Awesome Pranks

Comedian Greg Benson pulls off a simple but well-executed prank, baiting fellow elevator passengers with small talk before launching into a weather report. And just when the joke is starting to wear off…

(NSFW: Language) “You hope for a reaction, huh? Here’s what I’ll say to that.” YouTube prankster That Brown Nerd had this schtick where he’d walk up to strangers and say things suggested by commenters. But at 2:12, he meets his match.

Trickster Rahat spooked people by installing a door outdoors and then vanishing into it. He probably thought of doing a trick like this to burn off all the fast food he’s eaten.

(NSFW: Language) “Hey we just got this uh, it’s a gift, from the Greeks. Can we leave it here overnight?” In 2006 comedy group The Chaser made a literal Trojan Horse to test if the mythical tactic would fly in the modern age. Original here.

“Did you think it was overkill that Julianne Moore cried for a full 90 minutes in Cryface or was it just right?” Jimmy Kimmel Live asked people about fake Oscar contenders. This was obviously rigged, but the questions are pretty funny.

Atlanta barber shop A-1 Kutz has a free haircut for misbehaving kids. It’s called the Benjamin Button Special because it makes the kid look like a balding old man. As for the kid in the photos? Don’t worry, he’s back to normal now.

This year a certain sharpshooter who used to be with the Minnesota Timberwolves went to the Cleveland Cavaliers to be part of a playoff contender. Here’s how the Wolves promoted today’s match between the two teams. Welp…

Who says you need a real dog to have fun playing with it? This guy figured out a way to get plenty of mileage out of his kid brother’s stuffed german shepherd dog – by scaring his mom with it every time she walked into the room.

YouTuber Roman Atwood surprised his wife by turning their house’s living room into a knee deep giant ball pit, complete with a trampoline that he can bounce into from their second floor. Good luck finding the remote!

A couple of guys from Norwegian comedy show Karl Johan ask people on the street to do an impromptu blindfolded limbo dance. Little do they know that the limbo pole will be long gone by the time they duck under it.

On April 1, 1957, BBC news show Panorama talked about a town of spaghetti farmers in Switzerland. Since the dish wasn’t famous in the UK at the time, the joke fooled millions of viewers, including a BBC boss.

LG demonstrates the clarity and razor-thin bezel of their 4K UHD televisions, by setting set up scenes designed to deliberately perplex and entertain cats and dogs. So much more fun (and expensive) than a laser pointer.

Prankster Stuart Edge stuck a speaker on a gym’s treadmill then used an automated voice to deride people who got on the machine. It’s like having GLaDOS as your gym instructor. “If only you ran as much as you talked.” Ha-buuuurn.

The hosts of Rooster Teeth’s Social Disorder show set up a garage sale for each other. One was given items that a serial killer would own while the other had to sell stolen Friends memorabilia. People are weird.

(NSFW: Language) “OH MY GOD! It’s the guy off YouTube!” MrKreepyKoala trolls players on Grand Theft Auto Online, following them around with a creepy mask and music on, then killing them. The DayZ stalker must be proud.

Viral ad maker LifeHunters went to a food expo and had people sample their organic food, which was actually from McDonald’s. Just another reminder that when it comes to food, it really is mind over matter. Turn captions on.