Jack Vale (comedian)

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Jack Vale
Born (1973-09-02) September 2, 1973
Other names King of Farts
Occupation Comedian
Years active 2007–present
Website www.jackvale.com

Jack Vale (born September 2, 1973) is an American comedian who has a YouTube channel featuring hidden-cameras and pranks. As of February 14, 2015, his videos have around 244 million views and his channel has more than 1,230,000 subscribers.[1][2][3][4]

YouTube

Several of Vale's pranks are what he calls "Pooter" pranks. These involve Vale walking around in public making flatulence sounds, using a handheld device[3] and capturing the reactions of the people nearby on a hidden camcorder. On one occasion this resulted in a physical altercation between Vale and an old man (whose wife Vale used the device on nearby), despite Vale explaining that it was a prank and even showing him the device. The subsequent police intervention led to the man being banned from that specific supermarket. Many of his pranks are completed in Huntington Beach, California.

Other pranks include "Paranoid", sketches in which Vale, pretending to be talking on his mobile phone, walks past customers in a shop or on the street and describes them to his imaginary conversational partner (in order to see whether they will react with paranoia), and "Nonsense", in which Vale confuses members of the public by approaching them and speaking gibberish.

Jack Vale's most elaborate prank to date which by most, is considered to be more of an experiment, is called "The Social Media Experiment".[5] Vale searched hashtags in his local area and located people nearby. He then learned all about these people and convinced them he was psychic. The video was picked up by several national publications and he made appearances on various talk shows explaining how he did the experiment. The video resonated with people so well that it made the world think twice before posting their current locations online.

Jack Vale: Offline

HLNTV a CNN sister channel has announced that Jack Vale will have his own show premiering January 13, 2015. HLN says, "Our new HLN reality series reveals that pranking has become a family business involving wife Sherry and their five kids." The show Jack Vale: Offline [6] will follow the creation, planning, execution, editing, and posting of prank videos in Sin City. We also see the challenges of raising a family in the Internet age: How can Jack make them stop watching videos online, when they are videos of him?[6][7][8]

TV shows

On September 18, 2014, Jack Vale appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live [9] in a segment he shot with Guillermo and Jack's family using the Social Media Experiment.[5][10]

Vale has appeared on Lopez Tonight,[11] performing pranks on various celebrities at the 53rd Grammy Awards,[12] and performing pranks at a reality television show convention.[13] Jack Vale also co-produced and starred in all 40 episodes of the first season of TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes with Dick Clark Productions when the show revived in 2012. It was hosted by Dean Cain.

In July 2014, Vale was a special guest on The View where he talked about filming Social Media Experiments and his "Pooter". He has also appeared on Fox and Friends, CNBC, The Doctors and several other TV shows.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Drew Grant (2011-04-27). "YouTube's hilarious, unsettling prankster". Salon.com. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  2. ↑ Megan O'Neill (2011-01-20). "Who's the King of YouTube Pranksters? Jack Vale or Ed Bassmaster?". Social Times. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  3. 1 2 Brian Balthazar (2011-01-18). "Jack Vale Is Turning Paranoid Shoppers And Public Flatulism Into A Viral Sensation. Now Hollywood Is Calling". POP GOES THE WEEK!. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  4. ↑ "jackvalefilms's Channel". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  5. 1 2 "Social Media Experiment". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  6. 1 2 "JACK VALE: OFFLINE". HLNTV. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  7. ↑ "HLN Chief Albie Hecht’s Rebrand Is Going to Blow Up Cable News Biz: It’s Sort of the Informative Side of ‘Daily Show’". The Wrap. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  8. ↑ [Jack Vale: Offline — HLN Brings Pranking Family To TV "JACK VALE: OFFLINE"] Check |url= value (help). New Media Rockstars. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
  9. ↑ "JACK VALE ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  10. ↑ Sam Gutelle (2014-09-22). "Jack Vale’s Social Media Pranks Featured On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’". tubefilter.com. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  11. ↑ "Jack Vale". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  12. ↑ "Jack Vale Crashes the Grammys - Extended Version". Lopez Tonight. 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  13. ↑ "Jack Vale Crashes a Reality TV Show Convention". Lopez Tonight. 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  14. ↑ "Jack Vale". imdb.com. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

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