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But one thing thats remained surprisingly resilient in the face of technological change isthe prank call.
I always wanted him to make the call because its more fun to listen in.
But that assumes prank calls are even still relevant.
Because honestly: How the hell do you make a prank call in 2019?
Things have changed drastically since their 1990s and early 2000s heyday.
Blocked numbers and ignored voicemails are routine.
We just communicate differently than we used to.
Thats whyCrank Yankerswill return with tweaks that acknowledge the 12 years since it went off the air.
and surreal social experiment (Orson Welless 1938 radio hoaxWar of the Worlds).
Anonymous phone calls can carry lethal portent, horror film after horror film warned, fromScreamtoThe RingtoDont Hang Up.
[The puppets] added a childlike element that softened it a bit, says Comedy Centrals Larsen.
So were thinking if it aint broke, dont fix it.
Wheres the line between misrepresentation and disinformation, ribbing and revenge?
Instead of feeling paralyzed, the new vanguard is looking to dance over these minefields.
Caller ID was bad.
Texting is bad, because people dont really pick up the phone anymore, Kimmel says.
But then there are things that are good, because theyre basically new ways to talk.
So we just have to approach it in a different way.
The mics are really sensitive and you could hear everything going on in the house.
Its got to be defensible, and were not looking just to offend for the sake of offending.
We mostly call people like optometrists and undertakers, Kimmel says.
Any place where somebody answers the phone and basicallyhasto talk to you.
Its very rare that somebody doesnt want to be part of it.
