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Improv Everywhere Turns Subway Car Into Talk Show

Emerald Catron — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:20:00 +0000

It's something only Improv Everywhere could accomplish -- going on to a subway car, making a huge ruckus and not annoying every single person on the train. This time, the team set up a late night-style talk show, complete with desk, comfy chair, backdrop and band. Technically the band was just a guy with a keytar, but we'll allow it.

Rigged Elevator Pranks Riders With Donald Duck Sounds and More

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:11:04 +0000

Have you had enough elevator pranks? Well, howzabout just one more? We promise it’s a good one! Set on a Norwegian talk show, this prank doesn’t involve any ghastly ghouls or zombies in coffins like we’ve seen in the past. It merely consists of two jokesters duping elevator riders via a “voice activated” experience they’re [...]

Man Pulls Off Flawless Human Chair Prank

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:23:11 +0000

Let’s close the case folks, because we’ve found the best videoÂ prankÂ by far.Â In the newest YouTube video uploaded by user UCMagic, one prankster decided to conceal and outfit themselves flawlessly to look like the cushions of a coffee shop chair. When seated in the correct position (looking all too well like the other chairs) the [...]

Dad Pulls Off Best April Fool's Prank of 2013

Emerald Catron — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:45:15 +0000

This is the kind of prank we like. Nobody gets hurt, and it didn’t happen to us. This dad pranks his kid so well, and truthfully, we didn’t even see it coming even though we knew it was a prank. Well done, sir. We’re glad you’re not our dad. Source: Dad Pulls Off Best April [...]

See All of Google's April Fool's Day Pranks

Emerald Catron — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:20:00 +0000

If you’re anything like us, you probably have no idea what day it is. Well, it’s Monday, April 1st. Yes, it’sÂ April Fool’s Day, which means that Google is planning to pull the wool over our eyes all day long. Here are some of the pranks they’re pulling, in case you are super-gullible. Google Nose [...]

Helpful Video Shows You How to Get Any Girl's Phone Number

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:22:25 +0000

You decide: are the guys in this video funny, gutsy or just plain weird, creepy and jerk-ish? In the pursuit of a girl’s number guys tend to find themselves at a loss for words. It’s a mere five-word question: can I get your number?Â However, for some reason we tend to face an unimaginable dry mouth [...]

Prankster Dressed as Plant Terrifies Shoppers

Emerald Catron — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:25:08 +0000

YouTuber RRyanLewis, whose favorite pastime seems to be dressing up as a plant and scaring people, is at it again. Here is his newest installment of the “Bushman” pranks. In episode 2.31, he demonstrates his ability to fit into a planter, and also to make grown men scream like wee little girls. Truthfully, it doesn’t [...]

Is This Elevator Murder Prank Effective Marketing for 'Dead Man Down'?

Emerald Catron — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:21:04 +0000

Well, technically their plan worked, even though we think they are jerks. To promote a movie, ad agency Thinkmodo decided toÂ stage a fake murder in an elevator and see how people react when the doors opened onto somebody being killed, so that they could film it and put it on the internet. Reactions vary to [...]

Ghostly Beauty Shop Prank Will Make You Afraid of Mirrors

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:42:13 +0000

It seems certain that last year stood as the Year of the Prank. With examples ranging from that terrifying zombie corpse to the ghostly little girl terrorizing elevator riders, we were rather nervous that 2013 wouldn't hold up. Luckily, thanks to this hoax pulled off at a beauty salon, there's still hope!

Teens Prank Shoppers With Hilarious Milk Prank

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:31:43 +0000

Milk does a prank good. In what could potentially be the biggest fad to rock the internet since a little thing called the Harlem Shake, kids have been hitting the supermarket, pretending to slip and then tossing jugs of milk (or juice) theyâ€™re carrying, sending the liquid splattering all over the place. Onlookers not wise [...]

Check out the Best Bus Stop Ever

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:27:19 +0000

This surely makes waiting for the bus a little less boring. In a recent video, the folks over atÂ Qualcomm decided to make everyone’s day a little brighter by adding in some crazy stuff. In order to do so, the company placed a URL on the side of a local bus stop and waited for the [...]

Prankster Adds Hilarious Fake Menu to Guy Fieri Restaurant Website

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:40:51 +0000

Guy Fieri has been having a tough time with his new restaurant, Guy's American Kitchen & Bar, which opened in New York's Times Square last November.

First the eatery was savaged in a New York Times' review. And just when folks were starting to forget about that, Fieri has made an unforced error which is sure to subject him to another round of ridicule.

Valentine's Day Wedding Proposal Prank

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:07:27 +0000

How was your Valentine’s Day? Probably better than this guy’s. At least, that’s what these passersby were thinking… Posted on YouTube just before the day of love, this Valentine’s Day proposal prank video — in which a man asks his “girlfriend” to marry him whilst surrounded by a mass of strangers, only to have her [...]

Here's What Happens When You Order a Salad With Every Topping

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:04:33 +0000

We've all been tempted to do this, have we not?

Seeing the extensive list of salad topping choices on a menu is almost like telling someone not to look down from a ledge; we so badly want to! Sadly, we just can't seem to bring ourselves to spend $229.93 on a salad. However, thanks to this video from College Humor, we don't have to. They've done it for us.

Jokesters Prank Unsuspecting Bystanders With Phony Drug Deals

Emerald Catron — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:12:02 +0000

There’s nothing quite so funny as watching people who think they’re about to be implicated in misdemeanor-level crime. And these pranksters know it. Working with the classic comedic convention of cornering people and trying to give them something they don’t want, these guys basically terrorize an entire shopping mall. Their game? Homonyms you guys. Did [...]

Ellen DeGeneres Pranks Strangers With Taylor Swift Lyrics

Kyle Dowling — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:07:06 +0000

In a recent episode of the Oprah of the 2000's (aka 'Ellen'), the daytime talk show host sent one of her writers to Lowe's in order to stir up some serious confusion in a few unsuspecting people. How so? By speaking to strangers only with the lyrics of Taylor Swift's hit 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.'

NYC Subway Commuters Subjected to Hilarious Panhandler Prank

Emerald Catron — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:44:44 +0000

Generally speaking, we would say please PLEASE leave commuters alone. They're already suffering the indignity of being elbowed by teenagers in the throes of sweaty, bubblegum and Axe-scented passion. After a day of soul-crushing work most people just want to be left alone. But this prank on the 4 train might actually have made some people's days a little better.

The Best Pranks From 'Impractical Jokers'

Emerald Catron — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:47:04 +0000

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It's not even the slightest bit of a secret that we love a good practical joke. We even kind of like the bad ones. Basically, as long as nobody winds up in a hospital, we're on board. So it should come as no surprise that we are BIG fans of the TruTV show 'Impractical Joke

Invisible Driver Is the Best Drive Thru Prank Ever

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:35:35 +0000

Jumping on the lengthly line of recentÂ pranksÂ on the Internet — or perhaps moving straight to the front of that line — this one of a driverless car is quickly racking up the views. With just under three million hits in two days, the YouTube user MagicofRahatÂ takes us along for a ride as he’s concealed in [...]

10 Parents Playing Epic Pranks on Their Kids

Cameron Simcik — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:31:09 +0000

2012 was a fantastic year for pranks. Remember that awesomely sassy 'Psh' joke or the adorable Mistletoe setup? We'll say it til we're blue in the face-- we love pranks! They just make life a tad bit more interesting. Now that 2013 has rolled around, we think there's no better way to welcome the year than by bringing you a whole new set of hilarious shenanigans.