Buzzfeed featured my YouTube prank antics in an article today titled “An Early Dad YouTuber Reflects On The Viral Prank Videos That Made Him Famous — And Ones He’s Since Decided To Delete.” It’s part of an ongoing series by Tanya Chen about YouTube and pranks.
I discuss some of my experience with pranks, and when they’re funny and when they cross the line. Enjoy. And comment below. This blog has been dark for years.
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My favorite “pranks” are the ones that rely on a confused response to an absurdity rather than a fearful or angry response to a perceived threat (Airport Crawling instead of Scary Maze Game).
Yea me too!
I still subscribe to you on RSS! Love me some Nalts!
YT and Instagram are littered with fake prank videos these days…mostly the rick lax kind 🙁 Yeah, they’ve mastered the art of sucking in viewers, but the payoff is always lame. Bring back pranks that drive actual laughs!
Thanks! 🙂