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It’s not often that a YouTube prank leaves you feeling a little emotional, but that’s precisely what Smosh accomplished when the duo surprised two of their biggest fans, who had recently lost their dad.

The clip (below) is part of a five-season-old initiative called Prank It Fwd, in which Smosh owner Defy Media has reimagined the popular prank video genre for a charitable good. On April Fools’ Day, the digital media company pulled off schemes in collaboration with a handful of its big-name channels including Break, Tom Mabe, and Whatever.

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A feature film starring three of YouTube’s most popular practical jokes has arrived, fittingly, on April Fools’ Day. Natural Born Pranksters, which is led by Roman Atwood, Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, and Dennis Roady, is now available in theaters, on video on-demand platforms like iTunes, and on home video.

In their film, Atwood, Zdorovetskiy, and Roady pull off some of their most extravagant stunts yet, with unsuspecting targets falling victim. A few other YouTube stars, including Tom Mabe, Jenna Marbles, and Furious Pete, show up to lend some helping hands. I’ve previously described Natural Born Pranksters as “Jackass re-spun for the YouTube crowd,” and the film’s trailer backs up that characterization.

Natural Born Pranksters has been in the works since 2014, when Collective Digital Studio -- which has since merged with Studio 71 and adopted the German network’s name -- announced its plan to harness the star power of the titular pranksters.

The ultimate April Fools' Day takeover has arrived! Natural Born Pranksters promises that the pranks just got a whole lot bigger. And they measured! This all-new movie is coming to theaters on April 1st, and will be accompanied by a Digital HD, VOD and DVD release on that same prankish day! The movie stars all of your favorite Youtube Pranksters, including Roman Atwood, Vitaly Zdorovetskiy and Dennis Roady. This could just be the funnest time you'll have at the movies all year.

The world's three most notorious, ballsy, and outrageous YouTube pranksters come together for the first time to unleash the most epic pranks in an outrageous feature-film event. Jam-packed with cameos from some of YouTube's biggest stars, watch as Roman Atwood, Dennis Roady, and Vitaly Zdorovetskiy take fearlessness and unbelievable social experiments to the next level. This is one movie you just have to see to believe, and there...

YouTube stars get their shot at movie fame in Lionsgate’s “Natural Born Pranksters,” which follows the antics of Roman Atwood, Dennis Roady and Vitaly Zdorovetskiy. The film purports to include all new pranks and stunts, which should be welcome news to fans of the trio, who have amassed more than 28 million subscribers and over three billion views. “Natural Born Pranksters” will also feature cameos from other online stars including Jenna Marbles, Furious Pete, Jukka Hilden, Kc James, Kevin Brueck, Tom Mabe and Peter Vass. Also Read: James Corden's Carpool Karaoke with Adele Sets YouTube Record Studio71 financed and produced the film,...