Charlie Todd: The shared experience of absurdity
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Uploaded by TEDtalksDirector on Nov 11, 2011
http://www.ted.com Charlie Todd causes bizarre, hilarious, and unexpected public scenes: Seventy synchronized dancers in storefront windows, "ghostbusters" running through the New York Public Library, and the annual no-pants subway ride. At TEDxBloomington he shows how his group, Improv Everywhere, uses these scenes to bring people together.
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Wow, this guy is amazing. I'm definitely subscribing to their YouTube channel! :-D
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Hey, we totally did No Pants Ride on the SkyTrain in Vancouver, Canada this past year!
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LOL!!! Best Buy! "They had to inform them that it's not actually illegal to wear blue shirts and khaki pants" =D
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LOL the first lady on the subway reading a book titled "RAPE"!! Wonder what was going through her head!!
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i meet him at the last pants ride
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He's my hero
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very very nice to hear u talk about what u and all theese people do.
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Thanks for watching my talk. Check out the Improv Everywhere channel here on YouTube to see all of the videos in the talk and over 100 more.
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Yes,we don't need a reason,let's play!!!
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24 people don't know how to have fun
martynhiemstra 3 months ago 33
So what if we try to mix such performances with the mechanics of MMORPG and create the WHOLE INDUSTRY of such social games that would be popular as sports or computer games are now. Just imagine, everyday in every big city happens something of this kind. Thousands of people would join just for fun, virtual ingame goods and levels. I think this will be one of the biggest social inventions of 21st century, such as cinema was for 20th.
MattChro 3 months ago 13