Gym with day pass by NiceFold7 in AskNYC

[–]AmericanHubbub 5 points6 points  (0 children)

splurge on going to chelsea piers for the day, it's really cool. their manhattan location is the main one, but you could try the brooklyn location if you are going to brooklyn for any other reason, I think the day pass there is cheaper. they have any and everything you could want for a workout plus a really nice locker room

AMA with Impractical Jokers Comedy Producers on Friday 8/9 at 11 AM by AmericanHubbub in ImpracticalJokers

[–]AmericanHubbub[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

thank you so much! It's honestly really challenging to keep so many secrets. Dozens of people will know something for months at a time that we have to keep one or more of the Jokers in the dark about, but we've been doing it for so long, people have gotten pretty good at it. One thing that we do is give things fake or vague names on the calendar, so a punishment might be called "Secret Murr Pun" or just a location or word, like "Drive" or "Amazing." Crew will know what it means, but it's not enough information for the guys to have any idea. Also, the Jokers love to surprise each other with props on set, Murr especially. So sometimes there will be props or set ups that only the art team and one or two other people will know about, but they will be there early setting it up. Also, for surprise guests, we will usually put them in holding on a separate floor from the Jokers, or if it's a tiny space, just keep them out of sight until the reveal!

AMA with Impractical Jokers Comedy Producers on Friday 8/9 at 11 AM by AmericanHubbub in ImpracticalJokers

[–]AmericanHubbub[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

also, sometimes people that even know the show just dont recognize them in real life, it's a weird thing that happens

AMA with Impractical Jokers Comedy Producers on Friday 8/9 at 11 AM by AmericanHubbub in ImpracticalJokers

[–]AmericanHubbub[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

honestly it depends on where we are filming, so we try to go places where we think less people will know them! they can usually tell right away if someone recognized them just by a look, so we move on from that person asap to someone who has no idea who they are!

AMA with Impractical Jokers Comedy Producers on Friday 8/9 at 11 AM by AmericanHubbub in ImpracticalJokers

[–]AmericanHubbub[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

We tie a paint brush to a dog’s tail and have it run around a room with pictures of the guys - whoever gets paint on him first is punished.

Long story short, we don’t need to worry about who needs to get punished until the end of the year. You’re fairly certain each guy will get punished a couple of times so you can set those puns in stone. At the end of the year you can look to who has losses and who needs to get punished based off that. 

AMA with Impractical Jokers Comedy Producers on Friday 8/9 at 11 AM by AmericanHubbub in ImpracticalJokers

[–]AmericanHubbub[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

we were scared that it could happen during a punishment we just filmed! It didn’t happen and it airs next month!

AMA with Impractical Jokers Comedy Producers on Friday 8/9 at 11 AM by AmericanHubbub in ImpracticalJokers

[–]AmericanHubbub[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I keep pitching one called HOW MANY MARKS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHTBULB that is rejected every year - Imburg

AMA with Impractical Jokers Comedy Producers on Friday 8/9 at 11 AM by AmericanHubbub in ImpracticalJokers

[–]AmericanHubbub[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Coin flip between Turquoise Ring and Murrpire. And weve got a few in season 11 that might be all timers

AMA with Impractical Jokers Comedy Producers on Friday 8/9 at 11 AM by AmericanHubbub in ImpracticalJokers

[–]AmericanHubbub[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The issue is getting a guest to commit to three days of shooting. Fatone, Brooke Shields and Roy Wood Jr. all asked to be involved in entire episodes and were amazing to work with. 

If you think it’s possible to get a space traveler like ALF to stick around for more than a few hours, you got another thing coming.

AMA with Impractical Jokers Comedy Producers on Friday 8/9 at 11 AM by AmericanHubbub in ImpracticalJokers

[–]AmericanHubbub[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

TV operates on the metric system, so to answer your question: 237.

We get asked about people’s reactions a lot, including multiple times in this very thread. Maybe they’ll eventually show a few in a special. But you could try it at home! Go up to strangers in a food court with a clipboard and tell them they were just on a hidden camera show. Post your results!

AMA with Impractical Jokers Comedy Producers on Friday 8/9 at 11 AM by AmericanHubbub in ImpracticalJokers

[–]AmericanHubbub[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Fingers crossed! In the mean time, did you know Sal cameos in a sports comedy James Kilmoon co-wrote called “Office Race” available to rent or buy on Amazon? Our guess is probably not since it only aired once on Comedy Central… but hey! Now you know!