Chop & Steele

Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett are childhood best friends who started with children's pranks. They became interested in a McDonald's training video. They started collecting unusual outsider VHS tapes and organized the Found Footage Festival. They went into pranking local morning shows with silly characters and that's where they got into trouble with their characters, Chop & Steele.

At its core, this is a story about two best friends doing a lifelong calling. It is the silliness of outsider comedy and grind of the work. It is sweet. I remember seeing these guys here and there but not knowing the whole story. The boys should have counter-sued for ruining their comedy skit and asked for a McDonald's coupon. The AGT bit is unexpected and perfect if only the show is funny enough to air it.