Definitive proof that Ellen DeGeneres is the true queen of pranks

I have an obsession with watching Ellen DeGeneres pranking videos. Just the other day I spent a solid six hours watching DeGeneres scare the shit out of her talk show guests using a variety of tactics: clowns popping out of boxes, men dressed like Elsa, men dressed like Taylor Alison Swift…the list goes on and on. DeGeneres is so good at pulling fast ones on celebrities, either by freaking them out or having them dupe other people unsuspectingly (like when Adele went to Jamba Juice and did a whole bunch of crazy stuff that DeGeneres told her to via earpiece).

Here’s why DeGeneres is so good: You think she’s not going to do anything, and then—bam!—Jennifer Lopez is yelling expletives on daytime TV because DeGeneres scared her with someone dressed like a cougar. Ashton Kutcher should be shaking in his boots right now, because DeGeneres is actually the Grand Supreme of Pranks. Want proof? Watch these 13 clips, below, and be transformed.

When she made Taylor Swift literally topple over.

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Or the time Sarah Paulson couldn’t handle this clown.

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When Lea Michele was so fed up with DeGeneres’ pranking, she vowed to never go on her show again.

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The time Selena Gomez was just talking about Taylor Swift but was hit with a scare.

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When Kate Hudson didn’t see DeGeneres’ lackey coming.

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The time DeGeneres got Emma Watson to mess with this nanny.

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