Sometimes, it takes a really awful, borderline-cruel prank from a friend to cheer you up. That was especially the case for Jennifer Lawrence [1], who was steeped in sadness after her breakup with Darren Aronofsky [2] in November 2017. The couple had been dating for about a year, keeping their relationship relatively private [3]. In fact, they didn't make their red carpet debut [4] until September, two months before their split! In the wake of the breakup, Jennifer's good friend Amy Schumer [5] decided she'd try to cheer her up.

On Watch What Happens Live, Jennifer described the prank Amy played [6] as a way of, um, comforting her heartbroken friend. "When Darren and I first broke up, I told [Amy] and I was really sad," she said. "The next day I got a bouquet of flowers delivered and I said, 'What is this?' I bring the bouquet of flowers in and there was a note that says, 'I'm so sorry to hear you're gonna die alone. Love, Amy.'" It's just the kind of prank only a close friend could play and just the kind of off-brand and dark humour that will make you laugh, even on a sad day.