Imagine you are invited to give a TED talk at the big conference in Long Beach. But just as your talk on the topic of the "unexpected" gets underway, you're plagued with that Apple computer "spinning beach ball of death" and your total AV package is frozen. Gulp. more ›

If you happened to ride the Metro rail system in Los Angeles on Sunday, you might have noticed many of your fellow passengers were missing something important—the bottom portion of their wardrobe. more ›

No pants on January 8? No problem. The No Pants Subway Ride will invade subway stations in cities across the globe for another year of pantsless public transportation, courtesy of Improv Everywhere. more ›

No Pants Day 2010 took place yesterday afternoon, with hundreds of pantless participants riding the Red Line between Downtown and Hollywood. LAist Featured Photos pool contributor Calla Cakes was there to capture some of the lighthearted fun of the annual event organized via the NYC-based spontaneous performance group Improv Everywhere, as well as some of the puzzled looks of the subway's pants-wearing riders. more ›

Angelenos with some free time on a Sunday afternoon and the proclivity to sport skivvies in full view from the waist down will be riding the Red Line and roaming the streets tomorrow as part of No Pants Day. This is the second year that L.A. has officially participated in the world-wide event organized by the spontaneous performance group Improv Everywhere. more ›

Take the concept behind Improv Everywhere and their guerilla style gatherings in public places (like the no pants subway ride) and add an element of activism and a desire to fight social injustices, and you have The Freeze Project. more ›

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For the second time this year, Improv Everywhere releases a video of them pranking the Los Angeles area -- this time they go out to a random little league game in Hermosa Beach acting like it's the Major Leagues with a NBC sports broadcase, the Good Year blimp and hardcore fans who knew the players' names along with made up nicknames (TNT!). They even went as far as holding a press conference afterwards (video below). Last month, Improv Everywhere hit the Baldwin Hills Mall with a Food Court Musical. more ›

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Pretty cool. The group responsible is Improv Everywhere. The whole thing kind of reminds me of "Out of This World"... more ›

Due to the recent writer’s strike, the popular mockumentary TV series, "The Office," is now being produced as an actual documentary of a real office. "An Office" is just like the real show, only far more boring. This parody was created by my good friend, and Upright Citizens Brigade alum, Charlie Todd. You can check out more of his pranks and videos at Improv Everywhere, and here's the link to the original post. One... more ›