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That winning equation actually predates television, with radio hit Candid Microphone. Once Microphone transitioned to television as Candid Camera, the prank show genre really came into its own as a staple. Granted, most of the pranks on these shows resulted in humiliating circumstances for the unsuspecting victim, whether it was celebrities on MTV’s Punk’d or New York pedestrians (and more celebrities) in Adult Swim’s surreal sketch comedy, The Eric Andre Show. However, o...

That winning equation actually predates television, with radio hit Candid Microphone. Once Microphone transitioned to television as Candid Camera, the prank show genre really came into its own as a staple. Granted, most of the pranks on these shows resulted in humiliating circumstances for the unsuspecting victim, whether it was celebrities on MTV’s Punk’d or New York pedestrians (and more celebrities) in Adult Swim’s surreal sketch comedy, The Eric Andre Show. However, o...