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In today’s TV roundup, Netflix released the official trailer for Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz’s improve show, and Disney Plus announced that its original series “It’s A Dog’s Life with Bill Farmer” will premiere May 15.

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TBS has set the Season 2 premiere of comedy game show “The Misery Index” for May 14 at 10:30 p.m. Host Jameela Jamil and panelists The Tenderloins from truTV’s “Impractical Jokers” will return to judge how well two teams can rate real-life events on the misery index, a ranking system created by psychologists. Special themed episodes will include dueling grandmothers, a showdown between motherlands and a visit from one of The Tenderloins’ relatives.

AMC has announced that its three-part series “Quiz” will premiere May 31 at 10 p.m., with the second and third episodes airing the following weeks but being available to stream immediately on May 31. “Quiz” tells the real-life story...

I don’t watch a lot of television. Seeing well over 300 movies a year will do that to you, as you might imagine. However, when I do opt for TV over a film, it’s almost always something silly to just sit back and enjoy. One of the few programs I always make time for is Impractical Jokers, the long running TruTV show that has built up a dedicated following over the years. This week, the four Jokers head to the big screen for Impractical Jokers: The Movie. To honor that, today we’ll be doing a slightly different Spotlight on the Stars piece, opting to highlight, yes, the Impractical Jokers. The Impractical Jokers are, of course, Joe Gatto, James Murray, Brian Quinn (Q for short), and Sal Vulcano. The four have been friends for decades and came to prominence with YouTube videos initially, before getting the show, which has...

Been missing the Impractical Jokers? Well, the wait for their return is almost over as Murr, Q, Joe and Sal get ready to hit the road in their first ever trip to the big screen in Impractical Jokers: The Movie. Today, we have a look at this upcoming comedy centered around these prank kings with a trailer and first look photo of the cast, their bags packed and ready to get moving.

truTV has announced the theatrical release date for its first-ever feature-length film, Impractical Jokers: The Movie, directed by Chris Henchy and produced by Funny or Die.

Opening in select theaters nationwide on Friday, February 21, 2020, the film stars James "Murr" Murray, Brian "Q" Quinn, Joe Gatto, and Sal Vulcano, also known as the comedy troupe The Tenderloins. An extension of the wildly successful Impractical Jokers series, currently in its eighth season on truTV and ranking as a top three original cable comedy,...

TBS’ new game show The Misery Index, inspired by the card game Sh*t Happens, is predicated on the idea that everyone is messed up and life is horrible but it could be worse, participants told TV critics at TCA.

The show features The Tenderloins comedy troupe, stars of TBS sibling truTV’s Impractical Jokers: Brian “Q” Quinn, James “Murr” Murray, Joe Gatto and Sal Vulcano, who will be featured as recurring panelists.

The game show features two teams, each of which includes one contestant and two Tenderloins. Teams will compete against each other by attempting to rate real-life misery situations on a scale of 1-100, based on the “Misery Index” ranking system created by a team of therapists.

Jameela Jamil, who is hosting, said it’s a good way to learn “who’s a sociopath.” Sounding dangerously just-a-paycheck-y, she said she had not met any of The Tenderloins...

TruTV has set March premiere dates for Season 8 of its longest-running comedy series Impractical Jokers and new scripted series Tacoma Fd. The eighth season of the unscripted Impractical Jokers will debut Thursday, March 28 at 10 Pm, followed by the series premiere of Tacoma Fd at 10:30 Pm. You can watch the just-released Season 1 trailer for Tacoma Fd above.

Impractical Jokers features comedians and lifelong friends Sal, Joe, Q and Murr, collectively known as popular comedy troupe The Tenderloins. The four compete to embarrass each other out amongst the general public, challenging each other to say or do something they have to do. If they refuse they lose, with the biggest loser enduring a punishment of epic proportions at the end of each episode.

The consistently top-rated series ranked as the No. 2 original cable comedy in prime in 2018 for adults 18-49, and No. 3 for adults 18-34 throughout the second half of the year.

Jameela Jamil is returning to her TV-hosting roots. Jamil, who built her career as a TV and radio presenter in her native England before joining the cast of NBC’s The Good Place, is returning to that role in the U.S. as host of The Misery Index, TBS’ recently announced game show.

Jamil “will serve as the show’s ringleader, delivering entertainingly cringeworthy questions to each team using her quick-witted humor and unwavering ability to call things as she sees them,” according to TBS. She’ll be joined by previously announced The Tenderloins comedy troupe and stars of TBS sibling truTV’s Impractical Jokers Brian “Q” Quinn, James “Murr” Murray, Joe Gatto and Sal Vulcano, who will be featured as recurring panelists.

The game show, inspired by the card game Sh*t Happens, will feature two teams, each consisting of one contestant and two Tenderloins. Teams will compete against...

TBS is expanding its comedy game show slate, ordering 10 half-hour episodes of Misery Index, a new unscripted series inspired by the entertaining card game Sh*t Happens, from Monk creator Andy Breckman and Grandma’s House Entertainment. The show will feature James “Murr” Murray, Brian “Q” Quinn, Joe Gatto and Sal Vulcano, creators and stars of TBS sibling truTV’s top-rated Impractical Jokers, also known as comedy troupe The Tenderloins.

Misery Index will feature two teams — each consisting of one contestant and two Tenderloins. Teams will compete against each other by attempting to determine the ranking of hilarious and miserable real-life events — from getting fired to accidentally sexting your grandfather — on a scale of 1-100.

The show was developed by Breckman along with Ben & Dan Newmark of Grandma’s House Entertainment. The series is executive produced by Breckman, the Newmarks, Adam Bold of Grandma’s House Entertainment, Howard Klein of 3 Arts Entertainment,...

Matt Edwards Dec 18, 2017

We chat to Impractical Jokers' Murr about his new show Say Whaaat?, starting tonight on Comedy Central...

In Comedy Central’s new show Say Whaaat?, a panel of participants compete to win judge Jayde Adams’ favour by creating a dialogue over seemingly innocuous video footage (typically) of random strangers.

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The pilot features British comedian Russell Kane along with Joe Gatto, James ‘Murr’ Murray, Brian ‘Q’ Quinn and Sal Vulcano. The latter four make up improv comedy troupe The Tenderloins, best known from the hidden camera show Impractical Jokers, which has deservedly become ludicrously popular in the UK in the last couple of years.

While Impractical Jokers trades as much on social discomfort as the group’s trademark brand of silliness, Say Whaaat? finds the group free to be as playful as they like.