When April 1 rolls around, everybody’s got to have their guards up. Colin Jost learned that the hard way this year, when Michael Che played an “evil” April Fool’s Day joke on him during Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update, and Sarah Polley’s daughter chose violence, sending the Oscar winner a letter to say her award was being rescinded. Usher got in on the fun too, pranking concert-goers at his Saturday show with the promise of a “special surprise” involving Beyoncé, but when Queen Bey failed to take the stage, her fans hit up social media to voice their displeasure.
The “U Got It Bad” singer headlined opening day of the Dreamville Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 1, and at one point, he stopped and asked the audience if they’d heard he’d been hyping a surprise for that night’s performance. He then proceeded to introduce Beyoncé. The April Fool’s Day prank went viral, and you can see it all play out below:
