TG4 Pulled Off a Simple But Effective Halloween Prank Live On Air Last Night

TG4's on-air Halloween prank is becoming somewhat of a tradition, with last year's weather stunt going viral all over the world.

The Irish broadcaster got global attention when their weather presenter was 'struck by lightning' and disappeared mid-broadcast on Halloween night 2016.

Video via YouTube/TG4

It seems this year the Halloween budget wouldn't stretch as far as those fancy special effects, so they made do with a few Snapchat filters instead.

Simple but effective.

Video via YouTube/TG4