Definitive Proof That Ellen DeGeneres Is the True Queen of Pranks

Christopher Rosa
Updated
From the time she got Taylor Swift to literally fall over to scaring her guests during interviews, Ellen DeGeneres is the undisputed queen of prnaks.

I have an obsession with watching Ellen DeGeneres pranking videos. Just the other day I spent a solid six hours watching Ellen scare the shit out of her talk show guests using a variety of tactics: clowns popping out of boxes, men dressed like Elsa, men dressed like Taylor Alison Swift...the list goes on and on. Ellen is so good at pulling fast ones on celebrities, either by freaking them out or having them dupe other people unsuspectingly (like when Adele went to Jamba Juice and did a whole bunch of crazy stuff that Ellen told her to via earpiece).

Here's why Ellen's so good: You think she's not going to do anything, and then—bam!—Jennifer Lopez is yelling expletives on daytime TV because Ellen scared her with someone dressed like a cougar. Ashton Kutcher should be shaking in his boots right now, because DeGeneres is actually the Grand Supreme of Pranks. Want proof? Watch these 13 clips, below, and be transformed.

When she made Taylor Swift literally topple over.

Or the time Sarah Paulson couldn't handle this clown.

When Lea Michele was so fed up with DeGeneres' pranking, she vowed to never go on her show again.

The time Selena Gomez was just talking about Taylor Swift but was hit with a scare.

When Kate Hudson didn't see Ellen's lackey coming.

The time Ellen got Emma Watson to mess with this nanny.

When Ellen coerced Kris Jenner into pranking this dollar store.

The time Ellen and Britney Spears decided to wreak havoc on a shopping mall.

Or when they went caroling.

The time Ellen took Michelle Obama to a CVS, and they bought a bunch of random stuff.

Ellen did the same thing with Oprah, too—at a grocery store. And it was iconic.

Remember when she scared the crap out of Jennifer Lopez, though?

And when she did the same thing to Nicki Minaj?

See? Queen. Of. Pranks. All other April Fool's Day jokes are canceled, TBH.

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