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Are there any four words that cause cringe in 2018 like Its a prank, bro?
Unlike traditional sets, BarrissThe Ding Dong Showtraded in bizarre personalities and unpredictability.
Bobcat Goldthwait plays the on-screen director ofWindy City Heatwhile also directing the documentary.
Inan interview withGrantland, Barris described the project as …the opposite of Andy Kaufman.
The next days shooting schedule contains a sex scene withMADtvactress Lisa Arch, playing chewing gum heiress Jiggly Wrigley.
Perry is ushered to his trailer, where he fumes at the injustice.
The reason this bit works is because Perry himself is the fulcrum for his own humiliation.
Context makes comedy, and without a victim as compelling as Perry the whole thing would fall apart.
Like good improv, it uses the principle of yes, and… as a humor-building tool.
It deepened his character and was especially funny to people who were aware ofWindy City Heat.
Thats where most modern pranking falls flat: the victim is essentially unimportant, robbed of context or agency.
Their agency is what makes the shock of the prank potent.
Without a great victim, a prank has no real power.
A great example of modern pranksters who understand this is the quartet behind truTVsImpractical Jokers.
