scott Brown and Anthony King. Arranged by Jamie Laboz http://www.improveverywhere.com If you are interested in getting involved in New York you can sign the NY Agents List on the site. If you are interested in getting involved in your own town, join the global agents forum here: http://improveverywhere.ning.com Be the first to find out about the next video we create by subscribing to our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ImprovEverywhere RSS feed: http://www.improveverywhere.com/feed You can also join our Facebook group: http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Improv-Everywhere/29659396798
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From http://improveverywhere.com/2008/11/17/welcome-back/, 20 people welcome home a total stranger at JFK Airport. Be sure to click "watch in high quality"!!!! Edited by Matt Adams: http://www.mattadamsapple.com/ Song by Tyler Walker: http://myspace.com/tylerichiban This is one of over 80 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past six years in New York City. Others include Frozen Grand Central, the Best Buy uniform prank, and the famous U2 Rooftop Hoax, to name a few. Visit the website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made. http://www.improveverywhere.com If you are interested in getting involved in New York you can sign the NY Agents List on the site. If you are interested in getting involved in your own town, join the Urban Prankster Network here: http://improveverywhere.ning.com Be the first to find out about the next video we create by subscribing to our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ImprovEverywhere RSS feed: http://www.improveverywhere.com/feed You can also join our Facebook group: http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Improv-Everywhere/29659396798 We have a DVD for sale! http://www.improveverywhere.com/dvd/
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Frozen Grand Central
Frozen Grand Central
From http://www.ImprovEverywhere.com, over 200 people freeze in place on cue in Grand Central Station in New York. Buy the new Improv Everywhere book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006170363X?ie=UTF8&tag=improevery-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=006170363X More info on this mission + tons of photos: http://improveverywhere.com/2008/01/31/frozen-grand-central/ This is one of nearly 100 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past eight years in New York City. Others include the Best Game Ever, the Food Court Musical, and the famous No Pants Subway Ride, to name a few. Visit the website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made. http://www.improveverywhere.com Be the first to find out about the next video we create by subscribing to our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ImprovEverywhere RSS feed: http://www.improveverywhere.com/feed You can also join our Facebook group: http://facebook.com/improv.everywhere Or follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/improvevery We have a DVD for sale! http://www.improveverywhere.com/dvd/
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Best Game Ever
Best Game Ever
From http://www.ImprovEverywhere.com, a little league baseball game is turned into a major league event. All players, coaches, and parents do not know what is happening. We worked with the league commissioner to get the kids' names and access to the field to setup our equipment the morning of the game. He was the only one in on it. NBC Sports worked with us and got us the jumbotron and the blimp. This is one of over 70 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past six years in New York City. Others include Frozen Grand Central, the Best Buy uniform prank, and the famous U2 Rooftop Hoax, to name a few. Visit the website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made. Background music by Kevin MacLeod. http://www.improveverywhere.com If you are interested in getting involved in New York you can sign the NY Agents List on the site. If you are interested in getting involved in your own town, join the global agents forum here: http://improveverywhere.ning.com Be the first to find out about the next video we create by subscribing to our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ImprovEverywhere RSS feed: http://www.improveverywhere.com/feed You can also join our Facebook group: http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Improv-Everywhere/29659396798
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Suicide Jumper
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Causing a Scene: Extraordinary Pranks in Ordinary Places with Improv Everywhere
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Musical Improv Comedy: Creating Songs in the Moment
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Musical Direction for Improv and Sketch Comedy:
Amazon Price: $19.95 (as of 12/31/2009)
The Ultimate Improv Book: A Complete Guide to Comedy Improvisation
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How To Start Your Own Improv Comedy Group
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No Pants Subway Ride
No Pants Subway Ride 2009
From http://improveverywhere.com/2009/01/14/no-pants-2k9/, 1,200 New Yorkers ride the subway without pants in a snow storm. Edited by Matt Adams: http://www.mattadamsapple.com/ Song by Tyler Walker: http://myspace.com/tylerichiban Buy the new Improv Everywhere book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006170363X?ie=UTF8&tag=improevery-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=006170363X More info on this mission + tons of photos: http://improveverywhere.com/2008/01/31/frozen-grand-central/ This is one of nearly 100 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past eight years in New York City. Others include the Best Game Ever, the Food Court Musical, and the famous Frozen Grand Central, to name a few. Visit the website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made. http://www.improveverywhere.com Be the first to find out about the next video we create by subscribing to our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ImprovEverywhere RSS feed: http://www.improveverywhere.com/feed You can also join our Facebook group: http://facebook.com/improv.everywhere Or follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/improvevery We have a DVD for sale! http://www.improveverywhere.com/dvd/
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Mobile Desktop
Mobile Desktop
From http://www.ImprovEverywhere.com, three agents entered a Starbucks one by one with their own giant desktop computer and CRT monitor rig. They bought coffee and worked at their computers as if they were laptops. One computer even had a Wi-Fi card installed, enabling our agent to surf the web. This is one of over 70 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past six years in New York City. Others include the No Pants Subway Ride, the Best Buy uniform prank, and the famous U2 Rooftop Hoax, to name a few. Visit the website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made. http://www.improveverywhere.com Shot and edited by Matt Adams: http://www.mattadamsapple.com/ Song by Tyler Walker: http://myspace.com/tylerichiban If you are interested in getting involved in New York you can sign the NY Agents List on the site. If you are interested in getting involved in your own town, join the global agents forum here: http://improveverywhere.ning.com Be the first to find out about the next video we create by subscribing to our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ImprovEverywhere RSS feed: http://www.improveverywhere.com/feed You can also join our Facebook group: http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Improv-Everywhere/29659396798
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Redheads Protest Wendy's
No Shirts
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No Shirts (111 Shirtless Men in Abercombie and Fitch)
http://www.improveverywhere.com recruits 111 men to go shirtless in the 5th Avenue Abercrombie in NYC. This is one of over 70 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past six years in New York City. Others include the No Pants Subway Ride, the Best Buy uniform prank, and the famous U2 Rooftop Hoax, to name a few. Visit the website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made. http://www.improveverywhere.com If you are interested in getting involved in New York you can sign the NY Agents List on the site. If you are interested in getting involved in your own town, join the global agents forum here: http://improveverywhere.ning.com Be the first to find out about the next video we create by subscribing to our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ImprovEverywhere RSS feed: http://www.improveverywhere.com/feed You can also join our Facebook group: http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Improv-Everywhere/29659396798
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The Video Review...
So... What do you think?
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- arncyn arncyn Dec 21, 2009 @ 8:35 am
- As a former ad person, I had learned of Improv Anywhere a few years ago when we were exploring non-traditional advertising so it was a pleasant surprise running into this excellently-crafted lens on them! Fantastic tribute to such a groundbreaking movement. (:
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- Greekgeek Greekgeek Nov 16, 2009 @ 3:15 pm
- Great lens! Even if I am wistful!
I was building a lens on Improv Everywhere, got to picking the URL and -- wait, someone already though of it! I came here expecting to find a lens Under Construction -- the claimed URLs usually are -- only to find you did an excellent job, just the sort of thing I had in mind. I can't top that; it would just be duplicating your work!
So I've sprinkled a rating and enjoyed some of my favorite vids again (The Best Game Ever is my favorite).
Note: when you got the code for my "Shameless Plug" widget, you also hotlinked to icons I have stored on my own server. I don't mind, but in return, you gotta visit the lens I made instead, on the background behind the Antwerp Train Station Sound of Music stunt which I bet you know about -- but I found out a little about where it came from. :)
http://www.squidoo.com/sound-of-music-train-station-antwerp
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- rlmodranski rlmodranski Jun 5, 2009 @ 11:18 pm
- I heard of them when they were in Grand Central, but didn't realize it was a "group". This is absolutely tremendous!!! Thanks for sharing!
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- Treasures-By-Brenda Treasures-By-Brenda May 26, 2009 @ 2:44 pm
- Improv Everywhere sounds pretty amazing!
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- ChrisHunter ChrisHunter May 24, 2009 @ 6:37 pm
- I really appreciate this lens. These folks are very creative and extremely funny. Thanks....
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Best Funeral Ever
The prank of all pranks...
People were quite outraged by the prank... until they realized that the entire thing was staged. You can read the commentary on You Tube or at Improv Everywhere's Website.
Best Funeral Ever (Faked for April Fool's 2009)
From http://improveverywhere.com/ Note: This mission is fake and was staged for April Fool's Day 2009. Everyone in the video is an actor, including the "family." Edited by Matt Adams: http://www.mattadamsapple.com/ Song by Tyler Walker: http://myspace.com/tylerichiban This is one of over 80 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past seven years in New York City. Others include Frozen Grand Central, the Best Buy uniform prank, and the famous U2 Rooftop Hoax, to name a few. Visit the website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made. http://www.improveverywhere.com If you are interested in getting involved in New York you can sign the NY Agents List on the site. If you are interested in getting involved in your own town, join the Urban Prankster Network here: http://improveverywhere.ning.com Be the first to find out about the next video we create by subscribing to our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ImprovEverywhere RSS feed: http://www.improveverywhere.com/feed You can also join our Facebook group: http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Improv-Everywhere/29659396798 Buy the Improv Everywhere book! http://improveverywhere.com/book/ We have a DVD for sale! http://www.improveverywhere.com/dvd/
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The Best Funeral Ever... The Outtakes
and now for something completely different...
Best Funeral Ever: Outtakes
From http://improveverywhere.com/ Outtakes from the Best Funeral Ever shoot, a fake Improv Everywhere mission that was released on April 1, 2009 to fool our fans into thinking we had done something horribly wrong. These are the outtakes, things we shot but didn't include in the video because they were too over-the-top to make it believable. Edited by Matt Adams: http://www.mattadamsapple.com/ This is one of over 80 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past seven years in New York City. Others include Frozen Grand Central, the Best Buy uniform prank, and the famous U2 Rooftop Hoax, to name a few. Visit the website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made. http://www.improveverywhere.com If you are interested in getting involved in New York you can sign the NY Agents List on the site. If you are interested in getting involved in your own town, join the Urban Prankster Network here: http://improveverywhere.ning.com Be the first to find out about the next video we create by subscribing to our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ImprovEverywhere RSS feed: http://www.improveverywhere.com/feed You can also join our Facebook group: http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Improv-Everywhere/29659396798 Buy the Improv Everywhere book! http://improveverywhere.com/book/ We have a DVD for sale! http://www.improveverywhere.com/dvd/
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