play a joke on vs pull a fast one on

play a joke on and pull a fast one on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
play a joke on	No	No	Yes	No
pull a fast one on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, play a joke on and pull a fast one on are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of play a joke on include flim-flam, fob, fox, play a trick on, play tricks, trick.

play a joke on (verb)	pull a fast one on (verb)
subject to a playful hoax or joke	deceive somebody
deceive somebody