There was a time, especially in the South, when just about everyone had a Roy D. Mercer tape floating around. And, honestly, those tapes — featuring Roy D. calling folks up asking them ‘How big’a boy ...

He was born to be jerky. The founder of prank-call comedy legends The Jerky Boys credited his own mom and dad for inspiring his insane characters – and now he’s ready to take his career full circle.

Picture Tree Intl. has acquired international sales rights for “Prank,” a family adventure-comedy directed by Benjamin Heisenberg (“The Robber”), who co-wrote the script with Peer Klehmet (“The Famous ...

The 2025 draft has reintroduced millions to the lost art of the prank phone call. The Jerky Boys did it. Bart Simpson has been doing it since 1989. It was one of the funniest moments in what had to ...