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Posted on February 9, 2019

Improv Everywhere: Phone Booth Coworking

This past November, Improv Everywhere turned a pair of phone booths on 6th Avenue into coworking spaces. Real New Yorkers were invited to try out the new “WeWork Street” service and learn about the many benefits of outdoor coworking. Watch the video: This unauthorized project was a collaboration with Deanna Director and Maggie McClurken, who …

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Posted on December 19, 2018

Improv Everywhere: The Giant Boom Box

Note from Editor Joey Skaggs: This brings back fond memories of my 1978 Disco Radio, a 4 foot by 2 foot by 8 foot wide radio on wheels, built by my New York SVA students for a class project. It was a commentary on the proliferation of loud disco radios blaring music throughout the streets …

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Posted on November 1, 2017

Improv Everywhere’s Fake Apple Store

From Improv Everywhere: For our latest mission, we turned the 23rd Street 6-train elevator into New York\”™s newest Apple Store. We placed giant Apple logos on the sides of the glass cube structure, added fake Apple Store employees plus a line of 50 people waiting for the new iPhone X. With the famous 5th Avenue …

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Posted on January 9, 2017January 15, 2019

Improv Everywhere: No Pants Subway 2017

From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: On Sunday, January 8th, 2017 tens of thousands of people took off their pants on subways in over 60 cities in over 25 countries around the world. In New York, our 16th Annual No Pants Subway Ride took place in windy 22F degree weather and was spread out over …

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Posted on December 14, 2016January 15, 2019

Improv Everywhere: Random Parade Leader

From Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere: Random Parade Leader Wanted For our latest mission, a woman in a marching band uniform stands on the sidewalk with a sign that reads “Parade Leader Wanted.” When a stranger agrees to help out, a huge parade led by a marching band emerges from around the corner and follows …

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