Prank shows have been popular on television since the beginning of TV broadcasting, with the legendary “Candid Camera” show first airing in 1948 and running through the 1970s. That show has been ...

A Brazilian hidden camera show's latest prank has become a new viral hit. The prank involves a truly terrifying stunt involving unsuspecting members of the public getting a huge fright in an elevator.

It would feel wrong to begin talking about a scary prank on a TV show -- in this case on the Brazilian variety show Programa Silvio Santos -- without noting that this prank is probably not much ...