The big cracker jack prize was her crying. That's what they wanted on tape. They wanted her just blown away. Fast forward to one month. The pranksters have been eagerly waiting for the show to air.
Weeks go by and they start to worry that they've been discovered and that it's all over.
Then finally, the big day arrives. Rumours of the hoax had been circulating in the Toronto comedy clubs for weeks. A Toronto comedy writer saw the show, recognized the comedians and broke the story. For a few days, the story of the hoax was everywhere. The four comedians suddenly became folk heros, ordinary people who duped a big-time American talk show host.