D28: Dumbfounding with Deliberation

Melissa McEwan finds the most wonderful things within the internet universe. This is from Improv Everywhere in an action called Frozen Grand Central.
On a cold Saturday in New York City, the world’s largest train station came to a sudden halt. Over 200 Improv Everywhere Agents froze in place at the exact same second for five minutes in the Main Concourse of Grand Central Station. Over 500,000 people rush through Grand Central every day, but today, things slowed down just a bit as commuters and tourists alike stopped to notice what was happening around them.


The Improv Everywhere website invites you to look at the behind the scenes mission report and photos. I did and it made it even more wonderful. This is how they describe themselves.


Improv Everywhere causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places. Created in August of 2001 by Charlie Todd, Improv Everywhere has executed over 70 missions involving thousands of undercover agents. The group is based in New York City.