Rebel Wilson says her experience as a high school prankster prepared her for new film Senior Year

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Rebel Wilson dropped by the Today Show on Thursday to promote her upcoming comedy film Senior Year.The 42-year-old Australian actress looked vibrant in a fuzzy yellow dress and jacket as she chatted about the high school comedy, before returning later in the broadcast in a gorgeous pink suit.The comedian joked about her history of pulling off pranks on the teachers and other students at her high school, which helped prepare her for her role in Senior Year.

Talk show circuit: Rebel Wilson, 42, looked glamorous in a neon yellow dress and jacket as she arrived at the Today Show in New York City on Thursday.

She chatted about how her history as a prankster influenced her high school comedy Senior Year Rebel stars in the film as the cheer captain Stephanie Conway, who suffers a head injury ahead of her senior prom that puts her in a two-decade coma.She awakens to find that the world — and her own body — have changed considerably.

Despite now being 37, she re-enrolls in school to graduate on her own terms. The Today Show's Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie initially sat down with Rebel to chat about the roots of her role and how being a prankster'I was very studious,' she said of her school years, 'But also I liked to do a lot of pranks.' Take two: She stars in Senior Year as the cheer captain Stephanie Conway, who suffers a head injury ahead of her senior prom that puts her in a two-decade coma.