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The 1860s Bar Prank In Brooklyn

Jun 172013

For their latest improv-social experiment, the talented and popular improv crew of Improv Everywhere turned a regular bar in Brooklyn into a timewarp to the 1860′s.

With the help of the BBC America series Copper, the bar decor, bartender, patrons and more were transformed to look and act like it was the year 1865.

Then they invited unsuspecting friends to unknowingly go back in time. Naturally, the first thing they do is take out their smartphones to record.

Seriously?

Also, walking into a bar full of people dressed and acting like it is the 1860′s happens all the time in Williamsberg.

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Lost In Translation

Jun 142013

Even though Aussies and us Yankees both speak the Queen’s English, there seems to be a few serious discrepancies between the two dialects.

To demonstrate this, Rachael Taylor collaborated with Bonds Oz to make this short web series Lost In Translation about an Aussie woman living in Yankee central NYC and her linguistic mix ups.

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The Statue Experiment Prank In New York City Park

Jun 092013

Jeff Greenspan likes conducting social experiments in his home town of New York City. His latest trick is actually his most subtle, and has just exploded online, garnering over one million views in less than a week.

At High Line Park in Manhattan, there is a small statue that Jeff noticed was ignored by nearly everyone. Having a tight grasp on the mind of the New York tourist, Jeff simply placed a glass bowl by the statue’s feet with a few bucks inside.

In no time, countless tourists and locals had surrounded the statue believing, or at least questioning, it to be a real person performing street art for donations.

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New Roommate Checking Apartment Prank

May 262013

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For their latest, and perhaps best prank, Black Box TV posted an ad looking for a new roommate. When the prospective roommate arrived, they were introduced to a woman working in the living room before being taken for a tour of the rest of the place.

After checking out the empty room, they new roommate and tour guide are horrified to see the woman murdered on the floor covered in blood.

Then, the murderer appears and takes out the tour guide in one swift motion, leaving them alone with the new terrified roommate. Of course, it’s all a prank.

The New Roommate Prank is one that the victim’s will never forget, and now it’s going wild.

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Late Night Talk Show On Subway Car Improv Prank

May 202013

Improv Everywhere, one of the most famous improv-comedy groups online, naturally had to make a video for YouTube Comedy Week.

They teamed up with College Humor famous Pat Cassels and Evan Gregory of the popular Auto Tune The News series to turn a New York City MTA subway car into bona fide late night talk show.

The mission is called Talk Show Subway Car.

They brought all the chairs, props, people, and equipment onto a subway car and took over, building an authentic late night set.

Evan of course took care of the music as Charlie Todd took charge of the subway riders, quickly turning them into an enthusiastic audience for his fictitious show, Late Night Underground with Pat Cassels.

The show actually looks awesome as Pat asks everyday riders up on stage to feature them on his show. Want more about the crazy prank? Check out the Improv Everywhere article.