

Seriously, the culmination of this thing might be the best moment of the entire genre. But man does this guy profoundly lose his shit. I tend to stay away from OwnagePranks because “white guy doing ‘wacky’ accents” is a dangerous path for any blogger to go down.

Here he calls up a bunch of pizza restaurants and asks if they’re going to see the new Star Wars movie, and somehow it’s one of the funniest things you’ll ever hear. YouTube icon VideoGameDunkey is an idiot savant and can find humor in bottom-of-the-barrel gimmicks. Proof that all you really need is one funny-sounding word to make an essential prank call. But in this prank, our boy Guido Hatzis makes some random, everyman plumber laugh so hard it feels genuinely warmhearted. Sometimes prank calls can make people feel uncomfortable because they’re based on the premise of sowing confusion or anger, or agitating as much as possible. Unfortunately, Domino’s doesn’t carry “Strombolio.” 42) The Plumber How annoying? Like making up vaguely Italian-sounding meats and asking to get them on a pizza. Both are classics of the early Web, even if this one has aged only slightly better than the Jerky Boys themselves. The best funny prank calls 44) You Kicked My DogĪs with Chickity China, you can’t write a list of notable prank calls without including this. Let us celebrate this juvenile tradition with guffaws and gritted teeth. Some of them are compilations, some are here for historical purposes, some are painful, some are mean, some are delightful, and some are very, very dumb. So here are the 45 best prank calls on the Internet. We listen as our fellow man sinks into anger, confusion, bewilderment, and anxiety-and we laugh. It’s a pure, straightforward interplay between human beings. You confront everyday people with unimaginable, unforetold pressure and see how they react. The controlled chaos of a particularly well-executed prank elicits a delicate, hilarious terror you can’t find anywhere else. I read the New Yorker, all that good stuff. I consider myself a fairly well-adjusted person.
