The most original murder mystery show EVER, Madcapped Mysteries is a huge hit with corporate events, birthday oarties and even teen/tween events. Our top detective leads the event attendees in creating a completely original crime story.
PICTURED: Walt Frasier at a Post Wine & Spirits, Larchmont, NY, whose celler is an actual historical speakeasy from the 1920s. It was the perfect setting for wine tasting, cheese plates and Madcapped Mysteries!
Madcapped Mysteries
The first few minutes is a live action MADLIBS style exposition. The detective’s opening monologue is completed with guests filling in the blanks. A true audience collaboration helps establish the crime – victim, location and means of the dastardly deed.
THEN some or all (depending on size of crowd) of the audience become characters in the story, from friends and family, to colleagues at work or fellow students and miscellaneous towns folks (Mayor, police chief, CSI forensics, etc).
THEN our detective names a few as their formal suspects and everyone else is deputized as a detective to interogate suspects, collaborate and solve the crime, usually in small teams.
The show ends with our detective reading some or all of the final solutions. This is a common thread in just about every show, but the answers in a Madcapped Mysteries show are the most fun, and by far 💯 original. One team is named the winner. Prizes are also awarded to best actor, costume and more, as per audience votes.
BOOK YOUR NEXT EVENT TODAY
This is one of our #1 selling Shows at Improv Theater LLC. We also have more traditional Clue Parties, full cast murder mystery dinner theater shows (with four or more actors) and of course Improv Comedy, Corporate Team Building events, college and university campus activities and k12 schools education outreach and family events.
I am very excited for this fall!!! We are finally returning to a normalcy schedule of classes. This session will include NINE class days. I know different folks travel different weeks, Jewish Holidays, Comic Con, etc etc etc so I have built in make up sessions. There will be a showcase on November 1st where this class will take center stage along with other invited teams.
Every class will include a series of warm up / ice breakers, games we play in every class, rehearsal, warm up to a show and corporate team building workshops. Then we play various performance games, each week highlighting 1 new scene game plus playing a few large team games that get everyone involved.
WHY IMPROV COMEDY?
Improv Comedy is a ton of fun and a powerful tool to develop skills for the office, classroom, home and out in the world. A must for any performer, we also daily work with corporate teams and student groups using the same games to teach community, leadership, sales and more. Simply playing these games develops creativity, critical thinking, public speaking, self confidence and more.
COME JOIN THE COMMUNITY
We have a growing community of fun folks in Times Square NYC and various hubs DC to Boston. Improv builds life long friendships. Some of our “students” are more like family now. Many of our staff are former students.
BRING THE FUN TO YOUR COMMUNITY
We tour schools, corporate and private events DC to Boston. We also work with local community centers to establish class programs for public and private programs after school, in house corporate programming and more.
With over 30 years of experience in theater, comedy, and television, Walt Frasier is the Artistic Director of Improv Theater LLC, a leading edutainment center known for its high-impact comedy shows and workshops. His extensive career includes performing comedy sketches on MTV’s Stankervision, Late Nite with David Letterman, TruTV’s Friends of the People, and HBO’s Pause with Sam Jay. As an actor, Walt has appeared on NBC’s Blacklist, CBS’s Blue Bloods, USA’s Royal Pains, Netflix’s Lilyhammer, and NICK’s Naked Brothers Band, in addition to numerous commercials, industrials, and live performances worldwide.
Beyond entertainment, Walt brings his dynamic skills to corporate training, having worked with an impressive roster of clients including Google, Mercedes Benz, META/Facebook, TikTok, JP Morgan Chase, and many more, delivering impactful team-building and corporate event solutions. He also has significant K-12 outreach experience, having brought his unique blend of education and entertainment to thousands of schools and summer camps across various states. His reach extends to college and university campuses like Harvard, Syracuse, Princeton, and Columbia, as well as public and private events at prestigious venues such as The Smithsonian Portrait Gallery and Disney Resorts. Walt’s diverse background and engaging approach make him a compelling voice for any podcast or class.
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Open mics are shows performed by and for performers. The audience is often other comics.
Go to an open mic within the next 48 to 72 hours and get on stage for five minutes and just talk.
Find a good open mic, and go back. Avoid the bad ones.
Barker and Bringer Shows:
These are ways to create stage time with an audience.
Bringer shows are where comics bring their friends, creating a small audience.
Barker shows involve handing out flyers on the street to attract an audience.
Barking is a way to develop audience, and get stage time.
Barking also allows you to interact with people before the show, and create a relationship with your audiance.
Producing Your Own Show:
This gives you control over everything.
It’s a way to create consistent stage time.
Finding talent is easy, building an audience is the hard part.
Paid Gigs:
Eventually, you may get paid to perform at clubs, colleges, or corporate events.
Even when getting paid, you need to keep working on new material, and getting stage time at open mics.
The Comedy University
Don’t complain about paying five bucks for stage time or spending an hour on the street. Think of it as your comedy university. You’re learning what works and what doesn’t. Remember, as my friend Milinth Fowler says, “There’s no wrong, no bad, no good. Is it working, or is it not working?”
The Process
Every time you get on stage:
Prepare: Brainstorm or outline your material.
Have Fun: Focus on enjoying yourself without being a jerk.
Analyze: Objectively evaluate what worked and what could have been better.
Repeat this process throughout your career. You’re never fully “ready,” but you’ll figure it out.
Creating Opportunities
As Oran Sandel said, “If you can’t find work, create it.” If you’re not getting stage time, create opportunities. Find other people who need stage time and organize shows. This could be at school, a bar, or anywhere.
Call to Action
Get on stage within the next week. If you need guidance, wait for my next episode. But if you’re ready, just get on stage and talk. If it works, do it again. If not, try something different.
The next four or five episodes will cover how to create your first five-minute stand-up routine.
It’s been a fun month playing Santa but time to look my age, a mere 35 years old…. CASTING DIRECTORS, contact Baker Management for TV / FILM / COMMERCIAL bookings (212) 262-4234. EMAIL me directly Corporate and private events. 30 years a professional actor. 22+ years in edutainment!
Now that Santa is napping for a few months, I’m available for TV & Film again.
In the mean time I’ll be busy performing Improv Comedy, live from Times Square NYC and touring schools and events with Improv shows and workshops, murder mystery and more.
My two most popular services inn recent months are Corporate Team Building Workshops and MADCAPPED MYSTERIES, the one man murder mysterybshow where YOU become the suspects, witnesses and detectives imagine a clue party completely improvised). These are the perfect solutions for teams looking for high impact at small events/venues and tight budgets. We also have the full team for Improv Comedy and Murder Mystery events touring DC to Boston and beyond. Also booking Stand Up comedy, family game nights, promotional services/live industrials and more.
Improv 4 Kids/Teens is the busiest we have been since 2020, host k12 field trips at our Times Square NYC Theater and touring schools, camps, community centers and family events.
December 29 is my one man murder mystery show, MADCAPPED MYSTERIES, the most original murder mystery show ever as YOU help me create the story and then solve it. It’s basically a long form improv show created by YOU! 12/29 almost SOLD OUT. 1/26 ON SALE now as well.
EMAIL for group sales and private events. Now booking events thru December 2025 (Santa regulars already booking their spots) for corporate team building, College comedy and k12 schools NYC DOE VENDOR. We offer the best edutainment New York City has to offer to events DC to Boston and beyond.
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. Arthur Avenue regulars may also recognize Walter, if you add a white beard and red suit, as he has been official Little Italy Santa for the past 15 years.
Improv Theater LLC 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…
Providing College / University campus activities at Harvard, Syracuse, Seton Hall, Princeton, Georgetown, Vaughn, Molloy, Montclair State, Bloomberg College, High Point, Williams College, Lynchburg College, Southern New Hampshire University, Ferris State, Mount Isa, Misericordia, Sacred Heart, Hastings, Pace, Vaughn, College Misericordia, University of Vermont, Stone Hill, Yeshiva, Columbia, NYU, Hofstra, Cooper Union, John Jay, Fordham, Sacred Heart, Seton Hall, and more.
Additionally, 1000s of public and private events at The Smithsonian Portrait Gallery, Wolf Trap, The Argyle Theater, Emelin Theater, Gerold Opera House, 72nd Street Pier, Cherry Point Marine Base, Disney Resorts, Ohio National Guard, Connecticut DCF, First Nights Winchester VA, Binghamton First Night, Haddonfield First Night, Chateau Briand, Babylon Carriage House, retirement homes, numerous libraries, YMCA, JCC, Parks and Recreation, 1000s of k12 schools and summer camps in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Nebraska.
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