In an earlier post I talked about Improv Everywhere and the fun activities they do and the random scenes they create. On April 1st (April Fool's Day) they posted a new mission called Best Funeral Ever. In reading the comments it seems like there were a few different groups of people: those who were totally sucked in and furious but then realized it was April Fool's Day (I fell into this category), people who were totally sucked in and believed it the whole time and posted very angry comments, those who got sucked in then realized what day it was and were still angry, and the people that caught on right away.
Personally I think it was a great way for Improv Everywhere to prank its followers rather than just posting a "new web design" that is horrible or other past April Fool's Day pranks. A news station even did a piece on the event although they did not know it was just a joke. A lot of people felt that this wasn't funny even as a joke and while I certainly don't feel that way, I do believe that it is a sensitive topic for many people.
The next day they posted another post about how it was all fake and everything was totally fake and involved no real funeral or death. The comments on that portion of the website were much more friendly and positive about the whole mission.
What do you guys think? Great prank on Improv Everywhere's fans or disrespectful stunt to gain publicity?
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