Results tagged “prank”

This is an annual event aimed more at the naughty (although, hey, there's fun for the nice, too). It's SantaCon, a send up of sorts of the absurdity and kitsch of the Christmas season. Or, as the organizer puts it: "Santacon is a response to the consumer-culture of Amerika's Holiday season."

A few years ago, a Palos Verdes Peninsula High alumnae was less than enthused about showing up to her 10-year reunion. Luckily, the comedic side of her thought up a little prank in which she would send a doppelgänger from Jumbo's Clown Room to play the role of the former drama geek, Andrea Wachner. It was all caught on film for a 40-minute documentary and now she's gaining some national attention, appearing on Good Morning America, Inside Edition and CNN, among others, says the Daily Breeze. The 6-minute teaser (you can watch it below), is doing pretty well on YouTube and now Wachner is getting asked about books, reality TV and making a feature length film.

In what apparently is a student prank at UCLA's Hedrick Summit, a residence building, was cause for alarm when the incident was reported as an explosion followed by a strong smell. "When our resources got on the scene, they found a quart sized soap bottle that appeared to have been tossed from an upper level of the building--based on the splash pattern," d'Lisa Davies of the LA Fire Department explained over the phone.

Pretty cool. The group responsible is Improv Everywhere. The whole thing kind of reminds me of "Out of This World"...

If you didn't see this video from earlier this week, it's a good laugh.