Founded in 2013, and with an outstanding exponential growth, The Big Van Theory (TBVT) is a Civil Non-profit Organization, composed by 16 scientist, 11 of them PhD holders, created to perform science educational and outreach activities around Spain and internationally. TBVT aims to share the enthusiasm about science by offering humorous performances and stand-up comedy shows that are tailor-made for schools, festivals, museums, adult audiences at pubs, discos, etc. TBVT’s mission is to engage people with STEM topics as part of their general culture, inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers, and to strengthen the connection between researchers and the public. We do this in two ways: - By performing Stand-Up comedy shows, designed and executed by scientists, not only in places thought to hold scientific events (schools, museums, festivals) but also at places that are normally out of the scientific circuit, like theaters, pubs, discos. In every show, we leave a space for dialogue with the public, both in person and via social media, in which scientists can learn about societal concerns about science, and the public can talk and explore how the real life of a scientist is. o Since June 2013, we have performed in more than 250 shows, reaching around 20,000 people. - By training professional science communicators for high quality science shows, through a variety of formats. These include live presentations, demonstrations, workshops on theatre techniques and other artistic means. We have trained more than 250 science professionals in communication skills to date.