ending ▁to ▁interview ▁cele brit ies ▁at ▁red ▁car pet ▁events , ▁only ▁to ▁mock ▁them ▁instead . ▁This ▁segment ▁closely ▁copies ▁what ▁origin ated ▁on ▁The ▁Howard ▁Stern ▁Show ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁when ▁Stern ▁and ▁his ▁writers ▁began ▁sending ▁intern s ▁( most ▁not ably ▁St utter ing ▁John ▁Mel ende z ) ▁to ▁ask ▁cele brit ies ▁embar rass ing ▁questions ▁on ▁the ▁red ▁car pet . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁then - fif teen - year - old ▁Ryan ▁P ink ston ▁pos ed ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁from ▁a ▁children ' s ▁television ▁program , ▁and ▁would ▁ins ult ▁the ▁cele brit ies . ▁During ▁season ▁two , ▁the ▁produ cers ▁then ▁chose ▁a ▁foreign ▁inter v iewer ▁accompanied ▁by ▁her ▁interpreter ▁who ▁would ▁then ▁ask ▁in ane ▁questions ▁to ▁the ▁guests . ▁Several ▁actors , ▁like ▁J ill ▁Wagner , ▁M asi ▁O ka , ▁B . J . ▁Nov ak , ▁C ait lyn ▁Taylor ▁Love , ▁D ax ▁She p ard , ▁and ▁a ▁then - unknown ▁Bill ▁H ader ▁were ▁accomp lices ▁in ▁the ▁pr anks . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁finale ▁a ired ▁on ▁MTV ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁early ▁June ▁with ▁the ▁Punk ' d ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Rev ival ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁New ▁York ▁Magazine ▁revealed ▁that ▁Punk ' d ▁was ▁being ▁rev ived ▁with ▁Justin ▁B ie ber ▁replacing