To Improv Everywhere
Dear Improv Everywhere,
Causing a scene is an art form, and you guys have perfected it.
Anyone can just cause a common kerfuffle, but not everyone can cause a scene without resorting to violence or profanity. Jackass was kinda funny, for awhile, but they were just being blatant, well, jackasses. Improv Everywhere, on the other hand, you inhabit an entirely, subtly different sector of comedy. You are jerks. Hilarious jerks. Like when you performed a food court musical, or set up aging desktops inside that Manhattan Starbucks. What you were doing wasn’t illegal, and it certainly wasn’t hurting anyone, but you were being jerks, and that’s what made it so great.
Improv Everywhere, you are benevolent jerks poking fun at ridiculous societal assumptions and standards. You’re like the Merry Pranksters, except more entertaining, less annoying and not on acid. You could easily go for the cheap shot and just embarrass people, but then you’d just be another Punk’d. Improv Everywhere, we applaud your benign violations. Keep it up!
By Erik C.
March 30th, 2008 | 12:17 am | Raves
8 Responses to “To Improv Everywhere”
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March 30th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Everyone needs to go to their site and watch their other videos. They’re so good.
March 30th, 2008 at 12:20 am
Can I get a napkin please???
March 30th, 2008 at 3:57 am
that security guy was awesome.
March 30th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
I watched this video about three hours ago, and have not been able to get the napkin song out of my head since!!
April 1st, 2008 at 4:32 am
I know a guy who proposed to his fiance by doing a musical like this. She said yes.
April 1st, 2008 at 7:58 am
ugh… this is weird.
April 4th, 2008 at 1:31 am
you guys should check out their other pranks…freakin genius.
April 4th, 2008 at 5:06 am
I love their “Frozen Grand Central” and the Starbucks Mobius Loop pranks.