A prankster has been badly burned in a wild stunt that backfired spectacularly, with the drama unfolding in front of tens of thousands of stunned fans.

Comedic duo Marty and Michael were guest performers of Nitro Circus at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on Saturday when their routine prank went down in flames.

“It’s a stunt we’ve done a few times, we’ve practised it but during the show I completely messed up,” one of the performers said.

The act involved Michael streaking while Marty played a disgruntled security guard chasing him down with a fiery whip.

The burning whip was supposed to go out once Marty cracked it, but instead the flaming rope became tangled around Michael’s neck.

“My response was to try and get it off my neck but it was wrapped around my neck to the point where I coul

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