
Here are some of the all-time best funny prank calls. Throughout the duration of the call, Howard uses the N-word 17 times.Like his Eazy-E interview, it’s another example of getting away with using racial slurs under the guise of ignorantly repeating a name or phrase.

The caller claimed 'Ronnie the Limo Driver' opened fire 'on his way to a block party.' Ronnie is Howard Sterns bodyguard and frequently appears on Sterns radio show. A particularly well-executed prank elicits a hilarious terror you truly can’t find anywhere else. STERN IN BLACKFACE AS TED DANSON On another occasion, Stern facilitates a prank call with a man claiming the N-word is his legal name. "Boy you're a dumbass, aren't ya?" replied the wise guy Stern fan. Live Coverage Of Dorner Standoff Gets Prank Called. Can you tell us anything more from your military training of what sort of missile system that may have been coming from?" she asked. "So it would appear that the plane was shot down. "I was looking out the window and I saw a projectile flying through the sky, and it would appear that the plane was shot down by a blast of wind from Howard Stern's a**," said the supposed Sergeant. embassy in Ukraine.Īccording to the Business Insider, Krystal Ball was caught off guard live on the air Thursday while reporting on the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 which originated in Amsterdam and was headed for Kuala Lumpur.īall unknowingly engaged the Howard Stern fan who, as military expert, Sergeant Boyd, quickly made his eyewitness account of the tragedy suspect by saying it was Howard Stern's flatulence that brought the plane down: Michael Boyd" who said he was at the U.S. Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio and television personality, comedian, and author. Before leaving the studio on Tuesday, Howard was able to debut the new prank call of a hoarse Ronnie telling Mark he was his long-lost great-grandfather. Krystal Ball seemed to be in such haste, excited to be delivering an "exclusive", first hand account of what had happened to the jetliner.Īnd that's exactly how Krsytal Ball's television report was framed, the MSNBC text below Ball labeling her report a "Breaking News Eyewitness Exclusive" featuring a "Sgt.


Though obviously a tacky and tasteless time for a prank call, given the grief and loss surrounding such incidents, news and other media outlets like MSNBC and Krystal Ball make themselves prime targets for these phone gags as the competition to deliver updates and/or breaking details is fierce. Unfortunately, many Howard Stern prank callers, such as the one that got through to Krystal Ball's show today, choose to strike in the aftermath of tragedies such as today's downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. Krystal Ball of MSNBC fame fell victim to a Howard Stern fan stunt as old as ding-dong-ditch, toilet papering or even the Howard Stern Show itself: The old prank call.
