Comedian faked his own death in a ‘horrible’ prank on heartbroken mum

Will Forte once pranked his mom by faking his own death as a teenager (Picture: Getty)

Will Forte has opened up about the moment he faked his own death as part of a prank on his unsuspecting mother.

The actor and comedian is most known for his hilarious efforts on Saturday Night Live, as well as stints in MacGruber, The Cleveland Show, 30 Rock and Amy Schumer’s Netflix flick, Kinda Pregnant.

In an appearance on Hot Ones, the 54-year-old looked back on his career so far, while reflecting on a ‘horrible’ joke he played on his mom, and how it actually taught him a huge lesson about comedy.

When host Sean Evans questioned him on the best prank he had ever played on his parents, he suggested the anecdote could be cut from the final episode as it was an ‘awful’ story.

‘I have an awful one. Ugh. I’m not even going to tell it,’ Will replied, as the presenter urged him to reconsider. ‘It’s awful. It’s horrible. You’ll see why. Please feel free to cut this out.

‘I once – It’s really bad! – I saw my mom driving in the neighborhood and I was like, “Oh, this’ll be funny.” I wrote on a piece of paper, “I’m so sorry, Mom.” And then left that at the front door and then laid down on her bathroom floor as if I was no longer alive.

‘Hearing her scream, it was the worst! It was the worst thing. I immediately popped up – “Mom I’m kidding!”’

Despite the ‘joke’ completely falling apart immediately, Will conceded: ‘It was a good lesson, though. It did teach you, “Not everything is funny. There are things that hurt people.”

‘I certainly look back at my own work and there are regrets I have, but I don’t love comedy that hurts people or makes fun of people.’

Another lesson the Win or Lose star learned the hard way was to always wash your hands after eating spicy food – something we’re hoping he remembered after his stint in the Hot Ones hot seat.

We hope Will’s mom, Patricia – pictured here in 2016 – got her own back! (Picture: FilmMagic)

Sharing a funny story with Sean, and viewers watching on from home, he recalled the moment his penis turned into a ‘f**king volcano’ after eating spicy food at a hospital event.

It is well known that you should never touch your eyes after eating spicy snacks, but Will unfortunately realized too late that the rule should also extend to other body parts…

‘At the Big Slick in Kansas City, it’s a charity show you [Sean] know, which benefits Children’s Mercy Hospital. You come out sometimes and you will do a version of the show [Hot Ones],’ the Four Seasons favorite continued.

Will shared another lesson he learned the unfortunate way… (Picture: Getty)

‘One year I was a part of it. I ate this final wing, then I went to the restroom, and I had not washed my hands.

‘About three minutes later, my penis was like a f**king volcano. It was on fire.’

‘I learned a lesson,’ he added. ‘I learned that eye lesson but it’s also a penis lesson.’

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