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• Improv Everywhere is a comedy group that stages public events or "pranks". The company of players was formed by Charlie Todd in 2001 and, while based in New York, has performed all over the world. The have been highlighted on the television series This American Life and Rolling Stone.

• Fast Facts:

  1. Slogan: "We Cause Scenes"
  2. Founded in 2001 by Charlie Todd
  3. Some participants from the Upright Citizens Brigade
  4. Global site: The Urban Prankster Network
  5. Must be 18 to participate
  6. Made a television pilot in 2007

• Improv Everywhere Info

  Improv Everywhere's mission statement is as follows: "Improv Everywhere causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places."Improv Everywhere: Improv Everywhere Faqs The group mainly performs stunts in New York City, where those interested in participating can find opportunities through the group's mailing list.Improve Everywhere: Mailing Lists The group also encourages budding improv pranksters to join the "Urban Prankster Network" to find similar groups in their own home towns.Official Site: The Urban Prankster Network The group's FAQ page explains that Improve Everywhere is designed to "bring excitement to otherwise unexciting locales and give strangers a story they can tell for the rest of their lives. We’re out to prove that a prank doesn’t have to involve humiliation or embarrassment; it can simply be about making someone laugh, smile, or stop to notice the world around them."Improv Everywhere: FAQ

• Previous Pranks

  • High Five Escalator
  • Food court musical
  • Romantic comedy cab
  • Anton Chekhov performance
  • Ted's birthday
  • The Moebius
  • Ben Folds' last night in town
  • Slo-Mo Home Depot
  • Ben Folds fake out
  • Frozen Grand Central
  • Human Mirror
  • Best Buy
  • Swimming Pool Poker
  • No Pants Subway Ride

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  Grand Central Station | Best Buy | New York City | Abercrombie & Fitch | Causing A Scene

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