World Record Appreciation Society

Show Description

Dubbed "Best Oddball Night" by New York Magazine, the World Record Appreciation Society features an ever-changing lineup of eclectic performers setting unique world records. The night is hosted by the Universal Record Database (URDB.org), a Web site The New Yorker says "is to the Guinness World Records as Wikipedia is to the Encyclopaedia Britannica." World records set at previous events have ranged from 'Most Cocktail Umbrellas Fit In Hair In One Minute' to 'Tallest Drawing Of A Midget' to 'Most Bananas Fit In A Pair Of Pants At Once.' URDB are regular guests on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, and host thousands of unique records on their site.
                                                                                                                            
"Our live events bring out a mix of individual bravery, group participation, hilarity, surprise and all-around general chaos," says URDB co-founder and event host Dan Rollman. "We've seen everything from a wedding proposal to the world's tallest carrot cake to 12 women standing on top of a man rolled up in a carpet."

Guests for the March 17th will include:

Juggler Stephen Bent (The Flying Karamazov Brothers) - (Record TBD but will likely involve drinking a pint of Guinness while juggling)

World Record YouTube Superstars The Record Collection - (these guys are flying in from Toronto and will be in the midst of setting a world record for Longest Hug (24+ hours), which will be revealed the following night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon)

Actress/Performer Ella Morton (host of The World Record Show) - Longest Time Hula Hooping On One Leg

Drummer Alex Alexander (Eminiem, Dido, Chaka Khan) - Most Sounds Made From A Drum In Four Minutes

Producer Jim Juvonen (Late Night With Jimmy Fallon) - Fastest Recitation, in Order, of Every Prime Number Between 0 And 200

Writer/Performer Elna Baker (The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance) - Record TBD

Writer/Comedian Eliot Gazer - Most Bench Presses Of A Live Dog In One Minute

Patrick Sauer (Dad) and Patrick Sauer (Son) - Fastest Time For Two People Named Patrick To Name 50 Famous Patricks on St. Patrick's Day (the dad will be joining from Billings, Montana via Skype)

Operations Specialist Diego Medina - Most Acronyms Devised In One Minute

Photo Credit: Emily Wilson