Pranks

Whatever attended a poetry reading session with their original composition. Can you tell us what it means? We were too embarrassed to see it through. But the first three words were sublime. It really got the crowd thinking.

The Minor League team El Paso Chihuahuas pranked their new member by making him believe one of his teammates was deaf. They kept it up – even during games – for a month. He was clueless right until they confessed.

(NSFW: Language) Worldwide Interweb compiled this edit of pranks played on those cheesy public access TV shows. It seems that The Fresh Prince and dick jokes are most popular. And that guy really does look like Oswald Cobblepot.

Chelsea is a hardworking waitress, breadwinner and supportive member of her community. Break decided to give her not one, but multiple positive pranks with the help of her friends and colleagues. Stay golden, Chelsea!

“No fries salad lady – coming soon to the next window.” Break brought back Honest Trailers’ Jon Bailey and used his gritty voice and quick wit to make fast food drive through orders sound cool.

We’ve seen a tactical lamp, pen, mug, apron, kilt and a freakin’ tactical pizza cutter. For April Fools’ Day, ThinkGeek commented on the tacticalization of everyday items with this MOLLE-compatible necktie.

Not about to be outdone by their American counterparts, Google Japan joins in on April Fools’ Day with this technical joke: a mechanical hand that makes it easier to use touchscreen devices. Captions available.

(NSFW) YouTuber MekkiLeeper filmed his buddies Pat and Jason hanging out. Then he added two things to the video: slow motion and Drizzy’s love song Hold On We’re Going Home. Mekki is probably dead now.

When European car maker SEAT invited guests to try the new Cupra, they thought they were going to try it in a simulator. Little did they know that the sim was an actual car, with blacked-out windows and video monitors for the driver.

A dude sees a marching band outside of his window, and decides to embellish the concert with his own trumpet. While the prank is completely awful, it’s also pants-wettingly hilarious.

(NSFW: Language) Simple Misfits avenged decent drivers all around the world. He looked for double-parked cars and sprayed non-permanent paint on them. Then he recorded the offenders’ reactions with a parabolic mic.

This smart lady figured out an effective way to wake someone up while letting her pet have a bit of fun. With enough mirrors, a laser pointer and a bit of training we may be able to turn dogs into masseurs.

Jack Vale’s prank to help spread awareness about colon cancer. Dressed up as a doctor, he told patients who had just had a colonoscopy and were still groggy from anesthesia that they had random objects up their butts.

Last year, NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon took a car salesman on the ride of his life, but the internet was doubtful of its veracity. Now, Jeff is back to pull a similar prank on Jalopnik writer Travis Okulski – one of the original’s biggest skeptics.

(NSFW) Police Municipale pain in the ass Rémi Gaillard dressed up as Sonic the Hedgehog, messed with traffic signs and speed traps, and of course got arrested. You should also check out his recent slapstick fish skit.

Prankster Jack Vale hung out at the 2014 NAMM convention, freaking out passersby by mentioning their names loud enough for them to overhear. It helps that everyone was wearing name badges, of course.

DHL pulled an awesome prank on other shipping companies, sending around massive boxes that say “DHL IS FASTER.” via UPS, TNT and other shippers. Using special thermosensitive labeling, the boxes looked black when picked up.

Eman Kellam decided to pull a cruel prank on his dad and told him that he got a teenage girl pregnant. The clip starts out calmly enough, but escalates quickly. We’re impressed that dear old dad had a sense of humor about it in the end.

(NSFW: Language) We dare you not to jump at least once while watching this compilation of 50 of the best, cruelest and pants-wettingest scares posted on Vine. We had no idea dolphins were so frightening. Or that grannies swore so much.

Comedian Toshiaki Kasuga ends up on the receiving end of a cruel prank from the Japanese TV special Dokkiri Award. According to Kotaku, Kasuga got drunk the night before the prank, sleeping through the elaborate setup.

Ahnold is trying to get word out about his fundraiser for After-School All-Stars. What better way than to mess with Gold’s Gym members in Venice. The fundraiser? It’s just for a chance to ride along in Arnold’s Sherman tank. NBD.

The infamous French prankster Rémi Gaillard drops a doozy of a doo doo on a car, which the driver had just cleaned at a self-service car wash. The clip is from his upcoming movie N’importe Qui – Le Film.

YouTube magicians Stuart Edge and Calen Morelli tried to fool people by switching places in the middle of a conversation. Obviously they could’ve just worn the same clothes, but they decided to make the prank more challenging.

whatever tried to see if they could get any bank to let them open an account while wearing a ski mask. The answer: No. In fact, most called the police, and they encountered at least one vigilante. Needless to say, this is a bad idea.

In the ultimate manifestation of making lemonade from lemons, Nick Santonastasso has turned his physical challenges into a tool for pranking. With the help of Andrew Lincoln and Greg Nicotero, he pulls a fast one on Daryl.

We don’t know if Devil’s Due will be a film for the ages, but their promotional campaign will be logged in the annals of history. Enjoy as a robotic devil baby in an RC stroller scares the bejeezus out of New York passersby. (Thanks everybody!)

(NSFW: Language) Master of Luck took advantage of the Xbox One’s voice command feature to play a prank, making gamers sign themselves out. In other news, apparently Call of Duty is now rated E for Everyone.

Bad weather didn’t stop Andrew Hales from pulling a prank. This time he blurted out random confessions while talking to strangers. We’d also be creeped out if we talked to him, but we’re more afraid of that last lady.

Roman Atwood can be very mean to his fellow pranksters, but he and Denis Roady are nice to those less fortunate. They left a Christmas tree and some presents to a few homeless people to give them a great Christmas morning.

Greg Benson from Mediocre Films decides to mess with more people making phone calls, awkwardly interrupting their cellphone conversations by responding to whatever they’re saying on their calls. Outtake footage here.

Diners at this restaurant were treated to a reading of the day’s specials by their server. It’s just that this particular day, the waiter was planted there by CollegeHumor. We’re having the anchflousalmtrout.

(NSFW: Language) When they’re not burning up the YouTube charts, Ylvis still has a TV comedy show in Norway. In this skit, they prank taxi riders by broadcasting a live play-by-play of their ride through the car’s radio. Turn captions on.