Our mission at New York Improv Theater is to spread joy & laughter one show, one workshop, one skit or one song at a time. 20+ years, dozens of talented performers, 8000+ audiences…
Live interactive musical comedy improvised in Times Square NYC since 2002 Touring venues DC to Boston and beyond!
Corporate Team Building
College / University Campus Activities
K12 Student Outreach & Family Events
Special thanks to all that male this possible, especially the dozens not tagged in the video, some of you currently on Broadway, TV & Film, starting your own ventures… THANK YOU for yoir contribution in helping us make the world a better place!!!
Book this show anywhere in New York City and surrounding counties (Westchester, Rockland, Nassau, anywhere New Jersey) for just $500! November/ December almost SOLD OUT!!! Winter filling up fast!!!
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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 Cushman Wakefield, Google, Merck, Mercedes Benz, META /Facebook, TikTok, JP Morgan Chase, Accenture, Morgan Stanley, Twitter, Roblox, Rimowa, EI Digital, Accenture, Datadog HQ, Milbank, BING/Microsoft, Bank 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, Disney, American Express, WeWork, Prudential, Convene, Conference Board and many more including 1000s of public and private events in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Nebraska….
Past College/University campuses include SUNY Farmingdale, Molloy University, Montclair State University, Bloomberg College, High Point University, Williams College, Lynchburg College, Southern New Hampshire, Princeton, Georgetown, Vaughn, Roger Williams, Ferris State and Hastings, Columbia, Coopers Union, NYU, Hofstra, Pace, College Misericordia, University of Vermont, Mount Ida College, Stone Hill University, John Jay…
Walt Frasier
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.
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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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… (NYC DOE VENDORS)
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I never found success as an actor until I learned to love the process of getting work – from auditions, to networking, to marketing for gigs etc. I started “working” in 1994ish, local dinner theater, and lots of stipend work, but not until 2005 did I quit my day job, working full time using my talents on stage, at corporate events, educational outreach programming, and producing my own events. Now I spend 80 hours/week performing, teaching, commuting, marketing, etc so I never have to spend another hour working dead end meaningless jobs.
In 2008 I landed a manager to submit me for commercials, TV and film. I had already gotten myself booked on NICK, MTV, WE, a few commercials and 9 episodes of David Letterman. Working in the club’s, a guys selling tickets on the street said to me, “My friend knows a manager. Let me connect you!” About a week later I met Jaime Baker. A week later I booked my first national SAG commercial. Since then I have had some costar on Billions, Blue Bloods, Royal Pains, HBO’s Pause with Sam Jay and Blacklist.
I never truly loved teaching until I learned to love mentoring students of all ages to use art to either pay the bills or enrich their lives in other ways. There are millions of teachers out there. I do my best to serve the way my mentors served me. Sometimes life lessons are blunt realities. Sometimes, far too often, students don’t appreciate the message or education. But there is nothing more glorious than seeing your students shine in a showcase. Since 2011 I have seeing running a comedy (mostly Improv) school in Times Square. Of course seeing them become TV/Film stars is whole other phenom. Watching former colleagues become writers on TV shows, WINNING A TONY!!!!! I brag zero credit, but bask in the pride of being a tiny part of their journey.
In 2014 I bought a house. As rents skyrocket I am locked in. Combined with tenacity as an entertainment business owner I have survived inflation, pandemic, 2008 crash etc. While others complain about fairness, lack of opportunities etc, I focus on getting work. I’d like to teach you how….
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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.
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 (plus murder mystery, trivia, games shows and more) 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… (NYC DOE VENDORS)
Walt Frasier 