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Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David (Photo by David Hume Kennerly/ Getty Images) ‘Netflix Is a Joke Fest’ 2026 Lineup Features Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, Bill Burr, Nikki Glaser, Ali Wong and Flight of the Conchords
The third biennial event kicks off May 4 in Los Angeles
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Johnny Knoxville (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Johnny Knoxville Had to Use a Catheter for Years After a ‘Jackass’ Stunt Went Wrong
One 2008 injury had a lasting effect on Knoxville
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Martin Lawrence (Photo by Chad Salvador/Variety via Getty Images) Was Martin Lawrence Actually Banned From ‘Saturday Night Live’?
The ‘Bad Boys’ star made just one appearance on ‘SNL’ in 1994
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Bill Nye (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for The Blue Jacket Fashion Show) Bill Nye Got Where He Is Today Because of a Steve Martin Lookalike Contest
The future ‘Science Guy’ won first place and decided to follow in Martin’s footsteps shortly thereafter
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The stars of 'Jaws' (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) ‘Jaws 3’ Was Almost a John Hughes Comedy
A pre-fame Hughes wrote the proposed sequel during his ‘National Lampoon’ days
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Larry David (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Variety via Getty Images) Larry David Quit His Job at ‘SNL’ and Pretended He Didn’t, Just Like George Costanza on ‘Seinfeld’
It turns out this ‘Seinfeld’ storyline was inspired by a true story
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Jim Carrey in 'The Mask' (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) 4 Comedy Sequels We Were Promised at One Point
It’s probably a good idea to stop holding our breath for these follow-ups
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Peter Sellers (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) Peter Sellers Played a Prank on the People Who Attended His Funeral
The ‘Pink Panther’ star managed to get one last laugh in after his death
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in 'Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein' (Photo by Herbert Dorfman/Corbis via Getty Images) That Time a Writer of Famous Horror-Comedies Got Beheaded
Abbott and Costello collaborator Robert Lees was brutally murdered in his home in 2004
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Frank Zappa (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Did Frank Zappa Come Up With the Idea for Bill Maher’s ‘Politically Incorrect’ First?
The musician had aspirations of being a talk show host once upon a time
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Jim Carrey and Chris Farley in 1997 (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc) Chris Farley Was Forced Out of Starring in ‘The Cable Guy’
Other obligations got in the way of Farley giving us his interpretation of ‘Chip Douglas’