# The shared experience of absurdity

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxBloomington
- Speaker: Charlie Todd
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/charlie_todd_the_shared_experience_of_absurdity)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Charlie Todd causes bizarre, hilarious, and unexpected public scenes: Seventy synchronized dancers in storefront windows, "ghostbusters" running through the New York Public Library, and the annual no-pants subway ride. His group, Improv Everywhere, uses these scenes to bring people together.

## Lectures

1. [The shared experience of absurdity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/charlie_todd_the_shared_experience_of_absurdity/c3b8890055c9), 12 min (TED's player)