Cracked Archive - Movies & TV

Santa Claus Has Been A Violent Badass in Comedies for Years
Long before ‘Violent Night,’ ‘South Park,’ Weird Al and other comedy greats tried their hand at an ass-kicking Santa
- Authors
- By JM McNab
- Published
- Comments
-
2
‘South Park’: Meet the Teen Who Went Viral for Turning Her Bedroom into a Shrine to Randy Marsh
She’s also declared him her husband. So that’s Mrs. Marsh to you, thank you very much
- Authors
- By Brian VanHooker
- Published
- Comments
-
6
‘Miracle on 34th Street’: The Anti-Capitalist Satire Hiding Inside A Family Classic
‘Miracle on 34th Street’ could have more accurately been titled ‘Santa Claus Conquers Capitalism.’
- Authors
- By JM McNab
- Published
- Comments
-
3
People Would Like James Corden More If He Were Simply Peter the Rabbit All the Time
Even when ordering a salad, he’s far more palatable as a woodland creature
- Authors
- By Jocelyn Coffman
- Published
- Comments
-
2
Steve Martin’s ‘Pink Panther’ Remake Somehow Kept The Franchise Alive
With an assist from Beyoncé.
- Authors
- By JM McNab
- Published
- Comments
-
4
Sign up for the Cracked Newsletter
Get the best of Cracked sent directly to your inbox!
10 Years Later, It’s Still Crazy That ‘21 Jump Street’ Actually Worked
Channing Tatum trying to be funny? The guys who made ‘Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs’ doing an R-rated buddy-cop movie? It seemed like a dumb idea, but this big-screen redo of a cheesy 1980s TV show isn’t just hysterical — it helped change the careers of everyone involved
- Authors
- By Tim Grierson
- Published
- Comments
-
1
Funniest Moments of Actors Making Fun of Themselves in Comedies
Say what you will about self-deprecating humor — that crap is funny, y’all.
- Authors
- By Zanandi Botes
- Published
- Comments
-
5
In Praise of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Comedy Chops
He was The Master… of comic timing
- Authors
- By JM McNab
- Published
- Comments
-
2
How the ‘Woody Allen Font’ Has Been Reclaimed
Its return subversively spells out exactly what modern filmmakers think of him
- Authors
- By JM McNab
- Published
- Comments
-
10
Throwaway Jokes That Required A Lot More Work Than You'd Think
Sometimes, coming up with a good joke takes more effort than simply feeling inspired and tweeting an Updog equivalent while enjoying some me-time on the toilet.
- Authors
- By Zanandi Botes
- Published
- Comments
-
2
‘The Polar Express’: How Robert Zemeckis Turned Tom Hanks Into An Uncanny Valley Monster
In the 2004 animated film, America’s most beloved movie star looks less like a human and more like three raccoons in a trench coat
- Authors
- By Zanandi Botes
- Published
- Comments
-
2
I Supplied the Coke, Guns and Cash for ‘Scarface’
Legendary prop master John Zemansky tells us how he secured enough blow for a herd of elephants and enough weaponry for a small army while working on the 1983 classic.
- Authors
- By Brian VanHooker
- Published
- Comments
-
2
Christmas Specials from Franchises That Had No Business Having A Christmas Special
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ isn’t even close to being the weirdest one
- Authors
- By Maxwell Yezpitelok
- Published
- Comments
-
11
The Hidden Climate Doom Lurking in ‘The Office’ Winter Episodes
Will Dunder Mifflin destroy humanity as we know it?
- Authors
- By JM McNab
- Published
- Comments
-
1
Is Daniel Craig Just Doing a Foghorn Leghorn Impersonation in the ‘Knives Out’ Movies?: An Investigation
His Benoit Blanc might sound like a giant cartoon rooster — and share the last name of the man who originally voiced that giant cartoon rooster — but does that make that giant cartoon rooster his actual inspiration?
- Authors
- By Brian VanHooker
- Published
- Comments
-
0