Con (TV series)

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Con is a television series on Comedy Central in which con artist Skyler Stone reveals the secrets of his profession by performing confidence tricks, scams, and hoaxes of various degrees of complexity on camera. These can range from simply claiming that an order for food was botched, to claiming to be a certain profession, which requires training (gotten through cons). Most of his cons revolve around him claiming that he is filming a television show or movie of some sort, and that the product or service he wishes to acquire will be advertised in the film or show. Ironically, the products do wind up getting free advertisement — but on Con, not where they were told.

Stone often uses fake names when doing his cons. Skyler's most used alias, Mike Saint Aubin, is, variously, a professional photographer, a famous Canadian pornographer, accountant to Brad Pitt, and a rapper who was in a coma for a very long time. Skyler often plans and executes his cons with the help of his friends.

For example Skyler Stone conned a beauty salon into giving him a makeover, rented an entire ski lodge free, tricked a studio into viewing a fake film, along with avoiding police tickets and obtaining free food from numerous restaruants

There is a brief disclaimer at the beginning and end of each show explaining that parts of the show are reenacted and that the targets of the cons are reimbursed for what was taken.

As a result of numerous lawsuits the show was cancelled after only six episodes (Loveline, May 2006).