CHARLIE TODD: Founder of Improv Everywhere

CHARLIE TODD: Founder of Improv Everywhere - Wolfman Productions






	Charlie Todd is the founder of Improv Everywhere, the legendary prank collective that causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places. Created in August of 2001, Improv Everywhere has executed over 100 missions involving tens of thousands of undercover agents. If you spend any time at all on the Internet, chances are you've seen an Improv Everywhere video. From Frozen Grand Central (200 people freeze in place for five minutes and freak out Grand Central commuters) to The No Pants Subway Ride (3,000 people ride the subway in their underwear during a snow storm), Improv Everywhere has produced dozens of viral hits with their unique brand of harmless fun. Their videos have received over 150 million views on YouTube alone, and they've been covered by just about every major media outlet you can think of.
		Like most high school kids, Charlie enjoyed playing pranks with his friends while growing up in Columbia, South Carolina. He continued this hobby in college, engaging in prank wars with his roommates. After graduating from the University of North Carolina in 2001, Charlie moved to New York City to pursue acting. Frustrated with the near impossible task of becoming a working actor as an unknown 22-year-old, Charlie began staging his own undercover performances in public places around the city. He created a website to document his work, and Improv Everywhere was born. Nine years and 100 stunts later, his lifelong hobby of pulling pranks has morphed into something more serious and more exciting. Charlie recently celebrated the release of his new book about Improv Everywhere. CAUSING A SCENE is available in bookstores everywhere. The Improv Everywhere Live show is an hour of behind-the-scenes stories from Charlie's unique personal experiences as the organizer of Improv Everywhere's legendary missions. The show features video clips of all his most famous missions with Charlie's live commentary and an interactive question and answer session.
	Charlie can also stage an Improv Everywhere mission right on your campus grounds. He regularly tours his Mp3 Experiment project to colleges. Participants download the same mp3 file on a custom-built page on Improv Everywhere's site, and all press play together on the quad. Hilarity ensues as onlookers try to figure out what the hell is happening as the masses follow the ridiculous instructions of the mp3. Additionally, you can book Charlie and other members of Improv Everywhere to perform a live improv comedy show. Couple it with his lecture and make it "An Evening With Charlie Todd."
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TESTIMONIALS

	"The largest network of pranksters ever assembled, Improv Everywhere is the leading light in the Golden Age of the Prank." - Maxim "It was hilarious. The crowd was young and fun, and the whole thing was orchestrated, planned and written exceptionally well. What a totally, totally cool idea: part mass hypnosis, part party, part comedy club…like a political rally, but with more to do. If there’s an MP3 Experiment next year, find a way to be part of it." - David Pogue, The New York Times "Improv Everywhere have exploited technology and challenged definitions of performance and audience." - The City's Best Progressive Theater, Tom Sellar, Villiage Voice "As the experiment continued I found myself completely lost in my headphones; the experience was both very communal and extremely singular. I may have engaged in a balloon battle with strangers, but I do not now know their names or even many of their faces. We were freed to play as children do, unaware of boundaries and rules, because we were protected by [the] instructions and the anonymity of our iPods. " - Erin Hanehan, UNC Chapel Hill Mp3 Experiment participant "Thanks for setting up this awesome event! It was so much fun and did a great job of getting the campus involved in a unique and exciting way." - Meg Petersen, UNC Chapel Hill Mp3 Experiment participant

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