Improv Everywhere (often IE) is a comedic performance art group based in New York City, formed in 2001 by Charlie Todd. Its slogan is “We Cause Scenes.”
The group carries out pranks, which they call “missions” in public places. The stated goal of these missions is to cause scenes of “chaos and joy.” Some of the group’s missions use hundreds of performers and are similar to flash mobs, while other missions utilize only a handful of performers. Improv Everywhere has stated that they do not identify their work with the term flash mob, in part because their site was created two years prior to the flash mob trend. …
Click PLAY or watch a sample “mission”, Frozen Grand Central, on YouTube.
Another sample …
Click PLAY or watch I Love Lunch! The Musical on YouTube.
Improv Everywhere’s videos have been viewed over 78 million times on YouTube and their channel is the 64th most subscribed on the site.
I’ve subscribed to their blog. This is the kind of troupe I would join!
They’ve even got a book out now: Causing a Scene: Extraordinary Pranks in Ordinary Places with Improv Everywhere
I first heard of them on This American Life.
Rick McCharles 