Pranks have always been part of the fun in the Drummond household—just ask anyone who's fallen victim to their ongoing rubber snake gag! The family loves hiding a toy snake around the house, waiting ...

Kids are also using tech to prank their parents in other, more harmless ways. Like the “watch my egg” prank, where you text your parents (or friends) an egg emoji and ask them to “watch” it for you.

You could say that Johnny Brennan, the co-founder of the Jerky Boys — a comedy act whose novel routine consisted of prank phone calls and other zany skits — is working on a comeback. Brennan is headed ...