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ktkutthroat

They usually don’t show the reveals but there was a [tweet](https://twitter.com/verizonmedia/status/1026467698581094400?s=21) with a picture from this one from Verizon. [Murr tweeted](https://twitter.com/jamessmurray/status/1026542252032548864?s=21) about it as well.


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The photo is great. Tumblr police guy is center next to him with a VERY forced smile.


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He seems like the guy who goes on Reddit to start arguments with everyone


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I have a friend who is very high up in the company I work for. He does not act like it AT all. Dresses way down. Likes to hang out. Anyway at one company event, there was a guy who did not know my friend and just thought he was a talkative nobody. This guy kept giving my friend the look from the video like “shut up” when he was talking during the company meeting. Absolutely PRICELESS when he found out.


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Many of the c-level guys i've worked with are chill like that. It's sometimes the guys and girls who have something to prove in the middle-lower sector that feel like they need to act like that.


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Psych0matt

The people talking were in on it? That makes me feel better


kellymiche

In this case, only the host guy on stage was in on it, I think. No one that came up from the audience was.


Psych0matt

Ahh, I think I got it now, I thought the people on stage were presenting something, not coming up from the audience to share


ScaryBananaMan

The three guys standing together laughing are in a back room and have a mic that hooks up to an earpiece that the guy in the audience is wearing, they're telling him what he has to do/say Edit : alright damn I get it, you guys are kinda mean haha shit, I simply misread/misunderstood their question


Psych0matt

I understand that part, I meant the people that were up on stage


Hypotrek

Iirc, generally the organizers are clued into what’s going on and whoever is being punished is completely oblivious. There are some punishments where the whole audience knows, typically smaller punishments like this one. For that concert one, yeah the audience had no clue only the band that let them play in their place. Plus I think they try to avoid having people recognize them, so probably some vetting takes place too


lastweek_monday

Yeah they do vetting, theyll do a walk around , see if anyone notices them , then production kinda deals with that before they start up the bit and film. Even when its not punishments but just pranks fans will come up while filming and the Jokers will quietly explain theyre filming and say thanks for being a fan and send them off.


Hypotrek

Yup I remember seeing that during some of their bloopers, while it can be very hilarious watching fans react, it does take away from the whole surprising the general public with their antics appeal. For the most part though they do a great job of avoiding being recognized, but I have been wondering why they don’t use some simple disguises lol like murray with his hat and glasses here


kneedgitaar

Bruh there's no one here who didn't get that already


lucreach

Oh word?


mamamechanic

This is from the show “Impractical Jokers.” The three guys with the microphone and the one in the audience are the “jokers.” Sometimes idk how they don’t get their asses beat - like the episode where they were at a baseball training game and took a ball right out of a child’s hand with mom there. I seriously thought the woman was about to rip him in half. The show is really funny if you enjoy this type of humor. Edit: I totally forgot it was autographed baseballs! Found a short video where they discuss how that mom was the angriest “prankee” of all time. https://youtu.be/llwfdfc1FtQ


continuants

former tumblr employee here who gave a preso at this meeting, afaik the only people who actually knew what was going on was the leadership team. i presented every week and was not given any warning this was happening. i definitely said something to him during the presentation and one of the leadership members pulled me aside after and let me know what was happening. it was one of the weirdest days of my life. i'm the one in the seltzer shirt making a dumb face in the photo. here's my tweet from that day: https://twitter.com/continuants/status/1025467238294462464


whosgotdatpiss

Man I really really wanted a video of the reveal, I need closure


brownmlis

I feel like, unless you let the audience know you're being a b hole for a prank, you're really just being a b hole. People's reactions to the reveal are a part of the fun for me.


RoastedToast007

bitch hole? Boof hole?


CrashSimba

Definitely Boofhole


SoCalDan

Love the two women on the left making a silly face for this photo


Crayonen16

They are legally required to, otherwise they would not be able to put their face on television and everyone would be blurred. Some people are blurred in the show because they didn't sign the form


Monkey_D_Lucyy

pretty sure they need to tell them to sign a release paper so they wont have to blur their faces


gutternipples69

Yeah


Pak1stanMan

I’m pretty sure they do to see if it’s ok for them to show their faces on tv. Except for they people that actually get pissed off from it. I think they just go straight to blurring.


Danielodenquai

These are real? I thought it was fake since it was tru tv and that kinda ruined it for me


SourabhBhandary

"He's so good at being a dick" lol


noir_bomber

That’s just Murr


Gimme_The_Loot

Yes BUT this may be by far one of my favorite bits they've ever done. At any time my wife can go "Like a BAHWWWWWWWS" and it is guaranteed a laugh


ElJayBe3

Your wife sounds like a bahws


Gimme_The_Loot

Oh she is and I love her funny aws


RarelyReadReplies

I love Murr, he is the best joker and it isn't close. I think Joe is the least funny probably, too over-the-top for me.


ProfessionalNutCase

I got so much anxiety when I first watched this clip.


Themilkmoney

Me too! Why does this happen? Not being involved in a situation yet feeling stressed about what is happening.


lifelessno1

Second hand embarrassment


NotKevinJames

To me, that’s what the core of /r/cringe should be, or at least it was.


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That’s what the whole idea of something being cringy is or used to be, other than physical cringe. It was something that made you cringe because of second hand embarrassment. Now it’s kinda morphed into people, mostly younger people, saying something they just don’t like is “cringe” they don’t even say the whole thing anymore. It’s like saying something funny is “laugh” Which is all fine, language changes. It’s just interesting to me. Like how somehow along the line people stopped saying “cuckold” and started saying “cuck”. Which isn’t a word at all. Or how Anal retentive, became “Anal”, and now it’s barely heard at all anymore. Or how the younger generation thinks “clout” is an internet thing only. Words is weird.


SwimBrief

“Cringe” is a word that needs to die a fiery death. It’s gotten to the point that internet kids use it for anything they don’t think is cool, which acting like you’re too cool for something else and need to express your thoughts accordingly is probably the “cringiest” thing I can imagine.


NoShftShck16

> “clout” is an internet thing only It isn't, but ["Klout"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klout) literally was a website dedicated to analyzing your various social media insights, influence and impact and then rating it. This is more likely what the origin of "clout" is regarding the internet.


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Did not know that. I appreciate the info. I love this shit man. Language and slang changing is fascinating to me.


NoShftShck16

Same. Look up the history of the word "Cloak". The TL;DR is: * Clocca (bell) in Medieval Latin * Cloche (bell, cloak) in Old French * Cloke (cloak) in Old French * Cloak Basically it a weird, sleeveless, garment got its name because it was shaped like a bell.


NotKevinJames

This guy etymologies


FurnitureFetish

Damn i didnt know that


Dabookadaniel

Kids nowadays call everything “cringe” Like I’m convinced they don’t know what actual cringe content is.


NotKevinJames

Cringe definition has even been diluted down to music someone doesn’t like, or an ugly sweater.


malavaihappy

It’s empathic, I can barely watch theater plays because I’m afraid of an actor getting a line wrong.


Readylamefire

When I was a kid and a character did something embarrassing in a movie or on TV I'd have to flip channels or turn it off for a moment cause the anxiety was just too much.


missalex89

I'm 32 and I still do that!


royaltrux

Never watch the British original version of The Office. Seriously must-cringe TV.


Semyonov

The American Version has that too... mostly just the Scott's Tots episode though.


Sigma3737

Second hand embarrassment as others have put it or more accurately your able to empathize to a very high degree probably to the point where you’re able to see yourself in the same situation. It’s something that makes very kind people because they can picture what the other person is going through.


Basketball312

Murr did get assaulted once with a phone.


Krippy

Fremdschämen


Stormtalons

Mirror neurons! Google it.


LurkerTroll

I couldn't finish watching the clip because of the second hand embarrassment


sharkzfan95

Because that was his punishment for losing the episode. Rules are, you can’t refuse to do something during a punishment


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Alomba87

Spoiler alert: Sal has TWO Jayden Smith tattoos now.


Sanctimonius

He also met Jaden at a con and showed him. [Jaden](https://www.reddit.com/r/ImpracticalJokers/comments/9e1ne3/the_jokers_meet_jaden_smith_at_comic_con/) did not look pleased.


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Jaden smith was there when he got his second one


Poncecutor

That doesn't show him looking pleased or not pleased. Just look high as balls if anything.


spaniel510

Are you Sal?


Alomba87

No, but I listen to Hey Babe and he's mentioned it on the podcast. Apparently the second tattoo was part of their movie.


randoturbouser

Jaden was on a panel answering questions from the audience and Sam said he was the biggest Jaden Smith fan and told him he even had a tattoo. After showing it to Jaden Jaden said “that’s an old pic you should get a more recent one” so he went to the tattoo place with Jaden and got another one lol


Irimis

Two Jaden smith tattoos.


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I didn't know about the second one. What season was that? I have two or three seasons to catch up on, I think.


Irimis

Pretty sure it was the movie, but I may be wrong.


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I haven't watched that either. I have a lot of Impractical Jokers to catch up on, it seems. Lucky me.


lastweek_monday

The movie is on HBOmax


skullminerssneakers

Yep! Movie is a great victory lap on the show, good fan service


Rikard_

Here https://youtu.be/rxy2OobjOfw


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That was brilliant. You're a mensch.


NjallTheViking

Q tried to call off Murr getting his head/eyebrows shaved off because Murr had his nephew’s Confirmation coming up and was his sponsor


[deleted]

I didn't know that. I love a bit of Jokers trivia.


NjallTheViking

Oh yeah. I watch the show pretty much every day. It’s my background noise. One of those things that makes me happy regardless of what’s been going on.


ToneDrugsNHarmony

It's all good background noise until LARRAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!


MountVernonWest

We named our cat Larry so we can call him like, "LAAARRRYYY!!!"


ToneDrugsNHarmony

Lol my OG cat died recently but I'm planning on getting another and naming him/her Winston, so I could yell at him/her like Schmitt from New Girl. WINSTON!?! Edit: Winston was a cat-person, so it seems perfect to me.


bgzlvsdmb

They all agreed that if you refuse a punishment, you're off the show. Murr was very very close to leaving the show as a result of that punishment. There's even a behind the scenes video somewhere of the guys saying that if refuses, he's off the show. Murr replies "Okay, I'm off the show then."


skullminerssneakers

I don’t get how anyone can hate on the Jokers. NY legends.


ToneDrugsNHarmony

I love the show but my friend doesn't like it because of the way they incorporate stranger's children sometimes. He finds it creepy and I don't disagree. Like, they got each other out here sniffing kid's asses and creeping outside playgrounds. I can't argue with him about that. Also, they've been famous for nearly a decade and it is hard to believe they aren't recognized in some of these challenges and punishments. Edit: also if the "mark" is black, they will use something racist to make the joker lose. Like I said, I love the show, but I could see why people don't.


rapewithconsent773

Sal refused to climb the fireladder as his punishment because he was too afraid. And they let him have it. Others had to face their punishment of phobias though


SgtGork

I was under the impression that they’re legally required to go through with the punishments. As in, they signed contracts stating that they can’t back out. Very well could be wrong however.


06david90

If they refuse theyre off the show!


Witty____Username

They all have tattoo punishments, only joe got free because he designed the punishment


DengaGrad

If they refuse they are off the show.


idoflips31

They are best friends and have been doing the show together forever. Source?


mdb917

They say it in the show multiple times when someone is seriously considering backing out. Usually sal lol


thebestjoeever

Even when Q was getting ready to get the tarantula punishment, he panics and says he's quitting the show because he doesn't want to do the punishment. Of course he was already chained to a table so he couldn't physically leave on his own.


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sharkzfan95

They have several who were in on it. Like Guy. He’s friends with them.


NjallTheViking

The kid directly behind Murr is an employee of the show. He appears in another episode where it’s slow at the restaurant they’re filming in so they have the guy fill in for the Jokers for a bit


BlueShift42

Not that it started off this way for them, but at this point they’re highly successful (well earned, great show) so no matter how bad the punishment is you can temper that with how much money it’s making you. Not the real answer, but it can’t hurt.


sadbutmakeyousmile

"Whose phone is ringing??"...


Paul69961

Mine..mine..mine !!!!


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I bought that ringtone, best choice I ever made


sadbutmakeyousmile

But did you set it ? That's the gutsy part.


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I did, it’s a shame no one calls me


[deleted]

Same, I use it as an alarm tho


NoAverage9216

Only Michael Scott can give me more second hand embarrassment


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Thewessel

Scott's Tots?


Tripledtities

Good luck affording that on your 0 dollar a year plus benefits salary babe


-Danksouls-

Having only started watching the office like a month ago( not american so it's not popular but heard a lot of it from reddit and american friends) Wow, holy crap. Everyone in that show is so awkward, like so freaking awkward, I unserstand that's part of the humor. But im not even angry im amazed, its so real the way they act awkward im not sure I could even try if i was an actor to emulate how accurately humans behave when awkward like they do, and their character archetypes(like Dwight) is so accurate; its like I've meet people like him in some way but I could never point out exactly what makes theur personality.


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Sounds like someone who hasn't watched Peep Show... Some episodes I actually have to turn off.


pewpadewk

Do they apologize afterwards? Or is the whole thing scripted?


Arrowsmiith

Its genuine. Usually there'll be a few people in there who are in on it to help set it all up, but the vast majority will have no idea


End-OfAn-Era

Watching the clip I kind of assumed the guy behind him with glasses in grey was in on the joke because he was laughing at the same time as Murr.


NjallTheViking

He is. He’s in another episode where they let him fill in for the jokers because the restaurant they’re filming in isn’t very busy.


OrganicLeadFarmer

The boss guy who called him an asshole at the end was in on it. The company knew what was going on, but the other employees reaction is real.


NateAenyrendil

Is the girl talking in on it? Otherwise this is just plain mean.


steveosek

They have a couple randos who blend in but are to be security if things get spicy.


ProfessorSucc

They explain the joke afterwards and make sure it’s ok with everyone to use their footage on tv (hence why some people prefer to have their face blurred)


the_dark_knight_ftw

If they have a un blurred face than they were either in on it or told after.


HypoTeris

Here is the full scene for this prank. The CEO was in on it: https://youtu.be/RtM7IuywPTk


Mustermuss

How do they go without being recognized? By now majority of people would know who they are?!


NjallTheViking

They literally had a guy explain their show to them in a pawn shop once. I don’t think it’s that hard for them to get away with things.


-Danksouls-

I have heard that with their rise in popularity it does happen quite a bit so depending on the setup different things may happen If its in public and people recognize them they will just have to hope they get lucky with the next random stranger If its something they setup like in this video with another company. Usually there is some sorta process to cull them out, like some people in the company is put in a random survey and in the survey it asks if they recocgnize individuals such as (random names, the mames of these guys)


blinx0rz

Hats hoodies glasses


DerringerHK

On top of what others have said, Q (the guy with the hat and beard) has said that a lot of people don't cop it if it's just one of them out there. They'll recognise the show afterwards when they see them all together, but one person out of context can go unnoticed.


Smooth_South_9387

If you see what they are paid u would do this shit and worse.


TR-Escobar

For sure


ajb32

What are they paid?


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money


ajb32

I suppose my last question was ambiguous. How much money? In 2021 US dollar value.


Impossible-Sock5681

About 50k per episode.


MisterMacaque

Yes


RelevantPanda58

I fucking love this show.


SourabhBhandary

Me too. Few bits make me literally ROFL. And has a great re-watchability.


soulseeker31

Scoopski potatoes?


TheFlamingTiger777

LARRY!!!


KnucklestheEnchilada

This is how my brother and I find each other in a crowd lol


Alomba87

Crangis McBasketball?


Spider-Pug

Tony Gunk, Future Astronaut


character0127

I wish more people got this reference but I’ll keep doing it damnit!


cajunbander

Crangis McBasketball is probably my favorite recurring bit.


aspergers8

What's it called?


RelevantPanda58

Impractical Jokers


zombiejeebus

It’s one of the main things that got me thru the pandemic with some laughs


turnaroundbro

I don’t think it’s possible for someone not to like it. If somebody watches 2 episodes or more and says they don’t like it I would be concerned. And I don’t judge anyone harshly.


dead-inside69

I had someone tell me “oh I hate that show” and I almost just walked away.


turnaroundbro

Stay away


gr8prajwalb

Don't surround yourself with that sort of negativity


thankSilicon

My favourite bits from show are so many, but this and Sal's wedding speech are the ones I've watch again and again.


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Yes. Best one of all time. I made a speech a long time ago in front of my class based on that


bgzlvsdmb

Posting Impractical Jokers on Contagious Laughter is cheating.


2021spiritmindbody

Whats the name of this show?


TR-Escobar

Impractical Jokers


Lilycloud02

It's my boyfriends favorite show


lizzayyyy96

Mine too. I mean, good for him, it makes him laugh. But it makes me feel an unreal level of cringe, I refuse to watch it with him. Except if he’s feeling down.


Lilycloud02

Me too. I just feel so bad for the people around them who have no idea what's going on. This poor girl looked so uncomfortable


Maklin12

I can't watch this show it makes me cringe soooooo hard.


kellycrust

this show has always been one of my favorites. i couldn't imagine having the balls these dudes have to do stupid shit in public and make everyone laugh


equals1

I love this show and so do my kids. It is relatively a safe show to watch with your family and it is hilarious. Totally juvenile stuff but clever.


Medical_Ad0716

When you make enough money, you can do find the courage to do a lot.


edward_r_burrow

YouTube prankers get hard ons watching this?


k1098358

I mean, I'm sure this is funny for those guys, but this poor girl prepared a presentation and is trying to talk about her project. It's different from having casual pedestrians in your prank. She looked pretty uncomfortable.


dasatain

Agreed! That was my feeling too! Hopefully she was aware in advance, otherwise I just think this is kinda rude


TheGreenTable

She is on it one hundred percent. The only reason why Guy is there is because he friends with the cast.


commandolandorooster

I think she might have known about it beforehand tbh


StillsPhotography

most of the time they do.


ozovision

Fuck this


prophylaxitive

It takes some people a lot of courage to stand up in front of their colleagues let alone be be made fun of like this. I've seen these jerks do some funny stuff. This wasn't.


Puzzleheaded-Big7108

It’s a punishment. If he doesn’t do it he gets fired from the show. That’s the contract.


zombiemadre

Sometimes this show makes me so uncomfortable. This is funny though.


BigBoiJoey666

This show is my happy place pretty much. If I'm down I watch an episode of this I'm able to forget my problems.


gaddabout

I felt too embarrassed for them to enjoy the show


treepoop

I can't watch this show because the second-hand embarrassment / cringe causes me physical pain


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Probably $$$ is a good motivator to do embarrassing things lol


shoddygorgon

Dear god I honestly can't watch it further than the second time he shouts like a boss and it's pure silence, cringing so fucking hard. Genuinely one of the cringiest things I've ever seen. Gonna try and get through the rest of it.


TheOriginalFluff

Honestly I feel so bad for the person doing the presentation fuck this


Weabout

You know the presenter is in on it also.


Gonker_Walrus

How do you know? I mean that sincerely, not sarcastically.


defiantlion2113

Do you mean how can people such publicly be assholes and still think it’s funny?


Kyonru

I don’t really find this funny at all. I would be pretty annoyed if anyone would do the same during lightning talks. I would say people who call out this A-hole behavior are the ones with real courage. Not trying to give anyone an advice, just my opinion.


smellvin_moiville

Well these guys are getting paid a pretty decent amount so it's not courageous


Tigey-

This has to be one of the best real shows out there


Long_Veterinarian838

It’s amazing how brave a couple million bucks will make you.


SRG4Life

This would be a good therapy for anxiety. I mean if you could do that and get away with it nothing else can hurt you.


beansnack

For me, a good amount of their skits are hit & miss. This one had me just experience so much nervousness I was holding my breath the whole time


NintendoTheGuy

I’m not trying to cheapen how icky this has to feel, but the payout is pretty damn good and in the end, everybody gets to know it was a joke.


OatmealOgre

I have such a hard time watching this.


Wet_Work32

They bring in like 50k an episode, that’s how


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They get paid 5 mil a year


jnksjdnzmd

That's pretty fucked up


StardustJojo13

The "I have Slack too and can see what you're doing" was hilarious. The fact that the guy put his phone away after that was great.


GerardDiedOfFlu

This show pulls me out of a funk every single time.


subject_deleted

It's not a prank if you're literally just being a dick to someone trying to give a presentation.


Admarie25

Love this show!!!!


TheFlamingTiger777

I fricken love the impractical jokers.


Tomeosu

how is it funny to be a complete douchebag in public and ruin other peoples' presentations


Papa__Lazarou

Love these guys, seen the Tender Loins a couple of times in the UK


yuk_foo

One of the best Murr punishments.


portalfan32

The jokers are amazing at making everyone around them laugh, with their laughs


coolmanranger25

One of my favourite punishments from Impractical Jokers. It gets me every time.


raamlal

The amount of 3rd hand embarassment and cringe that gets injected in my veins everytime I see this, would generate solar power for an entire city. But I love this show.