PrankvsPrank
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{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = PrankvsPrank
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| image = Jeana Smith Jesse Wellens 2023 (cropped).png
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| caption = Jennifer Smith and Jesse Wellens in 2023
| birth_name = Jesse Michael Wellens
Jennifer Smith
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| origin = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| channel_handle = PrankvsPrank
| years_active = 2007–present{{cite web|title=PrankvsPrank|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/PrankvsPrank/about|publisher=YouTube|access-date=September 29, 2013}}
| genre = {{Hlist|Pranks|comedy}}
| subscribers = 19.7 million (with both channels)
| views = 4.9 billion (with both channels)
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| silver_year = 2010
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| gold_year = 2012
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PrankvsPrank, also known as PvP, is a YouTube channel created by Jesse Michael Wellens{{cite web|title=HULK DON'T LIKE SOCKS!!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB-Be_yH2Yw#t=261s|publisher=BFvsGF|access-date=July 9, 2014}} and his then-girlfriend Jennifer "Jeana" Smith.{{cite web|title=Prank Wars Online: Meet YouTube's 'Craziest Couple'|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/prank-wars-online-meet-youtubes-craziest-couple/story?id=15928929#.UKLtHuOe85Q|publisher=ABC News|author=Berman, John|date=March 28, 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/22/prank-vs-prank-teens-reac_n_2526921.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125090739/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/22/prank-vs-prank-teens-reac_n_2526921.html|archive-date=January 25, 2013|title='PrankvsPrank': Teens React To Hilarious Viral YouTube Series (VIDEO)|access-date=January 25, 2013|work=Huffington Post|first=Carolyn|last=Gregoire|date=January 22, 2013}} In 2007, the two began to play pranks on each other and post videos of the pranks on websites, eventually forming a channel on YouTube. They became one of the most-watched channels.{{cite web|title='PrankvsPrank': Teens React To Hilarious Viral YouTube Series (VIDEO)|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/22/prank-vs-prank-teens-reac_n_2526921.html|website=Huffington Post|date=January 22, 2013 |access-date=July 27, 2015}} The channel has more than 1.8 billion video views and more than 10.2 million subscribers as of February 2017.{{cite web|title=PrankvsPrank|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/PrankvsPrank/about|publisher=PrankvsPrank|access-date=December 13, 2014}} After Wellens and Smith split in May 2016, Wellens became the sole user of the channel.
History
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Wellens had filmed Smith attempting the cinnamon challenge and posted a video on the Internet, starting the serial pranking of each other. The videos show how they prepare the pranks for each other and record their reaction afterwards.
In 2012, Wellens and Smith appeared as Spartan King Leonidas I and Queen Gorgo in the web series Epic Rap Battles of History, in season two, episode 2 "Master Chief vs. Leonidas".{{cite magazine|last1=Watercutter|first1=Angela|title=Video: Master Chief Faces Off Against Leonidas in Epic Rap Battle|url=https://www.wired.com/2012/02/master-chief-leonidas-epic-rap-battle/|access-date=December 13, 2014|magazine=Wired|date=February 1, 2012}}
On April 1, 2013, USA Today rated PrankvsPrank YouTube's best pranksters.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/03/31/april-fools-pranks-video/2040085/|title=TV on the Web: YouTube's top 10 pranksters|publisher=USA Today|access-date=April 6, 2013|first1=Carly|last1=Mallenbaum|first2=Daniel|last2=Hurwitz| date=March 31, 2013}}
On September 25, 2013, Wellens (as "Chip Chocolate") released a rap song on iTunes called "Cookie Dance". Produced by Les Professionnels,{{cite news|last=Bonghi|first=Gabrielle|title=Philly producers Les Professionnels hit big time with viral hit 'Cookie Dance'|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/music_nightlife/Les-Professionnels-hit-big-time-with-viral-hit--Cookie-Dance.html|access-date=December 13, 2014|work=Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 21, 2013}} the song peaked at #68 on the UK Singles Chart and was number one in Sweden for a couple of weeks.{{cite magazine|last=Highfill|first=Samantha|title=Chip Chocolate talks 'Cookie Dance', bathing in milk, and a rap battle with the Cookie Monster|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/11/15/chip-chocolate-cookie-dance/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=July 26, 2016|quote=I think the song is real big in Sweden right now. It was number one in Sweden for a while. When they dropped the song it was number one on the hip-hop charts in Sweden for at least a week or two.}}{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/chip%20chocolate/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005101147/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/chip%20chocolate/|archive-date=October 5, 2013|title=CHIP CHOCOLATE|publisher=The Official Charts Company|access-date=October 3, 2013}}
On September 17, 2015, PrankvsPrank won the Streamy Award for the Best Prank Show.{{cite web|url=http://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/5th-annual-nominees-winners/|title=5th Annual Winners & Nominees The Streamys|date=September 17, 2015|work=Streamys}}
In 2016, Wellens and Smith hosted a YouTube Red original series titled Prank Academy, where they taught celebrities how to pull off pranks and graded the individual outcomes. The series premiered on March 30, 2016, and concluded on July 20, 2016. While the full-length episodes were only available to YouTube Red subscribers, Wellens and Smith provided condensed versions featuring the highlights of the pranks free of charge to the public.
On April 11, 2016, PrankvsPrank won the Shorty Award for the Best YouTube Ensemble.{{cite web|title=Ultimate YouTube Guide|url=http://www.ultimateyoutubeguide.com/|access-date=October 16, 2016}}
After Wellens and Smith split in May 2016, Wellens continued posting on PrankvsPrank as a solo effort, while Smith posted on BFvsGF.
BFvsGF
Smith and Wellens also have a channel on YouTube called BFvsGF. On BFvsGF, they posted videos about their lives on a daily basis from 2012 until May 19, 2016. The videos often show them walking around Philadelphia, visiting New York City, or traveling with Contiki Tours. The videos also have frequent guest appearances by other YouTubers, including Louis Cole, Roman Atwood, Alli Speed, Andy Milonakis and Charles Trippy.
It was on this channel that Smith and Wellens introduced the character Chip Chocolate with the video "Fruit Assassin".{{cite web|url=http://socialnewsdaily.com/19390/cookie-dance-is-weird-but-strangely-catchy/|title='Cookie Dance' Is Weird, But Strangely Catchy|publisher=Social News Daily|access-date=December 5, 2013|first=Melissa|last=Stusinski|date=November 13, 2013 }} BFvsGF has more than 9.3 million subscribers and 2.7 billion video views, as of February 2017.{{cite web|title=BFvsGF|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/BFvsGF/about|publisher=PrankvsPrank|access-date=July 9, 2013}}
On May 18, 2016, Wellens and Smith announced on BFvsGF they have decided to place their relationship on "hiatus" and they would be taking a break from vlogging for the foreseeable future. They cited relationship problems and stress from daily vlogging as factors for this break. Wellens announced he would be moving to New York, with Smith remaining in Philadelphia.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0KazRqIJ9U|title=A NEW CHAPTER|date=May 18, 2016|access-date=May 19, 2016|via=YouTube}}
On March 5, 2019, Smith announced that she will be launching an online talk show on BFvsGF, titled Jenuine Talk, where she will discuss various real-life topics with guest stars, having shot two episodes over the winter.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGxP9sCvsyM|title=My Biggest Reveal|date=March 5, 2019|access-date=March 6, 2019|via=YouTube}}
Awards and nominations
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!Year !Award Show !Category !Result !Ref |
| 2015
|Best Prank Show |{{Won}} |
| 2016
|Best YouTube Ensemble |{{Won}} |
References
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External links
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