The Boardroom

What happens when you stage a meeting in a Staples?

For our latest mission, a group of 24 actors between the ages of 48 and 78 staged an unauthorized boardroom meeting in the office chair department of a Staples. The chairs in this particular office supply store were already arranged in a boardroom configuration, making it easy for us to hold a surprise meeting. Actor Will Hines gave a presentation to the board, using a whiteboard and an easel he had bought from the store just minutes prior. Minutes into the meeting, the board was asked to leave by a confused store manager.

Full story at Improv Everywhere

Created and Produced by Charlie Todd

Produced by Matt Adams

Edited by Matt Mayer

Music by Tyler Walker

Starring Will Hines

This is one of over 100 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past ten years in New York City. Others include Frozen Grand Central, the Food Court Musical, and the famous No Pants Subway Ride, to name a few. Visit our website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made.

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[Magic-bfgz]

When the manager said can I help you, they should have tried to send him for coffee.

[sologkinz]

He should have just said "Well then, let's go to Office Depot, everybody" or some other office supply store.

[hellraiser]

Oh man this one could have been much funnier if that worker didn't stop it so fast

[resturbrain]

Store manager thought he was running a congame.

[TUS]

I truly wish I worked at a place where one of these took place.  I would have gone up and asked them if I could get anyone a cup of coffee and seen what they did with that.

[silversamurai]

Seriously, if I was working there at the time of this video, I would have been thinking: "Okay... What's the best way to make all of these awesome people buy something..." The potential for profits people! I mean, come on!

[karinaycb]

Goals: be a CEO so you can prank your own store and find out whose employee that doesnt have a sense of humour

[Mzwambedu]

When he asked, "Can I help you guys?" I thought he would say, yes, can you please get us some coffee or something, lol

[camilogarciaylasaari]

It's so stupid how some employees just don't have a sense of humor

[matthewwalker]

i love when older people that look so serious do stuff like this

[Serai]

It's amazing how little humor store employees tend to have. It would have been so awesome if the employee had said, "Oh, okay. You guys want coffee?"

[tryingmybest]

Some people have no business sense. Something like this would get peoples attention. That's what you want. Get customers to stay in a store longer. Kicking them out is giving away free marketing

[oneworldstudios]

Ive been binge watching this channel for the past 2 hours, best videos ive ever watched. Love you guys so much!

[pixie]

Having once worked at a Staples, I have so much appreciation for this prank. Amazing.

[starfireelf]

How on EARTH do you guys do this without bursting out into laughter halfway through???

[BezoRazo]

Seems like something Michael Scott would've done with the employees of his fledgling paper company 😄

[Hylander]

If anything I would have looked at those chairs must be good chairs for all those people useing them and maby even got one but dam after seeing them kicked out I would have just left the store

[crushcrushcrushme]

I love watching these videos. They make me smile everytime and it's nice to see people do things because they want to make people laugh. I wish there was an improv everywhere in Scotland

[MayonR]

Wow, Ben Bernake of the Federal Reserve showed up.

[wpyeoh]

"He had no room and just brought people here." Well, he got that right! :P