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# Late-Night Highlight: Michael Cera Talks Punking Sundance Film Festival

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## Video: Late-Night Highlight: Michael Cera Talks Punking Sundance Film Festival

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_Published 2014-08-26. Michael Cera stopped by “Late Show” and explained how he punked the audience at a Sundance Film Festival by getting his friend to ask him a question about his nonexistent son, Amos._


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## Transcript

For your late night highlights Michael Cerra stopped by th Late Show and revealed the epic way he punked the crowd at Sundance Film Festival Q & A. The actor told his friend in the audience to ask a two- part question if he was called on. The first part is when is the last time you saw your son Amos. And the second part is, if you're so sure he's not your son why don't you take the DNA test? Cerra said the entire audience went. Silent after his friend asked that question. He just played it off and, and asked people to stick to questions about the movie. But the crowd turned on his friend. Letterman told Sarah he deserves to be banned from Sundance for life after that prank.

The actor was at the festival to promote Crystal Fairy and the Magical Cactus, a movie about a group searching for, as IMDB describes it ,. Fabled hallucinogen. Sounds almost as interesting as the prank. Almost. Fans were pretty excited about Cera's appearance on the show, saying he was too funny.

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