Bennett’s role as host is mostly spent behind-the-scenes, laughing while celebrities like, Adam Devine and Liza Koshy are tricked into believing that their dogs have been kidnapped, their cars have been destroyed or that they’ve broken a young girl’s face. “This is extremely run-and-gun, extremely DIY. We didn’t have trailers, and a lot of times we didn’t have craft services,” Bennett says. “It was very light, very authentic, like nothing I ever worked on before.
While references to “Punk’d” have been a cultural mainstay, it’s been 17 years since the show premiered. When the revival was in production last fall, neither the show’s existence nor Bennett’s involvement was public knowledge. So Bennett and the team were genuinely able to surprise their subjects.
Or how nice they are.
BFD