Technically they aren’t a prank crew. But they classify themselves as “improv” and that isn’t the case either. Something tells me that nearly prop-grade Star Wars outfits take a little bit of planning to conjure up. As do a jumbotron and the Good Year Blimp in the event you want to give some Little Leaguers the greatest game experience of their life. And don’t even get me started on how much work it takes to throw a wedding reception, even if it’s a surprise reception for complete strangers. This is like the Broadway version of hidden camera videos.
What I love about (most) of these videos is that their goal is to make the bystanders happy. It’s not to embarrass* them, make them look foolish or punk them. That tends to be the goal of most hidden camera humor, but this is the opposite. And I love it.
*The exception would be the no-pants subway ride. That is meant to make people squirm a little bit. And it sounds fun. So very, very fun. One of the little known facts about me is that my mother-in law has a habit of gifting me novelty boxers every third Christmas or so. I have her to thank for my Monday Night Football boxers, my Disney World boxers and my Spicy Hot Christmas Boxers. Those boxers are so repressed as they deserve to be seen. This would be the perfect outlet for such a show. All of this is a total overshare, but it’s out of nececity. I guess what I’m getting at here is that when my wife sees me in a YouTube video riding a train in my dan-da-dans, she needs to blame her mother. Not me. Her mother. Someone might have to help me incept that idea to get it to stick. Where’s Leo when you need him?
I’m going to go ahead and apologize now for wasting the rest of your afternoon, because I’m sure you’re going to head over to the Improv Everywhere page and watch every last video. Which raises an important question.
What is your favorite Improv Everywhere video? While Ghostbusters always brings a smile to my face, I’m going with Food Court Musical. Comedic genius, right there.
Renew and Restore
