20 TV Shows That Literally Everyone Would Like
Gone are the days when there were three sitcoms, and you just had to pick which one to be a fan of. Now, there are so many different series out there that you’d never be able […]
Category: Funny
10 Hilarious ‘Far Side’ Comics About Halloween Monsters
Other than being monsters, what do Frankenstein, the Wolfman, Godzilla and Dracula all have in common? Well, for one thing, they were all subjects of some pretty hilarious Far Side comics by Gary Larson. 1 Godzilla’s Inadequacy 2 […]
The New ‘Simpsons’ Short May Have Retired a Classic Running Gag for Good
Ever since being acquired by the Mouse House, The Simpsons has been producing a number of synergistic shorts for Disney+, combining the world of Springfield with Disney-owned franchises like Star Wars and Marvel — but sadly not Die Hard […]
The Biggest Laugh Ever in ‘The Simpsons’ Writers’ Room Came from ‘Treehouse of Horror II’
All October long, Cracked is catching up with some of the greatest writers in Simpsons history to discuss the most beloved segments from the “Treehouse of Horror” series. From the cursed monkey’s paw to Krusto the Clown, […]
50 Years Later, Does the First Episode of ‘SNL’ Hold Up?
With the Saturday Night movie opening nationwide, you might be tempted to jump on Peacock and watch the first-ever episode of Saturday Night (not yet with Live in its title). Of course it’s interesting from a historical perspective but I […]
Bill Murray Used His ‘Meatballs’ Motivational Speech to Inspire ‘SNL’s Worst Cast
There likely wasn’t a path to a win for Jean Doumanian when she took the reins from Lorne Michaels at Saturday Night Live in 1980. The show not only lost Michaels but all of the original […]
Was John Cleese Always This Bad?
These days, John Cleese is as well known for his comedy career as he is for his “being an embarrassingly out-of-touch curmudgeon” career. Whether it’s complaining about imaginary persecution, feuding with his former collaborators or continually raging against […]
5 Experiments in Cloning That Ended in Disaster
There are many reasons for cloning — terrible reasons, mostly. For example, Barbra Streisand cloned her dog Samantha twice, apparently out of devotion to her. Neither of the new pups are Samantha resurrected, so she […]
This Was Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s One Note for the Casa Bonita Documentary
If you love stories about wealthy cartoonists pouring millions of dollars into Mexican novelty restaurants riddled with building code violations, boy do we have the movie for you. The new documentary ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor! […]
Rob McElhenney Reveals Hilarious Note That Standards and Practices Had for Season 17 of ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 17 is in the works, which means that the FX Standards and Practices Department is, once again, duty bound to ask Rob McElhenney whether it’s really necessary for him to […]
21 Episodes That Ruined Entire TV Series
What makes television unique as a storytelling medium is that it’s broken up into so many little chunks. Think about it: When was the last time you read a book or watched a movie 10 […]
Seven Sitcoms That Got Seriously Retooled After Season One
First impressions are everything — except when they’re not. While most sitcoms that struggle in their first season get the ax, there have been occasions when a network is so invested in the success of […]
5 Unassuming Cities That Secretly Control the World
Our world exists thanks to a network of roads and ships that move goods in every direction. That means you can get your socks from any of countless suppliers, which is good news if 75 […]
21 Cartoons for Kids That Deserve Gritty Reboots
There was an era between the mid-2000s and the mid-2010s when Hollywood was obsessed with dark reimaginings of existing IP. It started with Christopher Nolan’s Batman, spread to just about every other superhero, sank its claws into […]
Have Any ‘Simpsons’ Fans Actually Named Their Babies Bort?
As of this week, it’s been 30 years since the Simpson family visited the Violent-ist Place on Earth: Itchy & Scratchyland. The Season Six episode is fondly remembered for a not-so-subtle dig at the sordid life […]
24 of the Best Video Game Storylines of All Time
Even at their most pixelated, video games have always been narrative-driven. We’ve come a long way from the days when the premise of a video game was usually something along the lines of “two paddles hitting a […]
Ranking ‘Saturday Night’s Not Ready for Primetime Players By How Well They Evoke the Original Cast
Saturday Night Live has long been known for its stars’ impressions of everyone from current politicians like Kamala Harris to historical figures like Vincent Price. Saturday Night, the movie set in the moments before its series premiere, isn’t […]
5 Creepy Ways to Figure Out When Someone Died
We’ve found a corpse, and it’s your job to determine the time of death. How do you do it? They weren’t wearing an analog watch that conveniently shattered at the relevant moment, and they also […]
Kate McKinnon Had An Insane Ritual to Stay Awake for ‘Saturday Night Live’
While Kate McKinnon has said she’d like to return to Saturday Night Live sometime during its 50th anniversary season (“It’s not too far of a train ride” from her New York home), she doesn’t get back to 30 […]
Pete Rose Joked About Betting on Baseball With David Letterman
Pete Rose may have been Major League Baseball’s career hits leader but he’ll never make the game’s Hall of Fame. Rose, who died yesterday at 83, blew that chance by gambling on the game he […]