Halloween is almost upon us, which means that The Simpsons’ beloved annual special “Treehouse of Horror” is only lagging behind the holiday by a couple of days. Thanks to Fox’s annoying insistence that broadcasting the World […]
Despite the fact that he still just can’t get over the fact that NBC fired Shane Gillis for publicly making racist and homophobic comments, Lorne Michaels seems a tad less broken up about the recent nixing […]
Whether he’s starring in popular movies or misguided novelty restaurants, Garfield the cat is still culturally relevant. But long before he was shilling for Big Drone, Garfield starred in one of the most memorably freaky children’s […]
Even after 16, soon-to-be 17 seasons, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is breaking new ground in bad taste. And that’s why it’s so great. It’s Always Sunny creator and star Rob McElhenney recently shared a […]
Who got back even quicker? Here are the five SNL hosts who returned the fastest… 5 Tie: Buck Henry and Steve Martin: 126 Days Maybe the hosting talent pool wasn’t as deep in the early days of Saturday […]
Even in its 36th season, The Simpsons is still finding ways to keep fans engaged. First it was the fake-out series finale season premiere, then we got an episode that randomly brought back a character who most fans […]
Can you believe that there are people out there who just show up at movie theaters and decide what to see based on posters and vibes? Who don’t have Google alerts set up to let them know […]
To most of us, Jay Leno is just a vaguely annoying former talk show host who occasionally makes headlines for nearly dying in fiery vintage car wrecks. But you’d probably have a lot more animosity toward […]
Money is handy. It lets you buy stuff, and stuff is great. And if you have a lot of money, you can buy ALL the stuff, and the whole world will be at your mercy. […]
Mere months after coming unnervingly close to killing off Conan O’Brien, Hot Ones just hosted another comedy icon of sorts: Peter Griffin. The popular YouTube show, which is predicated on the idea that celebrities will only abandon regurgitated […]
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, […]
It’s no secret to anyone who’s been to a movie theater lately that Hollywood is out of ideas. If it’s not the seventh installment of a blockbuster franchise, it’s an adaptation of a fortune cookie or a […]
Seth Meyers confessed to Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live that he hasn’t gotten around to seeing Saturday Night yet, so maybe it’s no surprise that none of the original cast’s characters appears on his rapid-fire countdown […]
Michael O’Donoghue’s second go-around as a writer for Saturday Night Live didn’t go as well as the first. Brought back after Lorne Michaels and the original cast headed out for parts unknown, O’Donoghue, the show’s new […]
“I’m Chevy Chase, and you’re not” was a cute catchphrase to launch Weekend Update on an unsuspecting nation, but it also turned out to be prophetic. While the fake news desk made stars of comedians […]
Michael Keaton is hosting Saturday Night Live tonight, presumably to promote his latest movie, while also ensuring that every Halloween party in America contains at least seven to nine dudes dressed like Beetlejuice. Keaton’s first outing […]
Garfield debuted in 1978, and most of its regular gags were born shortly thereafter. Garfield liked to sleep, he loved lasagna and he hated Mondays. Nearly 50 years later, he’s pretty much doing the same thing […]
Depending on how hefty a tuition bill the screenwriter has to pay, most movies rely on its characters behaving in ways real people never would just to move the plot forward, but none more than horror movies. That’s […]
Ruth. Gehrig. Mantle. DiMaggio. Costanza? Against all odds, George Louis Costanza has become one of the most famous members of the New York Yankees organization. The real-life Yankees even gave away George bobbleheads at a game […]
Nobody thinks they’ve got an accent, which means they really notice when someone is imitating their accent so badly that it borders on mockery. For instance, most Americans would describe their own speech as “normal,” but have you […]