3pm Saturdays Live from Times Square NYC

Walt Frasier

Category: Class / Workshop

  • Level One Improv Comedy Class Sundays 12pm Times Square NYC

    Level One Improv Comedy Class Sundays 12pm Times Square NYC

    Come play and discover your best self through the art of improv while helping generate much need laughter in today’s world!

    USE DISCOUNT CODE “EARLYBIRD” & SAVE $50 before March 1, 2024!!!

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    • March 3, 10, 17, 24 12-2pm Class Broadway Comedy Club 318 West 53rd Street
    • March 24 2pm Showcase for invited guests, friends, family and other performers.
    • FREE access to Walt Frasier’s books via downloadable PDFs (Also available on Amazon Kindle Unlimited for free or via Paperback, Kindle etc for under $10)
    • FREE admission to weekly professional comedy shows including Saturday/Sunday 3pm Improv shows, nightly stand-up comedy.

    Simply playing improv comedy games develops creativity, critical thinking, public speaking, listeni\ng, focus, self confidence and more. A must for any inspiring artist (actor, director, dancer, singer, writier etc) we also use these games to develop corporate team building, leadership, sales, service, presentation and other skills. But our focus AND our number one rule is HAVE FUN. HAVE FUN but never at another’s expense. YES AND… the official #1 rule of Improv guides us into a more creative, supportive endeavor.

    Walt Frasier has 25+ years of professional credits in comedy, Theater and music. He got his big break in TV performing comedy sketches on MTV’s Stankervision, Late Nite with David Letterman, TruTV’s Friends of the People, and most recently on HBO’s Pause with Sam Jay. As an actor, Frasier has appeared on NBC’s Blacklist, CBS’s Blue Bloods, USA’s Royal Pains (Filmed in Puerto Rico), Netflix’s Lilyhammer (filmed in Norway) and NICK’s Naked Brothers Band. In addition to 1000s of live performances around the world, Frasier has also appeared in numerous commercials, industrials, webisodes and reality TV shows.

  • Beginner Stand-Up Comedy Class

    Beginner Stand-Up Comedy Class

    Develop your first five minute routine in four virtual sessions plus live showcase opportunities. Free Download “Stand Up Comedy Workbook”

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    • Get Zoom Link After registration
    • Get Download Link after registration
    • March 5, 12, 19, 26 Virtual class includes writing prompts, brainstorm activities, “stage time ” and ​Feedback, coaching on material, performance and career development
    • Live Stage Times, Real Audience
    • March 11 Bronx
    • March 24 Times Square

    Walt Frasier has 25+ years of professional credits in comedy, Theater and music. He got his big break in TV performing comedy sketches on MTV’s Stankervision, Late Nite with David Letterman, TruTV’s Friends of the People, and most recently on HBO’s Pause with Sam Jay. As an actor, Frasier has appeared on NBC’s Blacklist, CBS’s Blue Bloods, USA’s Royal Pains (Filmed in Puerto Rico), Netflix’s Lilyhammer (filmed in Norway) and NICK’s Naked Brothers Band. In addition to 1000s of live performances around the world, Frasier has also appeared in numerous commercials, industrials, webisodes and reality TV shows.

  • Stand-Up Comedy Workbook & Upcoming Classes, Open Mics

    Stand-Up Comedy Workbook & Upcoming Classes, Open Mics

    • Stand-Up Comedy Workbook by Walt Frasier via Amazon – Paperback, Kindle, FREE via Kindle Unlimited Other books via Amazon – Register for ANY class below and get a link to the FREE PRINTABLE PDF file to download.
    • Bronx Open Mic Mondays 6pm
    • Virtual Open Mic Tuesdays 8pm
    • IMPROV 101 4-8 week sessions, Times Square NYC (16+ Welcome)
    • COMEDY 4 TEENS 8 Week Sessions, Times Square NYC (12-17)
    • COMEDY 4 KIDS 8 Week Sessions, Times Square NYC (8-12)
    • COMEDY CAMP 8-10 weeks every summer, Times Square NYC (8-17 yos)
    • EMAIL for more information, drop in for a trial class, book a group or private workshop.

    Walt Frasier has 25+ years of professional credits in comedy, Theater and music. He got his big break in TV performing comedy sketches on MTV’s Stankervision, Late Nite with David Letterman, TruTV’s Friends of the People, and most recently on HBO’s Pause with Sam Jay. As an actor, Frasier has appeared on NBC’s Blacklist, CBS’s Blue Bloods, USA’s Royal Pains (Filmed in Puerto Rico), Netflix’s Lilyhammer (filmed in Norway) and NICK’s Naked Brothers Band. In addition to 1000s of live performances around the world, Frasier has also appeared in numerous commercials, industrials, webisodes and reality TV shows.

  • KEEP IT SIMPLE STU….DENT! (Teachers Too!) The TRUE Power of Improv Comedy Classes and Workshops

    KEEP IT SIMPLE STU….DENT! (Teachers Too!) The TRUE Power of Improv Comedy Classes and Workshops

    by Walt Frasier

    The problem with a lot of corporate Improv? The focus making us too corporate to the point we are no longer teaching what makes Improv so great for corporate teams, leadership and sales.

    The beauty of Improv AS IS, when properly applied Ina safe space, is training folks to better listen, to be more confident (not scared OR egotistical, arrogant etc), to better focus in the moment (not think for the perfect, funny, clever response that is usually quite the opposite) etc etc etc.

    Yes, we move way past ZIP ZAP ZUP, but for folks that have never done improv there is a lot of power in ZIP ZAP ZUP when applied properly. Followed by other silly games that simultaneously gamut us out of our head, past the limits of controlled consciousness, to engaging the full body as a powerful computer and creative force.

    That’s why in my workshops I start with the basics BUT use these simple level 1 games anyone can play to dig deep, not through lecture, but through experience.

    “I take being silly VERY seriously” I often say. I act / think like a 5yo (you know pretty middle school when we learned to fear, hate, judge etc) but superimpose with wisdom, deeper connection of the ancients etc.

    The results, EVERYONE gets to laugh. EVERYONE has moments of agency, sometimes for the first time in their lives. Kind of like yoga, or martial arts but tied to language so as we learn to focus, we also learn to think out of the box, in our feet, make eye contact, focused projection and diction, etc etc etc. Simply playing the game develops creativity and critical thinking.

    By the end of a 2 hour class, I have a few playing the game, VOICES, possibly the hardest of all short form games. The loom on their faces at times, “YOU WANT US TO DO WHAT?”

    But I say what I always say, when I was 5, doing my first piano recital, the teacher says, “What ever you do, don’t stop, don’t make the face”.

    When you want to scream WTF!?!?!?! Stay calm on the outside. Don’t give up on yourself. Don’t give up on your team. Don’t give up on the scene. TRUST.

    Every time, it’s gold. It’s not ready for prime time, but b they were not looking for a job anyway so who cares. It was entertaining for the players and audience. AND it’s a sign of where you go with improv but also how much more you have to offer the world than you give yourself credit.

    Improv, I think more than anything, teaches to know our limits and have the courage to surpass them everyday! But while 1000s of books and lectures talk about, Improv puts all the motivational BS speech into the muscle memory.

    Bring your team to Times Square NYC or I travel weekly DC to BOSTON and beyond. Also public classes:

    The New York Improv Theater is a one stop edutainment center for corporate team building, office / holiday parties and more. Our comedy shows and workshops deliver high impact results. Clients include Google, Mercedes Benz, META /Facebook, TikTok, JP Morgan Chase, Accenture, Morgan Stanley, Twitter, Roblox, Rimowa, EI Digital, Accenture, Datadog HQ, Milbank, BING/Microsoft, Band of America – Merrill Lynch, Home Depot, Ernst & Young, Johnson & Johnson, Louis Vuitton, Coach, UBS, BDO, AMEX, Master Card, Macy’s, 360i, IBM, GM, Kraft, UNILEAVER, HBO, Prudential, Convene, Conference Board and many more…

    Walt Frasier international credits include theater, comedy, music and TV (Blacklist, Billions, Blue Bloods, Royal Pains, Letterman, HBO, MTV etc)

  • 2024 Will Be to Die For! TIMES SQUARE NYC and Touring Improv Comedy, Murder Mystery and more

    2024 Will Be to Die For! TIMES SQUARE NYC and Touring Improv Comedy, Murder Mystery and more

    Santa is napping for the next 11 months. Till then, we are back to improv comedy shows, classes, workshops, and of course Murder Mystery Parties.

    I am running teams DC to Boston and beyond. Join us weekly in Times Square NYC for some off-broadway improv comedy. Let us make your next corporate, school or family/friend event memorable.

    The New York Improv Theater is a one stop edutainment center for corporate team building, office / holiday parties and more. Our comedy shows and workshops deliver high impact results. Clients include Google, Mercedes Benz, META /Facebook, TikTok, JP Morgan Chase, Accenture, Morgan Stanley, Twitter, Roblox, Rimowa, EI Digital, Accenture, Datadog HQ, Milbank, BING/Microsoft, Band of America – Merrill Lynch, Home Depot, Ernst & Young, Johnson & Johnson, Louis Vuitton, Coach, UBS, BDO, AMEX, Master Card,  Macy’s, 360i, IBM, GM, Kraft, UNILEAVER, HBO, Prudential, Convene, Conference Board and many more…

    Walt Frasier’s international credits include 25 years of professional theater, comedy, music and TV (Blacklist, Billions, Blue Bloods,  Letterman, HBO, MTV etc)