Returning after a five-year hiatus, MTV’s Punk’d is back and better than ever. The show’s ninth season is no longer hosted by Ashton Kutcher (he now appears as executive producer), but by different celebrities each week.
The season premiere began with host Justin Bieber who was hilarious and proved to be a real prankster.
Bieber’s first victim was singer Taylor Swift who he tricked into believing that she ruined a couple’s wedding by sinking the boat they were on for the ceremony. The skit was perfect for the pairing because it seemed like something that could potentially happen, even though it was a horrifying experience.
When Bieber tried to prank Rob Dyrdek, Dyrdek caught on to the prank and Bieber had to scramble for a new plan, where he and Dyrdek then brought in their friend Sean Kingston to punk him instead. The prank against Kingston consisted of a woman running her boss’ car into the restaurant after getting in a fight with him. It was slightly un-realistic, but hilarious none-the-less.
The final prank of the night was in fact a reverse prank on Miley Cyrus. As Cyrus believed she was Punk-ing Bieber, he was in fact Punk-ing her. This kept the audience on the edge of its seat in anticipation.
The new season of Punk’d has had a great start with fans anticipating the coming episodes.
Upcoming hosts for the show include Miley Cyrus, Bam Margera, Heather Morris, Hayden Panettiere, Kellan Lutz and Dax Shepard. Punk’d is on Tuesday nights at 10 on MTV.