Uploaded March 2012 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
A TED speaker's presentation crashes and things only get worse. A collaboration between Improv Everywhere and TED.
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For our latest mission, a presenter at the TED conference has his talk interrupted by the Mac spinning wait cursor, commonly known as the "Spinning Beach Ball of Death." As he stands awkwardly and waits, things get weird. Enjoy the video first and then go behind the scenes with our report below.
Filmed at TED
ted.com
Created by Charlie Todd
improveverywhere.com
Starring Eugene Cordero as the fake presenter
eugenecordero.com
Animation by Bob Bonniol
blog.bonniol.com
Music by Tyler Walker
tylerwalkermusic.com
This is one of over 100 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past nine 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 the 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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A TED speaker's presentation crashes and things only get worse. A collaboration between Improv Everywhere and TED.
Full story: improveverywhere.com/2012/03/09/spinning-beach-ball-of-death SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ImprovEverywhere JOIN US: improveverywhere.com/email-lists
For our latest mission, a presenter at the TED conference has his talk interrupted by the Mac spinning wait cursor, commonly known as the "Spinning Beach Ball of Death." As he stands awkwardly and waits, things get weird. Enjoy the video first and then go behind the scenes with our report below.
Filmed at TED
ted.com
Created by Charlie Todd
improveverywhere.com
Starring Eugene Cordero as the fake presenter
eugenecordero.com
Animation by Bob Bonniol
blog.bonniol.com
Music by Tyler Walker
tylerwalkermusic.com
This is one of over 100 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past nine 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 the website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made.
improveverywhere.com
Be the first to find out about the next video we create by subscribing to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ImprovEverywhere
Get our book, DVD, and t-shirt: improveverywhere.com/merch
You can also like us on Facebook:
facebook.com/improv.everywhere
Or follow us on twitter:
twitter.com/improvevery
