‘Impractical Jokers’ At 10: Stars Explain Why Embarrassing Each Other On Long-Running TruTV Show Remains So Popular
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Before the three creators of TruTV’s Impractical Jokers promote the 10th season premiere of their hit unscripted comedy, Sal Vulcano, Brian “Q” Quinn and James “Murr” Murray have a confession to make: there’s actually no real meaning behind the title of their long-running sketch show.
In fact, there’s nothing remotely impractical about the show’s premise, which involves the three lifelong friends embarrassing each other in public with outrageous dares. “That name was thrust upon us in the early stages of the network,” admits Vulcano to Deadline. “We were like, who even uses the word impractical?
It felt so clunky to us. To be honest, out of the gate, the show was originally called Mission Uncomfortable. When Impractical Jokers first came out, I was like, ‘we are going to be mocked roundly.’ It was the most clunky, unfunny, confusing name that I ever heard.” Here, Vulcano, Quinn and Murray talk about their 10th season (which will be simulcast on across TruTV and TBS), along with why the show continues to resonate with audiences (it lured 6.1 million viewers in season 9), and how they will end it if and when the TruTV suits decide enough is enough. DEADLINE Explain the secrets of your success. JAMES MURRAY Good question.
It’s not sex appeal, that’s for damn sure. I think we remind people of the friends they have, or used to have when they grew up.
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