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When Mother's Day Can't Be Contained in a Card

Davis Schneiderman | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: New Paltz, Second City, Mother's Day, Beyonce, Improv, Anna Jarivs, Suny, Saturday Night Live, Alexander the Great, Hallmark Holiday, Salma Hayek, Brain Tumor, Parents News
Davis Schneiderman

Each time I see Kelly with our daughters, tickling them, singing with them and giving them even more of what she knows they'll need to become strong women, I am proud of her and our family.

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'Late Night' Improv With Jimmy Fallon And Amy Poehler

Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Canada Tv, Video, Late Night Talk Shows, Improv, Tv Replay, Amy Poehler, Reality-Free, Nbc, TV News

"Saturday Night Live" alumni Amy Poehler and Jimmy Fallon were reunited on "Late Night" (Weeknights, 12:37 a.m. ET on NBC) Wednesday, and to celebrate...

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WATCH: Surprise Date!

Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Improv Everyhwere, Improv, Video, Improv Everywhere Instant Date, Instant Date, Funny Videos, Comedy News

For Improv Everywhere's latest mission, they went to New York City's Central Park to give one unsuspecting couple an impromptu date. The couple, s...

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Who's The New Face Of Pepsi Next? You... Sort Of

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Scumbag Steve, Social Networks, Pepsi Next, Rob Riggle, Improv, Narcissism, Gary Vaynerchuk, Upright Citizens Brigade, Pepsi Facebook Impersonators, Facebook, Ad Campaign, Video, Technology News

The new face of Pepsi Next could be you, or at least a funnier version of yourself. As part of a new ad campaign for Pepsi Next, a soft drink that ...

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Highlights From the Dinner Party

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Art, Carmen, Luna Negra, Soul, JC Brooks, Improv, Uptown Sound, Dance, Music, Billy Bungeroth, Second City, Comedy, Video, Chicago News
Elysabeth Alfano

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WATCH: Improv Everywhere Surprises Subway Riders

Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Sleeper Car, Video, New York City, Funny Videos, Improv, New York Subway, Improv Everywhere, Improv Everywhere Sleeper Car, Comedy News

For their latest mission, Improv Everywhere set out to Astoria, Queens to surprise some unsuspecting subway riders with an impromptu sleeper car. S...

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WATCH: Meet A Black Person!

Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Meet a Black Person, Video, Improv Everywhere Meet a Black Person, Colton Dunn, Aspen, Funny Videos, Improv, Improv Everywhere, Aspen Colorado, Race, Colorado, Comedy News

Aspen, Colorado is probably best known as a remote ski destination, but it's also one of the whitest cities in America. Less than .5% of the city's po...

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Got ART?

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Jon Langford, Dj, Albany Park Theatre, Steve Dawson, Improv, Theater, Race, Music, Painting, Burkeman, Art, Tracy Letts, Nicholas Barron, Chicago, Theatre, Fear No Art, Gallery, Comedy, Chicago Around Town, David Mamet, Chicago News
Elysabeth Alfano

Rene Romero Schuler's solo show at the Jennifer Norback Fine Art Gallery is up through the end of the month and shows incredible sensitivity to the female state; the outer image and the more ephemeral internal spirit.

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Tina Fey's Rules For Improv... And Your Career

Women 2.0 | Bryce Christiansen | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Workplace, Working Women, Improv, Careers, Tina Fey Bossypants, Bossypants, Tina Fey, Career Advice for Women, Women News

As I finished reading Tina Fey's book Bossypants, I came to a realization. We often don't give comedians enough credit for their business smarts, a...

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Politicians Crack Jokes For Breast Cancer

Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Video, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Charity, Politicians, Improv, Washington DC, Breast Cancer, Susan G. Komen, Fundraising, Impact News

Capitol Hill was laughing Wednesday night, and not because of Herman Cain's pizza song. Politicians and journalists participated in the 18th annual...

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WATCH: Spontaneous Mall Santa Musical

Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Santa, Video, Holiday Shopping, Mall Santa Musical Imrpov Everywhere, Funny Videos, Christmas, Improv, Improv Everywhere, Urlesque, Singing, Mall Santa Musical, Christmas Shopping, Holidays Canada, Holidays Canada Entertainment, Comedy News

It's safe to say that holiday shopping season is officially in full swing now that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are behind us, which means that your ...

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Sorry-Grateful

Daniel Will-Harris | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Improv, Im, Thanksgiving, Children, Chat, Grateful, Childhood Obesity, Memories, Fifty News
Daniel Will-Harris

A recollection in real time, written as an IM chat on gmail with my friend and fellow Marinprov improviser Charles Souby. (At the time the only thin...

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The Upright Citizens Brigade and Me

David Serchuk | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Improv, New York City, Comedy, The Upright Citizens Brigade, Comedy News
David Serchuk

From 2000 through 2003 I spent probably at least two nights a week, virtually every week, at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.

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WATCH: Improv Everywhere Brings Black Tie To The Beach

Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Video, Black Tie Beach, Dressing Up, Beaches, Improv Everywhere Black Tie Beach, Improv, Improv Everywhere, Public Improv, Black Tie, Urlesque, Black Tie Beach 2011, Comedy News

It may be Fashion Week in New York, but bold sartorial statements aren't limited to the bounds of the white tents. Improv Everywhere held their se...

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WATCH: Say Something Nice For Once

Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Improv Everywhere New York City, Charlie Todd, Video, Improv Everywhere Say Something Nice, Viral Videos, Funny Videos, Say Something Nice, Improv, Improv Everywhere, New York News, Improv Comedy, Comedy News

Improv Everywhere specializes in making something unexpected, kind of weird, and slightly magical happen in public places. Their latest feat, inspirin...

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WATCH: Improv Everywhere Starts A Rave

Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: mp3 Experiment Eight, Video, Raving, Nelson Rockefeller Park, mp3 Experiment, Improv, Improv Everywhere, Raves, Urlesque, Music, New York, New York City, Comedy News

Improv Everywhere's latest mission was the eighth installment in their Mp3 Experiment series, where they get people to all download the same Mp3 and t...

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Behind the Scenes With Improvisers Susan Messing and Michael Patrick Thornton

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Chicago Theater, Michael Patrick Thornton, Fear No Art Chicago, Improviser, Annoyance Theatre, Chicago Improv, Tbs Just for Laughs, Fear No Art, Susan Messing, Improv, Chicago Around Town, Chicago News
Elysabeth Alfano

I interviewed improviser Susan Messing just minutes before she was about to go on stage. Susan talks about trusting the process, being in the moment and how Chicago is Mecca for this work.

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WATCH: Carousel Horse Race?

Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Video, Improv Everywhere Carousel Horse Race, Improv, Improv Everywhere, Urlesque, Carousel Horse Race, Bryant Park, Carousel, Improv Everywhere Carousel, New York, Comedy News

Improv Everywhere's latest mission took place at New York's Bryant Park carousel and we have to say, it was adorable. The premise was simple: send ...

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Accomplice: New York Is a Game You Won't Want to End

Danny Groner | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Improv, Accomplice: New York, Play, New York Tourism, Accomplice: New York Guides, New York Tours, New York Tour Guides, Mystery, Scavenger Hunt, New York News
Danny Groner

It's hard to describe the experience of this walking tour/scavenger hunt without giving away vital information that could spoil the adventure for the next person. But this three-hour tour is worth the leap of faith.

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WATCH: Real Life Mute Button?

Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Mute Button, Video, Improv Everywhere Mute, Improv Everywhere Mute Button, Live Mute Button, The One, Improv Everywhere, Improv, Urban Improv, Urlesque, Tricks, Pranks, New York City, Comedy News

Let's face facts: Urban living can be annoyingly loud. More often than not, you probably wish you had a mute button that you could use on other people...

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Chicago Improv Festival: Some Can't Miss Acts

| Jessica Radloff | Posted 06.25.2011

Read More: Improv, Chicago Improv Festival 2011, Chicago Improv Fest, Best of Chicago, Chicago Around Town, Second City, Chicago Comedy, Chicago News

From Second City to IO, Chicago knows how to bring the laughs, and now it will show the rest of the world too during the Chicago Improv Festival runni...

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The Spider-Man Musical That Did Premiere On Time

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nyc, Spiderman Musical, Daniel Ezralow, Injuries, Broadway, Improv, Julie Taymor, Production, The Spidey Project, Arachna, Spiderman, Slidepollajax, Delays, Arts News

It seems that Spidey is cursed. "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark", the big budget Broadway musical, has been delayed numerous times due to several injur...

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Henry Winkler Fixed Us Up: A Dating Show Where Celebrities Become Matchmakers

Laurenne Sala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Success, Dating Game, Matchmaking, J. Keith Van Straaten, Live Theater, Wit, Improv, Theater, The Fix-Up Show, ACME Theater, Singles, Los Angeles, Comedy, Culture, Los Angeles News
Laurenne Sala

J. Keith Van Straaten's fast-paced dating game show weaves celebrity with nimble wit to create a matchmaking formula with a better success rate than that of the Millionaire Matchmaker.

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Seeing Comedy Get Made, and Made Better

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sleepwalk With Me, Hannibal Buress, Ucb, Humor, Carlton Cuse, Improv, Mike Birbiglia, Upright Citizens Brigade, Improvised Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Donald Glover, Whiplash, Comedy News
Danny Groner

It isn't just comedy, but really all creative arts, that asks artists to make everything seem effortless, natural, and completely ironed out.

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'Tweet the Joke': Can You Find The Punchline?

The Huffington Post | Ross Luippold | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Twitter, Tweet the Joke, Maz Jobrani, Improv, Doug Benson, TJ Miller, Hal Sparks, Tweetthejoke, Comedy Slideshows, Comedy News

Twitter is an excellent tool for joke-telling by both would-be comedians and seasoned professionals -- and TweetTheJoke.com is finally bringing them t...

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