BrianVanHooker New York
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- Brian VanHooker
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- July 26, 2022
About Me
Brian VanHooker is a New York-based writer specializing in comedy, pop culture, food (especially pizza) and long-form oral histories. He is the Senior Staff Writer at CRACKED and was a staff writer at MEL Magazine. He has written for Inside Hook, Inverse, Maxim, Men's Health and more. He's the co-creator of the comic book/cartoon series 'Barnum & Elwood' and 'The Tramp,' an award-winning comedy pilot starring John O'Hurley. He also hosts a TMNT interview podcast called Turtle Tracks and was once called a "Good Guy" by Mr. T.
What to Get the ‘Seinfeld,’ ‘South Park’ or ‘Simpsons’ Superfan in Your Life
Just in time for Festivus
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What Makes the Perfect Gag Gift?
Gag gift experts offer their advice on the perfect present to generate a laugh
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‘You Need Many Years of Therapy’: 20 Trivia Tidbits About ‘Bad Santa’ on Its 20th Anniversary
Billy Bob Thornton went a bit too method with the drinking aspect of his character
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‘They’re Zany to the Max’: An Evening with the Stars of ‘Animaniacs in Concert’
Yakko, Wakko and Dot in A minor
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‘I’m Hysterical! I’m Having Hysterics!’: 56 Trivia Tidbits About ‘The Producers’ on Its 56th Anniversary
Mel Brooks originally saw ‘The Producers’ as a novel, then a play, then a film
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‘The Heck Do Ya Mean?’: 15 Trivia Tidbits About ‘Fargo’
Based on a true story (not really)
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Rodney Dangerfield’s Widow Tells the Story of How Rodney Crafted the World’s First Viagra Joke
‘I started a new diet. Viagra and prune juice…’
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‘Gizmo Caca!’: 15 Trivia Tidbits About ‘Gremlins’
Rhesus monkeys almost played the gremlins
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‘Good Lord, the Little Stoner’s Got a Point’: 15 Trivia Tidbits About ‘Dogma’
The most ambitious film in Kevin Smith’s career was also the one he was most terrified to direct
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Meet the Officially Sanctioned #1 ‘Simpsons’ Fan
Alex Ortega has been called ‘The Simpsons’ number one fan by no less an authority than Matt Groening himself
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