NEW YORK CITY – According to John Ordover, organizer of last week’s nude improv comedy in Manhattan, the show was a resounding success, filling-up every one of the tiny theater’s 39 seats with nude patrons. The four comedians, two men and two women, were also all naked on stage, as was Ordover, acting as emcee. The show was inspired by “Who’s Line is it anyway”, Drew Carey’s popular televised improv show, with a bit more relaxed dress code in this case.
Ordover told us that the spectators and the performers connected extremely well in this audience-participation event: “We did one bit called Paparazzi where most of the audience walked through the stage as if they were attending a ‘Red Carpet’ premiere and the performers pretended to take photos of them while making funny comments”. We asked him what was highlight of the evening and he told us it was the answer to the question “What is Hilary Clinton Thinking Right Now?” which was “I wish I had a penis”. Ordover’s events usually receive enormous media attention, but he no longer invites journalists to attend, presumably because his customers don’t desire that sort of publicity. He hints that he may do more nude improv nights in the future in view of this one’s success.
Another comedy show regularly done in the nude is the Naked Comedy Showcase in Boston, which we featured in an article last year (see link below). However, as Ordover points-out, it isn’t a nudist event as only the comedians can be naked.
