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Fallout 3 Prank Call

Someone decides to prank call "Coast to Coast AM with George Noory" by describing a dream that sounds very much like Fallout 3.

Palin falls for prank

Republican vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin on Saturday was the victim of a prank phone call by a French-Canadian comedian impersonating French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Santa hat prank upsets college

Three fire engines were called out to Cambridge University after a Santa hat was put on top of a spire as a student prank.

South Park 'ginger' prank causes worry

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland teachers were told to be on "heightened alert" Thursday after the province's largest school board warned them about an unusual prank targeting red-headed students that may have been inspired by the popular animated TV show "South Park."

Ohio troopers in Klan prank get their jobs back

Two Ohio troopers have won back their jobs after being fired for pulling a KKK-type costume prank the day before Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

British radio boss resigns over prank phone calls

The head of Britain's most popular radio station has resigned over offensive prank phone calls made by Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross to actor Andrew Sachs.

BBC host loses $2M after prank call with Russell Brand

British comic Russell Brand, shown here hosting the MTV Music Awards in Sept., resigned after prank call with BBC co-host Jonathan Ross.

VP pick Sarah Palin hoaxed by comedy prank call

MONTREAL (AFP) - Republican vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin on Saturday was the victim of a prank phone call by a French-Canadian comedian impersonating French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Georgina Baillie responds to Brand-Ross phone prank row

Georgina Baillie, the 23-year-old granddaughter of Andrews Sachs at the centre of the BBC prank calls row, has said she was "horrified and disgusted" by Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand's behaviour and that the family is considering a formal complaint to police.

BBC to make on-air apology for phone prank

THE BBC will issue on-air apologies on Radio 2 on Saturday for the "offensive" prank phone call made by Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand that provoked thousands of complaints and a storm of protest.

4:18amBBC to make on-air apology for phone prank

THE BBC will issue on-air apologies on Radio 2 on Saturday for the "offensive" prank phone call made by Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand that provoked thousands of complaints and a storm of protest.

Blab Blab Blab: Paris Hilton Makes Them Speechless

Dark-minded director Todd Solondz's reps, when we wanted to know why he decided to cast Paris Hilton, of all people, in the sequel to his disturbing sorta-comedy Happiness, the flick where Philip Seymour Hoffman played a pathetic, prank-calling pervert. Is Todd going to have Paris prank-calling Nicole?

Prank blog takes credit for Palin's Africa 'faux pas'

It was among the juicier post-election recriminations: Fox News quoted an unnamed McCain campaign figure as saying Sarah Palin did not know Africa was a continent.

BBC prank calls row goes to Trust

The BBC's director general is to meet the corporation's governing body to discuss lewd phone calls made on comic Russell Brand's Radio 2 show.

Quebec pair prank Palin with faux-Sarkozy phone call

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Quebec pair prank Palin with faux-Sarkozy phone call

Two notorious Quebec comedians have pranked Sarah Palin, tricking the Republican vice-presidential nominee into thinking she was speaking with French President Nicolas Sarkozy during a Saturday afternoon phone call.

BBC to discuss prank phone calls

The BBC's director general is to meet the corporation's governing body to discuss lewd phone calls made on comic Russell Brand's Radio 2 show.

Sarah Palin fooled by prank phone call

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Celebrity reaction to BBC prank

Keywords: Russell Brand, Jonathan Ross, Ant, Jamie Theakston, Davina Mccall, Dec, Paul O'Grady, Fern Cotton, Dannii Minogue, Sir Alan Sugar, Catherine Tate

Brown speaks out over prank calls

PM Gordon Brown has criticised Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross for their "inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour" on Brand's radio show.

Russell Brand apologises over prank calls

Following the announcment of his resignation from his BBC Radio 2 programme the comedian has issued a statement regarding the messages he and Jonathan Ross left on actor Andrew Sach's voicemail

Russell Brand quits BBC over answerphone prank

"I only do that radio show to make people laugh and make people happy. Obviously it's gone beyond where I do that… so I'd like to not to do that radio show any more," said the flamboyant TV comic as he resigned following the furore sparked by inappropriate messages left on the answermachine of actor Andrew Sachs

Matt Wells on BBC row over prank phone calls

Russell Brand has quit his BBC Radio 2 show while Jonathan Ross battled to save his job, as complaints to the corporation reached 27,000. By Owen Gibson and David Batty

Complaints to BBC over Russell Brand phone prank top 1,300

More than 1,500 people have now complained to the BBC about a series of obscene messages left on actor Andrew Sachs' answerphone and broadcast on Russell Brand's Radio 2 show.

Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas resigns over Brand-Ross phone prank row

This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Thursday October 30 2008. It was last updated at 19.08 on October 30 2008.

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