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Drew Carey ERCY FO ANIMALS GRACKED.COM Drew Carey tried killing himself twice. The first time, he was 18 and tried overdosing on pills. Then he went in for stand-up comedy, which only made things worse, so he tired again while in his twenties. — Source

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Krampus A new Christmas horror classic from Trick 'r Treat director Michael Dougherty, 2015's Krampus brings the ancient holiday demon from German folklore into a modern day setting. As much a comedy as it is a horror film, Krampus works so well thanks to its all-star cast, which includes Adam Scott, David Koechner and Hereditary's Toni Collette. CRACKED.COM — Source

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COMEDY NERD GRACKED.COM CADDYSHACK D A cast of heavy hitters, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Rodney Dangerfield. Maybe my expectations were too high going in, but this movie puts me to sleep. Often referred to by your dad as one of the greatest comedies of all time, this film is losing steam after being seen by younger generations. — Source: VH1

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Issa Rae

Comedy-Writing Advice Don't be afraid to learn as you go. Issa Rae, writer/star of Insecure With Awkward Black Girl specifically, we would release the episodes every month... So I had time to see audience feedback, and sometimes there would be critiques... I was able to use that as feedback to incorporate into the next episode. CRACKED.COM — Backstage

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Bill & Ted

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CRACKED REMEMBER WHEN DANE COOK WAS THE BIGGEST COMEDIAN ON THE PLANET? His 2005 album Retaliation went double platinum and hit top 5 on the Billboard. Не was a must for every comedy movie, but joke-theft accusations had everyone question his act's substance. His bro-y attitude was mainly for bro-y college kids who then grew up. — Source

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PATTON OSWALT tried to get his geek on SUPER NERDS CRACKEDOOM Imagine Big Bang Theory with characters who actually read comic books. Sounds good on paper, especially with Brian Posehn and Sarah SIlverman as fellow nerds, but Comedy Central passed on the clunky pilot. CIf you're curious, you can find — Comedy To Watch YouTube

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM COMMITMENT DEVICE A commitment device is a way of changing incentives SO as to make otherwise empty threats or promises credible. In The Nose Job Jerry is dating a woman he hates but who gives him great sex. The commitment device in this episode is when Jerry has Kramer tear up her phone number to help cut Jerry off. — Source: Yada Yada Yada Econ

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RYAN REYNOLDS

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM RYAN REYNOLDS IS SUCH A FAN OF BETTY WHITE, НЕ CAN'T GET OVER HIS THING FOR HER. Those are her words, and he says he's been her fan for as long as I can remember. — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS Comedy legends influenced KEY & PEELE CRACKED.COM Keegan-Michael Key says his comedy influences are Peter Sellers and Richard Pryor. They are my spirit animals. For Jordan Peele, his 'comedy parents' are Martin Lawrence and Steve Martin. Key decided that Steve Martin Lawrence would be a delicious matchup. — Ranker

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Eric Marlon Bishop is the real name of Jamie Foxx. The stage name came from Foxx's open mic days whenhe realized a unisex name would guarantee him more stage time as comedians running the show would often call female names first. CRACKED.COM — source: Youtube

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COMEDY NERD Turns out, Jim Carrey nearly played Edward Scissorhands in, well, Edward Scissorhands. Не was one of the actors they were looking at-but, at that point (in 1990), Carrey didn't have a lot of experience in drama, and that might have nixed the deal. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM BEFORE SHE JOINED THE CAST OF SEINFELD, JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS WAS ON SNL. She was on the show for three seasons in the early '80s, and she described it this way: Everybody was doing a lot of coke and smoking dope. Everybody would stay up late. — Source

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Kate McKinnon

COMEDY 661 NERD CRACKED.COM Kate McKinnon The SNL star known for characters like a mistreated alien abductee won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2016 for her work on SNL. She was actually the first to win this award for work on SNL itself.

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Drew Carey

Wrestling Celebrities DREW CAREY To promote his improv comedy pay-per-view, Carey entered himself into the 2001 WWE Royal Rumble, eliminating himself from the match after the near-7-foot tall Kane entered the match. Who could blame him? CRACKED.COM — Source: 18 Celebrities Who Got Involved In Pro Wrestling

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IMMEDIATE SEQUELS HAROLD & KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY By the time the first Harold & Kumar is over, Harold has kissed Maria. Guantanamo Bay opens with Harold's immediate shower and Kumar ruining his dreamy kiss recollection with a big dump, because these movies turned the stoner comedy into art. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Chuck Norris

Actors Who Weren't Always In On The Joke Chuck Norris' thumb can carry your movie. After nine seasons of Walker, Texas Ranger, Norris was a B-or even C-list action star at best. In a stroke of comedy genius, the team in Dodgeball needed a thumbs up from Chuck, and his participation became a highlight of the film. CRACKED — 20th Century Studios
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Bo Burnham

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Во Burnham dresses like he's in high school! Wait, Burnham was in high school? Never mind. That's a pretty sweet tie-dye. — YouTube

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM JUDD APATOW CUT WHAT WAS APPARENTLY AN AUTOFELLATIO JOKE FROM YEAR ONE. There was a joke about a certain character who could put a part of his anatomy in his own mouth. I don't think you can say that online. It's not one of the main characters. We removed that. It was definitely one of our favorite jokes, were his exact words. — Source

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Anchorman

COMEDY NERD John C. Reilly almost ended up playing Champ Kind on Anchorman. Не was Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's first choice, but they ended up going with David Koechner. CRACKED.COM — Source

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George Costanza's fiance Susan was killed off because the cast didn't like working with the actress. Jason Alexander said her comedic sensibilities di — Source: Emmy TV Legends

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COMEDY NERD Gilbert Gottfried made some tasteless jokes about Japan, then apologized. N GAL Не made them after an earthquake and tsunami in Japan - and his apology came too late to prevent Aflac from dropping him as spokesman. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The BOB NEWHART Show Comedy legend Bob Newhart started out as an accountant but was so bad at the job he used to take money out of his own pocket to m

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Marianne Bryant fom 'Easy A'

Movie Bullies Easy A MARIANNE BRYANT If anybody ever dares doubt Amanda Bynes' comedic talent, show them Easy A and watch them drown in regret. Marianne is a bully, duh, but she's the worst kind: a Christian cry-bully. It's all about morals and saving souls and the usual excuses to enjoy the cruelty of moral superiority. Because it's like Jesus said: make up rumors to hurt people. CRACKED.COM

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS THERE WAS A TON OF WORK PUT INTO SET DESIGN. WALKHARD Director Jake Kasdan says that compared to a regular comedy, the movie put much more effort into designing very detailed and authentic sets. Seven hotel rooms and three music studios for different time periods were built for the film. CRACKED.COM — The Ringer

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Johnny Knoxville

Wrestling Celebrities JOHNNY KNOXVILLE The comedy stuntman/actor wanted to get into wrestling before he got too old, so he participated in the 2022 WWE Royal Rumble and fought Sami Zayn at WrestleMania 38 with the rest of his Jackass crew. CRACKED.COM — Source: 18 Celebrities Who Got Involved In Pro Wrestling

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Jack Kerouac

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CRACKED.COM SEX DOLLS WERE USED AS ESPIONAGE TOOLS. The JIB, or jack-in-a-box, was regularly used by CIA operatives in Moscow in the '80s. Like in some raunchy comedy, the device would quickly inflate a regular blow-up doll as the agents left their cars, tricking their relentless KGB tails into thinking they were still in the passenger seat. — Source

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Disastrous Comedy 2007 Cavemen Geico's original so easy a caveman could do it ads were pretty funny, but did not warrant their own show. The ABC sitcom only lasted six episodes, and was dubbed one of the worst ever. CRACKED — Source

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM JAMES FRANCO THIS IS THEEND James dies from getting his face eaten in this film which is probably how he wanted to go anyway. Не isn't the worst person, but he does secretly hide food from the rest of the actors while Craig drinks his own urine. Also is it canon that he has sexual misconduct allegations in this universe?

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