Caroline Bryan is well-known for her hilarious “Pranksmas” hijinks, but this time, she opted to carry the holiday tradition into the American Idol audition room. Her husband, country superstar Luke Bryan, introduced social media followers to “our newest ANNOYING crew member” after Caroline dropped in for a memorable appearance on the singing competition show.
Luke shared a video on Instagram, which kicks off with the distracting sound of piano keys as “crew member” Caroline cleans. A voice off-camera says “Thanks, I think it’s clean. Thank you,” to get the crew member to stop, and Luke observes that the mysterious crew member was “aggressive on the piano.”
American Idol hopeful Schyler Dixon, 27, walks into the audition room, interrupted by the alarm on someone’s phone. The Nashville-born makeup artist — who turned out to be a fake contestant — broke into a rendition of “My Church” by Maren Morris for her audition… but was interrupted by the sound of the “ANNOYING crew member” crunching into a bag of chips.
That’s when fellow American Idol judge Katy Perry got up from her seat and snatched the chips from the crew member’s hand as Luke and Lionel Richie stared, bewildered. Luke urged the crew member to “chill” as she approached Perry to retrieve her chips. Perry eventually revealed that the crew member is really Caroline, and Luke couldn’t help but laugh.
“Luke and I have a history of pranks. We met in college, and we just would constantly prank each other,” Caroline, dubbed a “prank legend,” explains in a clip filmed earlier in the day. American Idol showed a highlight reel of some of the best pranks the family has pulled over the years. “This is gonna be so much fun because Katy (Perry) is in on this.”
Caroline and Perry agreed that the “prank legend” would annoy everyone, but Perry would be the one to “have it” with her. “After all the stuff he’s done to me, he deserves it,” Caroline said with a smile. Luke even shared a throwback prank he pulled on Caroline ahead of American Idol, captioning that the Idol joke was “her revenge.” Watch the full clip here: