Cracked Archive - Comedy

'Groundhog Day' Was Inspired By (Of All Things) Anne Rice's Vampires
How Lestat the freaking Vampire got Bill Murray stuck in time.
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok
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Reminder: 'Maus' Author Art Spiegelman Also Invented The Garbage Pail Kids
'Maus' isn't the first time Spiegelman's work is banned from classrooms.
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok
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4 Comedy Lessons We Learned From 90s Kids Shows
Awww, here it goes.
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- By Matt Solomon
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'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia': Dennis Reynolds Is The Ultimate Supervillain
He didn't start out as a full-blown supervillain, but now he just might be the apex, the final form, the thing we should all rightly fear: I am talking about Dennis Reynolds.
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- By Chris Pauls
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Jerry Seinfeld vs. George Carlin: The Case for Cursing in Comedy
Does profanity make comedy edgy or just plain lazy?
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- By Matt Solomon
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Saturday Night Live's Jay Z Story: Sketch of the Week
Starring ... Mike O'Brien?
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- By Matt Solomon
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When We Become the Punchline
Are you ready to be the butt of the joke?
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- By Matt Solomon
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Before There Was Tiktok, There Was The Weird World of Vine
Vine gave us comedy goodness, six seconds at a time.
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- By JD Roberson
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Why The 9/11 Issue Maybe Wasn’t Great For 'The Onion'
Did one comedy masterpiece change The Onion forever?
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- By Chris Karwowski
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Dwayne Johnson: His Secrets To Becoming A Comedy Rock Star
Laugh or he'll crush your spine.
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- By Jonah N.
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Mitchell and Webb Get Cooking: Sketch of the Week
Do fish have balls?
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- By Matt Solomon
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Is Comedy's Next Breakout Star on TikTok?
The next Bo Burnham is probably creating TikToks.
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- By JD Roberson
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'Rick and Morty' Explained through the Dan Harmon Story Circle
Rick and Morty are going on a hero's journey.
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- By Matt Solomon
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'Arrested Development's Carl Weathers: Behind The Scenes And Why His Character Works
Carl got a stew going and deserves the credit.
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- By Andrew Wheat
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Was A Canadian Sock Inspiration For Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog?
Before there was Triumph, a cigar-chomping Canadian sock traded insults with celebs.
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- By Matt Solomon
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