the greatest prank war of all time

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Many years ago, I used to teach a writing class at UC Berkeley. One of my former students has since gone on to a very bright future in the world of comedy writing, a future that is roughly...zero percent due to my tutelage. Amir Blumenfeld writes for College Humor, created Drew Bledsoe's brilliant blog, and is a gifted impressionist, but I feel his great accomplishment comes via his prank war with co-worker Streeter Seidell.

It all began with a doctored mp3 of "Stacy's Mom", by Fountains of Wayne, and a video of Amir unwittingly singing along. After that, things escalated. Lucky for all of us, the complete prank war is documented on Vimeo.

Prank 1: Don't Look At My Face

Amir unwittingly sings along to an mp3 of "Stacy's Mom", into which Streeter has secretly spliced an audio recording of himself having sex.

Prank 2: Where's My Cookie?

Streeter goes on a lunch date with a girl who doesn't actually exist.

Prank 3: Notice How He Picks a Stereotype That Isn't Even True

Amir auditions for a fake comedy/sketch pilot, set up by Streeter. He does a series of impressions and introduces himself as "Andy Bloom".

Prank 4: There Could Have Been Industry People There

Streeter performs at an open mic at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York City, where unbeknownst to him, the audience has been instructed not to laugh at any of his jokes. This one is very difficult to watch.

I am very torn watching these clips. For my own enjoyment, I would like the prank war to continue indefinitely, but at the same time, I share the concerns of one Vimeo commenter, who worries that, "This war is going to end in one of their deaths."

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These are great, a fact I admit sadly because I alienated Amir years ago by putting down his old college videos on my blog.

I have a scoop! In an astonishing coincidence, earlier this very day, a friend of mine participated in the Human Giant shoot referenced in Amir's latest blog post (http://www.beingfamous.com/blog/wordpress/?p=431) which was, in fact, a hoax (though one involving the real Human Giant guys), and Streeter's latest prank.

direct link to the latest prank video:

http://www.vimeo.com/clip:188455

by far the greatest prank yet... twisted and hilarious

god that one was bad. when do they reveal that they've both been planning each prank, and it's really a giant prank war against the viewers?

Stacey's mother has a certain "je ne sais quoi"

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