BATSU! Celebrates a sold out run in its first year at the Edinburgh Fringe and Launches BATSU! London

BATSU! had a fantastic month at the Edinburgh Fringe with a sold out run! In partnership with Underbelly, BATSU! had the late night slot at the historic Cowgate. Brian had the opportunity to be interviewed on Scottish News and the BBC twice. The reviews began to trickle in as well!

‘If you’re lucky enough to live in a city where BATSU is playing, we only have one piece of advice: Go see BATSU!’ -Playbill
‘Our lives were incomplete before this perfect late-night Fringe pick”, “It’s a brilliant interactive comedic experience’ - The Wee Review
‘Batsu, if I had to sum it up, is beautiful, hilarious, chaos’ - Theatre and Tonic
‘This is truly our favourite thing we’ve ever seen, anywhere’ -Playbill

After BATSU!'s success at the Fringe, Underbelly invited BATSU! to have a run at the Underbelly Boulevard in Soho. London. On November 15th, BATSU! London officially launches!

BATSU is back and better than ever!

After 8 years in the lower level of Jebon Sushi, Face Off Unlimited/BATSU has moved deeper into it's own venue in the East Village! Located at 4th Street/1st Ave, BATSU is a mix between "Whose Line is it Anyway?" and the Japanese punishment comedy show "Silent Library". As America's only Japanese Batsu-Game show, we have four improvisers from Face Off Unlimited competing in comedy challenges and whoever gets the least laughs get punished! And by punished we mean, they get shot by paintball guns, hands in mousetraps, to getting tazed, etc! Enjoy the improv and the schadenfreude! Brian has been hosting the show since March 2012 and was also recently announced as Associate Artist and Partner of Batsu!

"Brian Walters was especially hilarious..."
- Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

One of the "Best Things To Do In NYC"
- CBS New York

Critics' Pick - Time Out NY

Voice Choice - Village Voice

BATSU!
Thurs/Fri/Sat 7pm
at Kogame (67 1st Avenue)

​BATSU! HAS OPENED A SECOND LOCATION IN CHICAGO AND OPENS TO RAVE REVIEWS!

After 6 years of growing success for BATSU! NYC, Face Off Unlimited opens BATSU! Chicago at Kamehachi in Old Town! The audience and critics loved it!

"Leading performers (Japanese-American host Brian Walters and the dancer Samantha Garcia were especially hilarious Thursday night)..."
-Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

"Audience enthusiastically chanted 'BATSU! BATSU!' at the encouragement of Brian Walters, the evening's energetic host."
"Dinner theatre like you've never seen before!"
-Talia Beechick, Chicago Sun-Times

"Hilarious, cringe-worthy improv game show"
-Mina Bloom, DNA Info

For tickets, head to Face Off Unlimited! 

​BATSU! Chicago is ongoing every Thursday and Friday night at Kamehachi located at 1531 N Wells St.

Correspondent for FCI!

Brian gets to use is bilingual skills regularly as a reporter of FCI! From interviewing the likes of Iron Chef Morimoto to taste testing the spiciest curry in Manhattan, Fujisankei is bringing the best of NYC/LA to Japanese viewers in America!

Check out Brian's Japanese Hosting Reel!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k63A-5xWZPc

Hosting for Uniqlo!

Brian hosted a 3-day event at Uniqlo 34th Street for their 9-year anniversary Arigato Sale! He interviewed around 1,200 contestants before they spun the wheel to win free prizes! The top prize was a trip to Tokyo!

Live Japanese Game Show BATSU! Reel

Ouchi Gallery - TakeShi Sato Roller Painting - MC Reel

​BRIAN WAS MC FOR "ABSOLUTE PIANO, 11TH ANNIVERSARY & KUMAMOTO EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND EVENT"

Brian was MC for "11th Anniversary Reception of Absolute Piano."
The event had a piano recital by Gohei Nishikawa (Pianist), live painting via roller brush by Takeshi Sato (Paint Artist), and Charity Auction for "Kumamaoto Earthquake Relief Fund" all at Absolute Piano.
140 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Absolute Piano
http://www.absolutepianony.com/
Gohei Nishikawa
https://www.facebook.com/gohei.piano/
Takeshi Sato
http://livepaint.jp/