TV SERIES · 2011– · USA
Impractical Jokers
- Created by
- Joe Gatto, Sal Vulcano, Brian Quinn
- Network
- TBS, truTV
- Seasons
- 13
- Episodes
- 293
- Studio
- NorthSouth Productions
159 archived facts 8 topics 1 source Last reviewed Nov 2026
This hidden-camera series follows four lifelong friends -- Brian "Q"' Quinn, James "Murr"' Murray, Joe Gatto and Sal Vulcano -- who take dares to an outrageous level. To find out who is best under pressure, the guys compete in awkward and outrageous hidden-camera hijinks with the loser performing what is deemed to be the most-mortifying challenge yet.
159 Interesting Facts About Impractical Jokers
Interesting Facts (37)
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Murray filmed a movie in 1998 called "Damned!", which focuses Jesus Christ as a teenager in modern times. In the episode "Damned If You Do", his punishment was to watch his movie (which he is embarrassed by), and at the end, take credit for it and answer some questions. It's unknown if it had ever been shown prior to then.
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Production Story (51)
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The Jokers have invented a whole cast of imaginary characters for the show, including Larry, Santiago, Forehead Jeff, The Deluca Boys, Irene (that Bitch), Jugs McBulge, Dalton, Uncle Clem, JaCrispy (occasionally not associated with Sal), Tony Gunk (usually linked with Q), Ray Ray, Crangis McBasketball, Eugena Whosehole, Donna (Who had it coming), Anfernee (Who steals toner cartridges), Chandra in Textiles, Gregorio, Beth, Stephen, Darcy O'Queef, Dr. Shrimp Puerto Rico, Mother Coconuts and Paul Deluca (not to be confused with the Deluca Boys).
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Murray made a film in 1998 called 'Damned!' The film portrays Jesus Christ as a young man in modern times. In the episode 'Damned If You Do', his punishment was to watch this film, which he was embarrassed by, and ultimately to take responsibility for the film and answer questions. It is not known whether the film had been shown before.
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In one of Sal's punishments, he had to give a presentation on not sweating the small stuff. During the presentation, clips were shown of him violating the sanctity of the other three Jokers' homes, for example by walking around naked. In one of Murr's punishments, he had to entertain children and then watched a livestream in which he trashed the other three Jokers' homes, for example by smashing their televisions.
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While working as a firefighter, Q was also a podcaster, and he was doing this before the show began. He was (and still is) the third member of the award-winning podcast "Tell 'Em Steve-Dave" along with Bryan Johnson and Walt Flanagan from Comic Book Men, whom he met while interning with Kevin Smith. He later started a podcast called "What Say You?" with fellow joker Sal Vulcano. He considers podcasting his favorite thing in life.
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In the episode "Wrong Playwright" and other episodes, it is said that Q was left by his fiancée before his wedding. In reality, Q left his fiancée and the apartment they shared at 3 a.m., taking only the Joker statue and leaving everything else behind. He never saw her again and only communicated with her briefly.
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Joe and Murr were once the only jokers who had been married, but on December 31, 2021, Joe and his wife Bessy announced that they had decided to divorce and 'go their separate ways' after 8 years of marriage. This was cited as one of the reasons for Joe Gatto leaving 'Impractical Jokers'; he said he needed to focus on 'co-parenting' his children. It was not clarified whether this was a temporary or permanent change. Season 10 was the first season without one member.
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The jokers created many fictional characters for the show: Larry, Santiago, Forehead Jeff, The Deluca Boys, Irene (that Bitch), Jugs McBulge, Dalton, Uncle Clem, JaCrispy (sometimes not associated with Sal), Tony Gunk (a character usually associated with Q), Ray Ray, Crangis McBasketball, Eugena Whosehole, Donna (Who had it coming), Anfernee (who steals toner cartridges), Chandra in Textiles, Gregorio, Beth, Stephen, Darcy O'Queef, Dr. Shrimp Puerto Rico, Mother Coconuts and Paul Deluca (not to be confused with the Deluca Boys).
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In 1995, Brian Quinn, that is Q, appeared on the Howard Stern Show. After buying the book 'Miss America', Q called the program, and Howard told him to find photos of his wife being thrown into a meat grinder, himself giving the Hitler salute, and himself being circumcised. When Q nervously said he could not find the photos, Howard called him an 'idiot.'
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Murray made a film called 'Damned!' in 1998. The film portrays Jesus Christ as a young man in modern times. In the episode 'Damned If You Do', his punishment was to watch this film, which he was embarrassed by, and finally to take responsibility for the film and answer questions. It is not known whether the film had been shown before.
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In one of Sal's punishments, he had to give a presentation on not sweating the small stuff. During the presentation, clips were shown of him violating the sanctity of the other three Jokers' homes, for example walking around naked. In one of Murr's punishments, he had to entertain children and then watched a live stream of himself trashing the other three Jokers' homes, for example smashing their televisions.
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Behind the Scenes (14)
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Contains a major spoiler — show
In one of Sal's punishments he had to give a talk about not sweating the small stuff, while clips played of the other three Jokers violating the sanctity of his home, for example by getting naked there. In one of Murr's, he had to entertain children and was then shown a live feed of the other three trashing his home, for example by smashing his television.
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Characters & Cast (29)
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While working as a firefighter, Q was also a podcaster, and he was doing this before the show began. He was the third member (and still is) of the award-winning podcast "Tell 'Em Steve-Dave" along with Bryan Johnson and Walt Flanagan from Comic Book Men, whom he met while interning for Kevin Smith. He later started a podcast called "What Say You?" with fellow joker Sal Vulcano. He considers podcasting his favorite thing in life.
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In the "Wrong Playwright" episode and others, it is said that Q was left by his fiancée before his wedding. In reality, Q left his fiancée and the apartment they shared at 3 a.m., taking only the Joker statue and leaving everything behind. He never saw her again and only communicated with her briefly.
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Joe and Murr were once the only jokers who were married, but on December 31, 2021, Joe and his wife Bessy announced that they had decided to divorce and "go their separate ways" after 8 years of marriage. This was cited as one of the reasons Joe Gatto left "Impractical Jokers"; he said he needed to focus on "co-parenting" his children. It was not clarified whether this was a break or a permanent change. Season 10 was the first season without one member.
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The jokers created many fictional characters for the show: Larry, Santiago, Forehead Jeff, The Deluca Boys, Irene (that Bitch), Jugs McBulge, Dalton, Uncle Clem, JaCrispy (sometimes not associated with Sal), Tony Gunk (a character usually associated with Q), Ray Ray, Crangis McBasketball, Eugena Whosehole, Donna (Who had it coming), Anfernee (who stole toner cartridges), Chandra in Textiles, Gregorio, Beth, Stephen, Darcy O'Queef, Dr. Shrimp Puerto Rico, Mother Coconuts and Paul Deluca (not to be confused with the Deluca Boys).
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In 1995, Brian Quinn, that is Q, appeared on the Howard Stern Show. After buying the book "Miss America," Q called the program, and Howard told him to find photos of his wife being thrown into a meat grinder, himself giving a Nazi salute, and himself being circumcised. When Q nervously said he could not find the photos, Howard called him an "idiot."
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Easter Eggs & References (1)
Deeper Meaning (2)
Career & Awards (6)
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Before the show, while he was still a firefighter, Q was already a podcaster. He was (and still is) the third member of the award-winning podcast "tell em Steve Dave," with Comic book men Bryan Johnson and Walt Flanagan, whom he met while interning with Kevin Smith. He has since also started a podcast with fellow joker Sal Vulcano called "What Say You?" He says podcasting is his favorite thing to do in life.
Impractical Jokers (2011): Sal VulcanoImage: Wikimedia Commons · Neal Brennan, CC BY 3.0 - #137
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In 1995, Q/ (Brian Quinn) phoned in to "the Howard Stern show" after buying the book "Miss America". Howard told Q to find the pictures of his wife being tossed into a meat grinder, of Howard saluting Hitler and of Howard being Circumcized. When Q nervously said he couldn't find them, Howard called him a douchebag.
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Life & Family (19)
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Joe and Murr were once the only married jokers, but on December 31, 2021 Joe and his wife Bessy announced that after 8 years of marriage they were divorcing and would "Go their separate ways." This was given as one of the reasons Joe Gatto stepped away from "Impractical Jokers": he said he needed to focus on "co-parenting" his children. It hasn't been announced whether it's a break or a permanent change. Season 10 was the first with a member missing.
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