and this guy... -Raaah!
-...is my best friend.
-And I’m Kevin Hart, and this guy here...
-[ Laughs ]
-...is someone who calls me their best friend.
-Take it from us,
there’s nothing that besties do better...
-Than pranking each other.
Oh! -[ Laughs ]
Nothing brings friends closer together
than a good prank done well.
-And that’s why we created "Celebrity Prank Wars."..
-You have entered battle.
-Dear God.
-...the show where we help our famous friends...
[ Horn blows ]
...pull off some of the most elaborate...
-I’m [bleep] man.
-Oh [bleep] -...unexpected...
...adrenaline-pumping...
-Oh [bleep]
-...and eye-opening pranks.
[ Laughter ]
-Each week, Nick and myself pair up with a different celebrity
to engage in a prank war.
-That is where the slime is gonna come.
-Come from the ceiling? -Vomit is good.
-He wanted to prank me? -What?!
-After team one pulls their prank...
Let’s get it!
...the other team has to get their revenge.
-I need retribution.
[ Both laugh ]
-Now on "Celebrity Prank Wars."..
it’s Taraji P. Henson versus Fantasia.
"Celebrity Prank Wars.".. -Starts now.
[ Camera shutters clicking ]
♪
-Alright. Welcome to "Celebrity Prank Wars."
You already know what it is.
What’s understood never needs to be said.
This is a show where we basically built it
off of me kicking Nick’s ass.
-This is a great show where friends come together
and pull pranks on one another.
It has nothing to do with the fact
that I’m a superior being than he is.
-Well, as the prank god,
what we all know is that I am the curator, creator,
and operator. -He’s trying to use big words
and he don’t even know what that stuff means.
Spell "curator."
-You don’t think I can spell "curator"?
-No.
-Do you want to bet that I can spell "curator"?
-I bet everything in my pocket. -You want me to spell it?
-Curator. -I’ll do it if you want me to.
-What is a curator?
I bet you you think it’s a Q in that mother-[bleep]
somewhere.
-No, I don’t.
-This is "Celebrity Prank Wars,"
and today, we have Taraji P. Henson,
a very good friend of Kevin Hart’s.
-She’s not a friend. It’s my sister. It’s my sister.
-That celebrity talk. Hollywood. "My sister."
[ Both laugh ]
-She’s my sister. We have Taraji P. Henson,
and we also have Fantasia.
-That’s my sister. Kick the shoes off.
-Now, what is that?
-When she sings, she kicks the shoes off.
-You know what? She’s gonna want to kick her
shoes off this time as well,
because she’s about to get her ass whipped.
Because Taraji P. Henson, who is my sister,
well, she’s under my wing, under my jurisdiction.
-Well, Fantasia is the queen,
so I’m under her wing. How about that?
-Oh, you just -- -What?
-Like, the level of ass that you kiss.
Like, I mean -- Okay. Here’s a little fact, Nick.
Taraji and Fantasia actually met on the set
of "Color Purple." This movie --
They did it together and they got a relationship there.
And that’s how they became friends.
So this pairing is actually very funny.
-And it’s new. So they’ve got a new bond.
-Yes, a very new bond. -I love it.
-And you know the best thing to do with new bonds?
-What? -Is to find ways to
[bleep] them up. -[ Laughs ]
-Yes. This is gonna be another amazing episode.
Look, this is me and Taraji doing what we do best.
We’re first, Nick.
Now, I’ve known Taraji for years.
You got to understand, me and Taraji go way back.
She’s super talented in anything she does.
I don’t care if it’s singing, acting.
Everything. Everything she does, she’s great in.
So now, well, now, I got to see what she’s thinking
when it comes to the world of pranking,
especially when it comes to her co-star Fantasia.
[ Cellphone ringing ]
-Hey. What’s up, Kevin? -Alright, so, Taraji, listen,
I’m super excited to be helping you in this prank war.
-[ Laughs ] Okay. -As you know,
we’re pranking Fantasia,
so you got to tell me a little bit about her, though.
Like, y’all just did a movie together, right?
-Yeah, we just filmed "The Color Purple."
She plays Celie and I play Shug,
and we have, like, a love affair.
Fantasia and I -- I mean,
we always knew of each other or whatever,
but we never really met-met
and got to hang out with each other
until we started filming "The Color Purple."
And she got a little too attached.
So I want to prank her.
-So wait, I heard that you caught her in, like,
a bit of a lie not too long ago.
-Fantasia has this thing she does.
You know, the cast,
we would always go, "Let’s go out for drinks after.
Come on, let’s hang out. Let’s do this."
And she’d always be like,
"I have to go home and feed my dog."
And at first, I really thought she had a dog,
until I realized she didn’t have a dog.
-Wait, hold on, hold on, hold on. Stop.
So she actually lied about having to go home and take care
of the dogs that don’t even exist? Are you serious?
-Yeah. So whatever we do,
she needs to have 101 dalmatians.
-Look, Taraji, I can’t lie,
that is actually a solid excuse from Fantasia.
But here’s the thing. This is a prank, so we got to
make sure that’s an excuse that she never uses again.
-Absolutely.
It’s got to be dogs, because she’s gonna eat those words.
She’ll never say that again. -Now,
my understanding is, like, we got a short window
for when Fantasia’s gonna be in town, right?
-Right. -Now, look. Here’s what you do.
Here’s what we do.
We just got to lure her into something that’s gonna be tough
for her to back out of, though.
What about your foundation? The one that you made me
give a bunch of money to? Why can’t we use that?
-[ Laughs ] That would be perfect.
My foundation, which focuses on eradicating
the stigmas around mental health
in African-American communities.
Or just come and attend my fundraising event
because she couldn’t when I had previously asked.
-Let me guess. She had to take care of her dog?
-Yeah. [ Laughs ] -You son of a...
-And get all kinds of dogs.
Big, big dogs, little dogs, in-between dogs.
-Alright, so you just want to hang out with a bunch of dogs,
don’t you?
We’ll let the dogs be the big finale,
but we got to have a little more fun than that.
You know that? We got to make this stressful for her, right?
We got to make her sweat a little or a lot
before she gets to the actual dog.
-Okay. -So why don’t we do this, right?
Like, if we make her think
she’s coming to her fundraiser for your foundation,
we can pick her up, and if we pick her up,
let’s just have a lot of fun with her on the way there.
-Okay. -Yeah, but, Taraji, Taraji,
here’s what I need you to do.
I need you to start getting into the prank zone, okay?
-Oh, I sure will. [ Laughs ]
-Alright, T. Alright, we’ll be in touch.
-Okay, thanks, Kevin, and I’m getting paid
$1 million for this, correct?
-Uh, you know what? Let me just call you later,
because I got to go. -Oh, yeah, sure. Bye.
-Alright, look, I got the marching orders from Taraji.
She wants to get back at Fantasia
for always flaking out
to go feed a dog that don’t exist.
You know what? That’s a great starting point.
And I’m no stranger to animal-based pranks.
What the [bleep] is that?
[ Laughs ]
Fantasia will be picked up by a car service to be driven
to a fundraiser for Taraji’s foundation.
Now, once she’s secure in the car,
then we can spring something unexpected on her,
something she’ll hate.
I don’t know what that is quite yet.
Me and Taraji have to figure that out.
But when I do figure it out, you just best believe
that a lot of dogs would be involved in the aftermath.
Dogs, dogs, dogs.
I sent Corey to go sit down with Taraji
to see exactly what she wants to do.
-So, what are we telling Fantasia
when she gets picked up about where she’s going?
-She’s coming to my foundation.
She feels like she owes me
because she couldn’t do it once before.
So that’s why I use the foundation.
-And what I’ll have, too,
is I’ll have an actor play a foundation coordinator.
-Absolutely. We need that to help coordinate
getting her here. -Okay.
-So she won’t ask too many questions.
But I think what I’m gonna tell her
is that she needs to sing to a potential board member
who has a fat check.
It’s someone’s birthday. We’ll come up with some name.
-Okay. -Rex. [ Laughs ]
-I like Rex. -Rex.
-Rex is good. -And it’s a good dog name, too.
-Okay. -Say he’s gonna donate
and he’s, like, on the fence
about sitting on the board and how much he wants to donate.
And so I’m gonna say, "You have to sing your heart out
to push him over so he can write that check."
-How much you thinking?
-I’m gonna say $5 million.
-Ooh, okay. Alright. -Okay?
-Okay. Kevin Hart, he had a couple of ideas
to kind of frazzle Fantasia before she gets here.
She’s gonna get picked up with an S. U. V.
We have a couple of stunt drivers.
I got one in mind that’s great.
-Okay. [ Laughs ]
I don’t like wars, but what makes a good prank
is that it’s almost like trying to orchestrate
or put together a surprise birthday party.
-What are you thinking for the set?
-I’m thinking it should look like a banquet.
-Okay. -Like, have hors d’oeuvres
on the tables. -Alright.
-And put, like, a --
make it look like a pen, a big playpen, like, full of dogs.
-Okay. -I need about 15 or 20 dogs.
Can you get that? -A stunt driver -- check.
Actress -- check.
And then we’ll get our stage and pups ready.
See what I can find.
-Cheers to our good prank. -Cheers to that. See you soon.
-Yes. -Yeah.
-You missing my rum in here, though.
♪
-My team has been working around the clock
to get everything in place to pull off this elaborate prank.
I spent hours, hours looking at pictures of dogs,
which is actually pretty normal for me --
I love dogs -- and selecting the cutest canine I could find.
Maybe when the dust settles,
Fantasia might actually adopt a dog,
making her bull-[bleep]-ass excuse a now reality.
-You want to go take a look at the set?
-Please. -Alright, come on.
So obviously, when you meet Fantasia here,
you’ll hand her a microphone, and that’s when you’ll say,
"Hey, we have a special person here with us.
It’s his birthday. His name is Rex."
Yeah. And then, of course, we go in here.
-Uh-huh. -This is our stage.
-Okay. -Okay?
We’ll have her step up here. But the whole thing we want
is for you to kind of coax her into to start singing
"Happy Birthday" before she even gets on set.
-Okay. -And there’ll be
a spotlight here,
and we’ll cue the lighting to dim down the lights
so it actually shows the pups. -Mm-hmm.
-[ Dog barking ] -Oh, I hear you, baby!
Hi! Hi, baby! Oh!
-You want to come greet him? -Yes.
-We’ll come up here.
-Yes, baby. Come here.
-[ Chuckles ]
-Oh. Oh, my goodness.
Oh, the babies.
I’m gonna cry.
-I’m such a fan, by the way. -Oh, thank you.
-Okay. Here we go. Sorry.
[ Tires squeal ] -Oh, shoot!
-Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.
-Is everything okay? -Everything’s good.
Everything’s good. -I can drive it for you.
Oh, [bleep] -I’m so sorry.
-[ Laughs ]
-No, I’m sorry. We’re good.
-Alright, let’s get back up to speed.
I, Kevin Hart, am mentoring Taraji P. Henson
in her prank war with Fantasia.
Taraji has invited Fantasia
to make an appearance at a fundraising event
in order to help convince a wealthy investor
to sign a huge check. But all that’s bull-[bleep]
That’s right. My team has been working around the clock,
hiding cameras in the banquet hall
and an S. U. V. to capture all the sweet prank magic.
And now? Well, now, Taraji is on set
to make sure everything is in place for the pups.
-So the idea is, when she comes up on stage,
we’re gonna hand you a pup. -Yes.
Is this the one that you want? -Yeah.
So this is gonna be Rex. He’s a cute one.
-Oh, my goodness.
Hey, boo-boo.
I know I have on animal print, but I am not Cruella.
[ Both laugh ]
-Alright, we’re all good to go.
Our stunt driver’s in place.
Our actress playing
the foundation coordinator is in place.
And the dogs? Well, the dogs are gonna do what dogs do.
I’m counting on you dogs to be dogs.
-I hope she don’t curse nobody out now.
-Fantasia is meeting our actress and stunt driver now.
[ Buzzer ] -Alright, here we go.
Nick, listen, Taraji and I,
we got our A-game ready for Fantasia. Take a look.
-[ Chuckles ]
So he’s on the phone for some reason.
-Uh-huh, Yeah.
-I think he might not know we’re running late. Alan?
-Yeah? -Hi. We’re running late.
Can we... -Okay.
I got to wrap this up real quick. I’m so sorry.
-Unprofessional-ass driver. -That’s what I wanted.
That’s the most frustrating thing for any artist,
is a driver that’s either talking to you too much
and that’s going way above and beyond in the job.
-No way. Everything came out smoothly?
-We’re running late, though, so...
-Okay. -I’m so sorry.
-Is he okay? -Okay.
-Alan? -Okay. Okay. Okay.
-Okay. Okay.
[ Laughs ] Sorry.
-I’m so sorry, guys. My brother just had a baby.
-I don’t care.
He’s my driver.
I don’t want to hear that [bleep]
Hey, man, I want to take a nap.
-Oh, congrats. -Thank you. We’re super excited.
-Oh.
-I’m such a fan, by the way. -Oh, thank you.
-Okay, here we go. Sorry.
-Is it far away?
-Uh, no.
-How are you? First of all, how was the trip?
-It was a nice drive. [ Laughs ]
-So, Taraji’s so excited to have you here.
You know, we’ve just got some fun donors here.
We’ve told them that you’re, like, a special guest.
You’re gonna be a surprise. -Oh.
-And -- Oh.
-Oh, [bleep] -I’m so sorry.
-Look, at this. Look, look.
-And so it’s gonna be super fun.
And then, they might have you --
if you’re cool with this,
they might have you sing "Happy Birthday" to someone.
-Oh, God. Really? -Maybe.
-Okay.
-He just wants to hear you sing.
-I’m being put on the spot today.
But I don’t mind. For her, I’ll do -- Yeah.
That’s my girl. -Yeah, she loves you.
She’s so excited.
[ Tires squeal ] -Oh, shoot!
-Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.
-[ Laughs ]
-My brother’s just sending me stuff and...
-Is everything okay?
-Everything’s good. Everything’s good.
-I can drive for you. -No, no, I got it.
-I’m the best driver in the family.
-I’m so sorry.
I think we missed the turn, Alan.
-I know. There was this other entrance
that they wanted me to go -- I just can’t --
-Oh. -Sorry.
-Nick, here you go. This is the part of the prank
that I like to call, "Where the [Bleep] Is This Guy Going?"
Right? Just keep being lost. Watch this.
Keep being lost.
-Do you have a GPS or...
-No. Yeah. I know where we’re at.
I just -- There was another entrance,
and I didn’t know if that was the right way.
I’m sorry, but I think we’re gonna go find the right one.
[ Cellphone ringing ] -Somebody’s phone is ringing.
-Oh. Oh. You know what?
Oh, you know what? Oh, it’s Taraji. Oh. Hi, Taraji?
-Yes. -Oh, my gosh.
You probably want to talk to Fantasia.
Here she is. -What is happening?
-I know. I’m so sorry.
We’ll be there soon. We took a couple wrong turns.
-Hi, baby. -Hey, boo. What is going on?
-I think he just made the wrong turn,
but we’re turning around.
-Okay, please tell him to hurry up. You okay?
You good? -I’m good.
I’m good. We’re coming.
I think we just turned around and we’re coming right back up.
-Thank you so much for doing this for me.
-I love you, baby. I’ll do anything.
-You know you are a surprise, right?
-I know. She was like, somebody’s birthday.
She might want me to sing "Happy Birthday."
I said, "I’m gonna kill her when I see Taraji."
-Come on. I know It was just a little extra added thing,
you know? Eh.
Sorry. -Are we running really late?
-I’m out there trying to pretend like
I’m Kevin Hart telling jokes.
I think it’s working, but I need you to hurry up,
’cause I am no Kevin Hart. Actually, I’m funnier.
-What? -Oh!
See? Talking all that [bleep]
Your "sis" just said she funnier than you.
-It was uncalled for, too.
-We’re like -- -Do you have a GPS?
-I do. We’re like, five, eight minutes out.
[ Horn honks ] -The -- The -- The --
-Sorry, sorry. -Oh, my God. Okay.
-Oh. Wait. He --
She said is it five minutes or eight?
-Like, seven. Let’s go with seven.
I think we’ll be there.
-What the hell kind of driver you got?
-Is that Taraji? That’s so cool.
-Maybe just keep your eyes up --
-You don’t have to see. I’ll drive the car for you
if you want me to drive. I’m the best driver.
-No, you can’t drive the car, Fantasia.
-His brother just had a baby. Oh! Oh, wait.
Okay, we’re gonna call you right back, T.
-If you could just maybe...
-Yeah, if you can just keep your --
-She nervous. I’ve had drivers like that.
-Yes. No, I’m sorry. We’re good. We’re good.
I know exactly where the front entrance is.
I thought we were gonna go in another way.
-Look at the smile fade.
Look at the smile starting to fade.
-I just don’t want to be late. -Yeah.
We’re not gonna be that late. -Looks like us.
[ Tires squeal ]
-Oh, God. Okay.
-Amazing. Okay. Here we go.
-Alright. -How long you been driving?
-Alright. We’re gonna get there.
We’re gonna get there, guys. -Alright, cool.
-Oh, there’s your spot. You have a spot.
-Okay. -Oh, my God.
-[Bleep] -Oh, my God.
-Oh, my God. Okay.
-Amazing. Okay. Here we go.
-Alright. -How long you been driving?
[ Tires squeal ] Oh.
-Alright, we’re gonna get there.
We’re gonna get there, guys. -Alright, cool.
-Oh, there’s your spot. You have a spot.
-Oh, my God. Oh, my God. -[Bleep]
-Okay, I’m getting out. -Are you okay? Are you okay?
I’m so sorry.
-She said, "Oh, [bleep]"
-Oh, that’s Southern [bleep]
That’s that Carolina cussing. "Oh, [bleep]"
-Oh.
-I’m so sorry. Let me get the -- I’m so sorry.
-She’s getting a little scared.
-She ain’t scared. That’s pissed.
-Yeah, well, call it mortified, pissed. Look at this.
-I am so sorry. I don’t know.
-Okay. Everything’s fine. It’s fine. Are you okay?
-I got to go to my spot! She’s coming.
-[ Sighs ] Oh, my God.
I’m, like, super embarrassed. I’m so sorry.
Oh, let me help you.
-Yeah. They might not need to let him drive no more.
It’s a good thing. He was...
His brother just had a baby.
-Yeah, I think... -But, uh...
♪
-[ Squeals, laughs ]
Ooh!
Oh, my God. I want this outfit. I want it. I love you.
I love you. Look at you.
Okay, so he’s giving us a big donation and we need him
to sit on the board.
He gonna freak out. He gonna freak out.
I love this. -Wait,
and I’m supposed to sing?
-Just sing "Happy Birthday" to him.
-Just a little bit. -Just a little
something-something, and then I’ll seat you.
-Hold my bag. -I got you, babe.
-Look, she’s talking her into it.
She didn’t want to do it. Taraji has to convince her,
’cause you already see the level of discomfort right now,
right? -I’m gonna kill you.
-[ Laughing ] Don’t. You look good, girl.
-Am I dressed right?
-You look fabulous. No, no, no. You’re fine.
You just gonna do this right quick
and then you gonna sit your ass down.
-I’m singing a little bit, then I’m sitting down.
A little bit. You’re making me nervous.
-I’m not making you nervous. Okay.
-I’m-a kill you. -No.
-If Fantasia kills Taraji, I win.
-Well, absolutely. We both lose if that happens.
-He’s trying to give us $5 million.
-You’re a liar. -I am not. Come on.
Oops. Wait. This-a-way.
Here, here, here.
-Time to hear those vocals, Fantasia.
[ Music playing ] -♪ Happy birthday
♪ To you
♪ Happy birthday to you
♪ Happy birthday, dear Rex
♪ Happy birth--
[ Dogs barking ]
-[ Laughs ]
-Sing it, Fantasia.
-Happy birthday, Rex.
Happy birthday, Rex.
[ Laughs ]
So you always talk about you’ve got to go home
and feed your damn dog.
Here are all your dogs. Here.
Here’s a dog you got to feed.
[ Laughter ]
-What the hell?
How the hell you get all these dogs?
-Meet the board members of my foundation.
That’s what you get.
You know how you always be saying,
"I’ve got to go home to feed my dog"?
-[ Laughs ]
[ Piano music plays ] Boys, play it.
♪ Happy birthday to you
♪ Happy prank day to you
♪ Happy prank day to yoooou
[ Laughs ]
-Okay. -There it is.
-There it is. Right? There is no prank that’s good
without a nice little middle finger that’s thrown..
That’s how you know you did it right.
We got you, Fantasia. Huh?
Another perfect prank from the prank god.
-[ Laughs ] -So, was the driver
and all that a prank? -Yeah, that was all that.
Yeah, that was all good. -That’s cute. She got me.
Taraji got me really, really good.
She got me. I got to give it to her.
-She called me a bitch.
-Oh, Kevin, you got to bleep that out.
-No, we gonna show the world.
We gonna show the world the real Fantasia.
-Taraji, I love you, but it’s on.
-♪ Happy Birthday to
♪ You
-I’m gonna get your ass back.
-Thank you, thank you. No, you not.
[ Both laugh ]
-What an amazing job by Taraji, by myself.
Fantasia was fooled from the start to the finish.
She sang. Like, you heard her. She sang, too.
She tried to give it her all.
♪ Happy birthday I mean, it was really --
She was trying to do, like, a little run-on and everything.
We made you look like a jackass,
which is what pranks are all about.
But it’s all done in love. Fantasia, thank you so much.
-Now we’re gonna show the world the real Taraji.
-Well... -Because Fantasia is up.
-I like it. -No, you don’t.
-You started it. I’m gonna finish it.
-♪ The greatest story ever told ♪
-Hey, hey, hey, hey. Hey, hey, hey, hey.
We already had this conversation.
-Get out of my face, dude. -No, no, no, no.
It’s okay. No, no, no, no. Please don’t fight.
-Hey, don’t touch me, man!
[ Clatters ] -Oh, [bleep]
-Pretty damn good, Kevin Darnell.
That one, with the damn dogs,
that was snazzy with your swag.
-That’s not snazzy. -No.
-It’s great. -No.
What I’m about to do with Fantasia --
let me kick my damn shoes off again.
Just letting you know, it can happen.
It’s me and Fantasia’s turn with the ball.
That’s what I’m-a do. -Okay.
-Me and Fantasia. -Okay.
-Ain’t that how they do it? The touchdown dance?
-No, that’s not, Nick.
-Fantasia, I see you.
I know I’m talking to you, but I just always wanted to do that.
How are you feeling?
-Hey, Nick. What’s up, man?
-Now, see, I saw Taraji’s little prank on you.
You know I got your back.
-[ Chuckles ]
Man, listen. She got me.
-Alright, well, we got to prank her back.
It’s the only way, baby.
-Of course. -What are you thinking?
Like, maybe some cats, ’cause she got you with the dogs.
-Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah.
I’m-a hit her harder than that, because,
you know, she’s so beautiful.
You know, she’s got a beautiful personality,
and she’s single right now.
So, I always be like, "Yo, let me set you up on a date."
And she will just go ape, like, "If you do that,
I’m gonna embarrass you. I swear to God.
Just leave me alone. Let me be unhappy."
-See, we need the insider’s knowledge.
That’s how you make the prank sing right there,
pardon the pun.
Now, what’s her issue with men anyway?
-[ Chuckles ] I don’t know, Nick.
I think it’s personal.
We used to talk about it on the side,
like, when we were waiting to film.
I would say, "Let me set you up on a date."
And she would get red, like, "Don’t do it. I’m telling you."
-Ooh, that’s great. This is great. I love it.
-We’ll all end up laughing about the situation.
Help me come up with some things.
I think they should look good but say stupid stuff.
-Look good and do stupid stuff. I’m good at that.
Yep, that’s me, all day.
-[ Laughs ]
-Look, I’m-a set you up with my producer Tony.
No, not that type of set up.
I’m-a connect y’all,
and you tell him everything that you need
and he’ll get the ball rolling.
-Alright, Nick.
Now, look, I’m stupid excited about this.
-Alright. Love you, Fantasia.
-Let’s do it, man. -Bye.
-T, I still love you, but now I want to
prank you and I want to keep -- this thing must go on.
We just continue doing it. I’m here for it.
I always will say, "I’m going to hook you up with somebody,"
and she will say to me,
"If you do, I’m going to embarrass --"
these are her exact words -- "the hell out of you."
Okay, Nick, we got to come with it.
We got to really bring it.
This is a prank war,
and I’m about to get out the big guns.
You started it. I’m gonna finish it.
-Alright. It’s clear that the very much single
Taraji P. Henson absolutely refuses
to let Fantasia set her up on a date,
which is just the kind of information
that we need for a good prank.
And now I’m setting Fantasia up with a man of my own,
my producer Tony,
so they can get to the bottom of this whole Taraji dating fiasco.
-Tony-Tone-Tone. Can I call you that?
-Absolutely. -[ Laughs ]
Alright. What we got? -You ready to have some fun?
-I’m stupid ready. -Yeah.
So I talked to Nick. -Yeah.
-And we started to plan and pull some things together.
-My relationship with Taraji is she’s like my big sister.
I love to see black women doing their thing.
And I just want her to have love in her life,
and she doesn’t want it.
So it’s time for Fantasia’s revenge prank.
She pranked me with puppies.
I’m going to prank her with big dogs.
It needs to be a lot of guys.
-Hot men or average men? -No, no.
They have to be hot.
Come on. It’s Taraji here, and it has to be, like, a lot.
You got to overwhelm her.
Like, it has to be a whole lot of men.
And I think it should be different ages.
-You want the full menu. -I want the full menu.
We got to go to, like, a nice restaurant.
Bring out a lot of hot guys -- young, old, black, white.
I want them everywhere.
-We got to figure out what these hot guys
are gonna do in the scene.
-What if we got somebody to, like,
write her a poem or something?
Like, approach her first and does, like,
this dreamy poem for her and reads it to her.
-A little sentimental. You want to melt her heart.
-And that heart is hard, so it’s gonna take --
That poem’s got to be really good. [ Laughs ]
-I’ll work on it. -I’m serious, Tony.
Here is what’s on Fantasia’s prank list for Taraji.
They must call her "cookie."
They have to come up and do things like read her poems.
I want somebody to, like, sing her a song.
Like, we bring all these guys in one room,
and at the end...
they start stripping. Oh!
[ Laughs ]
Okay. How do we get some action?
Like, to escalate to, like,
two guys maybe fighting over her for her attention?
-Oh, yeah.
-T, I love you, but I’m about to mess with you.
I’m about to make you uncomfortable.
You’re gonna be so uncomfortable.
She’s gonna come in with her antennas up.
I’m telling you. -She’s smart.
-Very. Keep the drinks flowing. Right?
-I can do that.
-Lots of Prosecco. Keep the drinks coming,
keep the men coming.
If we can pull this off... -Yep.
-Man.
Okay, so I’ll get her in the building.
Act like nothing’s ever happened.
-She just won’t expect it at all.
-I’ll drink to that.
-Awesome. -I’ll drink to that.
-Okay. Let’s pour some out.
-Alright.
♪ I’ll drink to that
♪
-[ Sniffing ]
Smell that? Huh?
Yeah, that’s the smell of sweet revenge right there.
Because it’s prank day, baby.
I was able to secure a restaurant,
and, you know, we’ve been at it all morning setting things up.
We’ve hidden over 15 cameras and planted microphones
in all of the potential hot spots.
But the hardest thing was
getting all these dudes together,
my cast, and seeing them work their asses off
to get all of the hot guys that Fantasia demanded.
And the final piece of the prank puzzle, Fantasia,
who will now go over her prank with my lead producer,
Kenny. -Here we go, Fantasia.
This is gonna be our cafe.
Alright? So come on over here.
We’ve got the good-looking dude from across the way
who’s gonna come and slam some poetry on her, right?
-Oh, my God. -We take it up a notch,
where we’ve got our guy on guitar.
He’s got a song just for her.
-Yes. See, I want you to milk it, too.
Like, "Oh, yeah."
-And then we’ve got our waiter.
So we have a little bit of tension
between our gentlemen for the attention of Taraji.
-Oh, she’s gonna go crazy. -Okay.
-I want to see her cringe. I want to see her ball up.
So I think this is gonna be great.
-You know what I’m saying?
-Now, Fantasia asked for a couple of these guys
to start getting into it over Taraji
and I wanted to surprise her with what it might look like
and how it could come to a smashing conclusion.
-Let’s do something real.
Let’s do something real impactful.
Let’s do something like this.
[ Shatters ] -Oh, shoot.
.
Kevin and Taraji pranked Fantasia with some dogs.
-Happy birthday, Rex. [ Laughs ]
-[Bleep] lame.
But see, this is the revenge side of the prank war.
We got to up our game if we want to win. Yes.
So I had to do a little something with this prank
that those adorable little puppies
in Kevin and Taraji’s prank can never do.
-Let’s do something real.
-Oh, shoot.
Oh. Yeah.
Yeah. Wait, are you hurt? Are you okay?
-Yeah. -Oh, God.
-That’s alright. We got another one.
-Yeah. -We got another actor.
We can... -[ Laughs ]
Give me five. Let’s get it.
Yeah, she wants to prank me? Let’s prank her.
-Let’s get her back. Are we ready, guys?
-We’re ready. -Let’s lock it up.
Lock it up. -Okay, guys, let’s go!
♪
-Oh.
[ Laughs ]
T, I miss you.
[ Buzzer ] Oh, we being loud.
-Hello. -Hey.
You have real drinks. -We do.
-Come on, girl.
-Oh, y’all got wine. -Yes.
-Oh. See? Look.
Taraji just pulled up to the restaurant, Kev.
Yep. Witness this prank king greatness.
It’s a double entendre. Prank-king.
Because I’m pranking.
-Do you want to watch it or not? -Just watch.
-Thank you.
-How are you doing, ladies? -Good, how are you?
-How are you ladies doing today? -Good.
-I’m just checking on you to see if you want any waters.
-No, we got our water right here.
Thank you very much.
Question. -No, I got a question.
-What?
-Yeah. Anyway, I ain’t there yet.
-Why? -I’m just not.
-I like it. -No, you don’t.
-♪ I see you
♪ I see you
-I don’t.
I can’t hear you.
-Just watch the damn -- -I can’t
because you won’t shut up, Nick.
-My prank is better than yours. I get excited.
-Ooh, yes. It’s so good.
-Yes. And this is also from a gentleman
who actually purchased that for you.
-Excuse me. -Oh, thank you.
Who do I say thank you to?
-I got something in my -- -Are you okay?
-Yeah, I got something in my eye.
-Okay. -Wait a minute.
I’ll be right back.
-Who sent this?
-It was a gentleman in here. -Who?
-I’ll be right back. -Who? [ Laughs ]
♪
-Excuse me. -Mm-hmm?
-Are you using this chair?
-[ Laughs ]
-Hi, I’m Calvin.
-Calvin. Very nice -- Did you send this?
-Yes, I did. -Thank you.
-How are you doing today? -I’m good.
-Yeah? You good? -Yeah. Mm-hmm.
-So tell me about you.
What do you do?
-I’m a schoolteacher.
-You’re a schoolteacher? -Mm-hmm.
-Wow.
I would have had perfect attendance, for sure.
-Would you have? -[ Laughs ]
-Oh, man, I’m nervous.
You ain’t nervous? You get nervous when --
I’m just saying. Taraji’s smart.
-This is why I would never go to the movies with you.
-Shut up. Just watch.
I just get excited. I got my shoes off.
-What’s your name? -My name is Stephanie.
-Stephanie? -Mm-hmm.
-You don’t look like a Stephanie.
-I don’t? What do I look like?
-You do look familiar.
-I do? I get that a lot. -Yes.
-Yeah? -Mm-hmm.
-I’m going. -So, what do you do?
-Medical device sales. -Oh, wow.
-There is a new technology that I’m extremely excited about.
I mean, do you really want to hear this?
-I want to know what you’re selling.
You sent him over here?
-She can be rude sometimes.
-I like it feisty, though. -You like it?
-Feisty.
I’m okay with it. -Okay.
-I’ll be right here. -Am I being bad?
-See, here’s your problem, Nick. -What?
-You don’t realize that Taraji is a lot smarter
than what you think she is.
-That was terrible. -Oh, you embarrassing.
-I’m embarrassing?
-Cheers. -Oh, cheers.
-Thank you. -She’s being nice.
-I can tell.
-[ Laughs ] -[ Laughs ]
-There’s something in my eye all damn day.
-Come here. Let me blow it out.
-Don’t spit in my eye. -Is everything okay?
-I’ll be right back. -No, no, come back.
Let me get it out. -No.
-Is she okay? I can help.
-I don’t have anything wrong with me. I’m fine.
-You -- [ Both laugh ]
You seem in a good mood. -Thank you. I am.
The champagne is great, from my friend over here.
-So I was gonna ask if he was bothering you
because, you know, we try to keep it chill in here.
-No, he’s fine. He’s really nice.
-[ Laughs ]
-Uh-oh. Hi.
-Oh.
-How’s it going? -Great.
-Where do I set up? -Um, right over here.
-Alright.
-We do live music here. -Oh, wow.
-How many bachelors did you put in here?
-A batch of bachelors.
-Poor thing. -Taraji needs a man.
-Cheers.
Cheers. [ Laughs ]
-Thank you. Mm-hmm. Uh-oh. Hi.
-How are you doing? -I’m good.
-[ Laughs ] -I’m hired to play music.
-Oh, okay. Okay. Well, do it. Play your music.
-Okay. This is about you. -It’s about me?
-Yeah. -Okay.
-♪ Jaded -I’m jaded?
-♪ I walk the streets alone -I walk the streets alone?
-♪ Trying to forget her face ♪
-[ Laughs ]
-♪ The way she led me on
♪ But then I saw your face
♪ And that’s when I knew
♪ You would take her place, ’cause, babe ♪
♪ No one can hold a candle to you ♪
Nobody.
-Hey, man. Hey. That was great. That was great.
I think she’s good.
-She didn’t say she was good. -I mean...
-I think I’ve offended enough people in here today.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. -Okay. Yeah.
She getting antsy.
-Well, we’ll take a beat. What’s your name?
-Brandon. -Brandon.
Hey, great work, buddy. -Yeah, thanks, dude.
-Alright. It’s all good. It’s all good.
-Don’t fight. Thank you. I appreciate you.
Don’t quit your day job.
-Stay strong, Taraji. -Whatever.
-Smell it out. -She’s on it.
-So your boy came over here and sang.
-Oh, okay.
-I waited until he walked away, and I said,
"Don’t quit your day job."
But I waited till he walked way. -Mm-hmm.
-I did. I waited until he walked away.
Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
-What? -Here he comes.
♪
-[ Clears throat ] -So, I do poetry.
-Okay. -Okay?
It’s called "Unexpected." -Okay.
-Alright.
"I didn’t expect to feel this way at first glance.
That I don’t know what the future holds."
-[ Singing indistinctly ] -Oh! Uh-uh-uh-uh.
-Hey, man. -♪ You’re the greatest story
♪ Ever told -Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Hey, hey, hey, hey. We already had this conversation.
-Why are you interrupting me?
-We already had this conversation.
-Get out of my face, dude. -No, no, no. It’s okay.
No, no, no, no. Please don’t fight.
-Don’t push me. -It’s okay.
-Hey. -I’m a member here, man.
-I understand, but you -- -Yeah.
I’m gonna get your job, and I’m gonna get your job.
-Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute.
-Daniel. Come on.
Hey, hey. Don’t touch me, man.
Don’t touch me. Daniel, Brandon. Got it.
Come on, let’s go. Let’s go.
-Yeah. Okay.
-Somebody playing. -Taraji, you know damn well
ain’t no men ever fought of you like this.
It’s never happened.
-Bull[bleep] man.
I am so sorry.
-I’ll take another one of these on the house.
-I am so sorry. -Thanks for saving my life.
-I would do it ten times over. I would.
-Thank you. -Oh.
Look, here come bachelor number one.
-You look absolutely -- just beautiful today.
-Thank you. -You really do.
If you don’t mind, I know who you are,
and one night -- -What you gonna ask me?
To take a picture?
-Not exactly. I was wondering if, you know,
I might be able to... -Call me?
[ Laughs ]
-Oh, my God.
-♪ If I’m not too bold -Oh, my God!
[ Laughs ]
-♪ It’s the greatest story ever -- ♪
[ Glass clatters ] -Hold on. I’m so sorry.
-♪ It’s the greatest story ever -- ♪
Don’t touch my guitar. -Don’t touch him.
He is fabulous. Let him sing.
Sing, baby. -♪ If I’m not too bold
-You be bold.
-♪ Said, are you my love, I’m sold ♪
♪ You’re the greatest --
-Oh, [bleep]
-Oh! -[Bleep]
Okay. -It’s a stunt.
-That’s not real.
This is a prank.
They are actors.
-No, they not. -Yes, they are.
-[ Laughs ] -Shut up.
-Fake bottle. Y’all know that bottle was fake.
-Failure. -Oh, [bleep]
That’s not real.
-[ Grunts ] -They are actors.
-No, they not. -Yes, they are.
This is a prank.
-It was going in the right direction. It was. Shut up.
-Fake bottle.
Y’all know that bottle was fake.
-Wait a minute. Hold up. Hold up.
-I don’t see no blood.
She’s a liar. She’s pranking me, isn’t she?
-No. -Yes, you are.
This is a prank. That’s a camera.
And this is a prank. -Listen, listen, listen.
-This is a prank.
I know y’all are acting. I already know.
-It was a great attempt. It was a great attempt.
-I do got to say this, though. We had her.
Until the glass break, we had her.
-That’s what happens when somebody is hit over the head
and acting like it’s done for love. No.
-But watch. -She tried it.
I told you I was gonna hard to prank. I told y’all.
-I want to tell you something.
-Can I say y’all are really good at pretending to be real people.
-You are -- -That glass is not real.
-[ Sighs ]
-It’s not glass. -[ Laughs ]
-I eat glass. [ Laughs ]
-Look, look. She’s eating the glass.
-I just need you to know something.
We had a lot of conversations on "Color Purple"
about linking you up.
I got three men I want to introduce you to today.
-Oh, you trying to be serious. -Yes.
-Oh. -And I asked you,
"Can I take you out on a date?"
Several times. "Let’s go. Just go meet some men."
Well, since you won’t date these three...
-Right.
-Why don’t we just bring all these guys to you
and you can try all of them?
Come on. -[Bleep]
-I think we should. Hot woman like you, baby.
-Oh, [bleep]
-Oh, baby. Yeah.
[ Laughs ]
-That’s good for ratings.
We have a high female demographic.
-Hold on. Wait a second.
Why would you add people? Come on, Nick.
-What? Did you want in? -No, man.
Nick, don’t do it, brother.
-Oh! -Ooh, [bleep]
[ Laughter ]
Okay. Amazing. You all are beautiful.
Put your clothes back on.
-It’s amazing.
-Yeahhhh!
[ Laughs ]
Y’all just don’t look like y’all belong
to this country club.
[ Laughter ] -Can we just agree right now?
-What? That my six-pack is better than yours?
-First of all, that’s a lie. -What?
-Nick. No, no, no. Nick.
No. Nick. No.
Everybody. Ladies.
Ladies, close your eyes. Close your eyes.
Protect your eggs. Protect your eggs.
Don’t do it, man. I think that right now,
this is where you and I need to come to an agreement
and just say the mine’s was better.
That’s it. -To make it interesting,
I’ll give you this one. This one was good.
-Thank you. This is "Celebrity Prank Wars," guys.
And guess what? Every prank will not be a good prank.
Some will fail. Most of those will belong to Nick Cannon.
Others will prevail.
Most of those will belong to the prank god, Kevin Hart.
-You can’t prank me, boo. -I already did.
-You can’t. -I won.
-You did not. -I won.
-Next time on "Celebrity Prank Wars"...
-The prank master is here, baby.
-I need your help to prank Nick.
-It’s Nick versus Kevin and Chance now.
-I’m thinking he gets pulled over for, like, something crazy.
[ Sirens wailing ]
-What?
-Can I get your license and registration, please?
-No! No! No!
-We got to take his generosity and flip it on him.
-This is what it’s all about -- revenge.
-That’s not mine, is it? -How are you?
-[ Groans ] -Are you good?
-Oh. -Hey, yo!
-Change the gynecologist.
-Oh, my God. -Oh, my God.