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Hulton Archive/Stringer/Getty Images Many of the Original Little Rascals Died Tragically
The ‘Our Gang’ kids became comedy icons, but their offscreen lives were often far darker than anything on camera
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NBC/Contributor/Getty Images David Letterman Once Had a Stalker Who Stole His Porsche and Left Cookies in His House
The late Margaret Mary Ray spent 10 months in prison and 14 months in a mental institution on various trespassing charges
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Gary Gershoff/Contributor/Getty Images 3 Stand-Up Comedy Legends Who Were Destroying Hecklers Before It Was Trendy
Before crowd-work clips became clickbait, old-school stand-ups were shutting down audience members on albums, specials, and dusty DVD extras
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New York Daily News Archive/ Contributor/Getty Images The Infamous Roast Ted Danson Showed Up to in Blackface
A 30-second audio clip is all that’s known to exist from the 1993 Friars Club roast that made Montel Williams walk out
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'Uncle Buck.' 4 Classic Comedy Movies That Got Short-Lived TV Adaptations
Several classic films have been given the sitcom treatment over the years, for better or worse
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Darren McCollester/Stringer/Getty Images How an Adult Swim Ad Campaign Sparked a Bomb Scare in Boston
In 2007, light-up signs featuring cartoon characters were mistaken for bombs, triggering a 10-hour security panic across the city
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A scene from 'Insheeption.' That Time the ‘South Park’ Guys Accidentally Ripped Off a CollegeHumor Video
Trey Parker and Matt Stone said they were trying to parody ‘Inception,’ but ended up cribbing lines from someone else’s parody instead
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A scene from…'Shazaam'? Why So Many People Remember a Sinbad Genie Movie That Never Existed
‘Shazaam’ is one of the internet’s favorite Mandela Effect mysteries, even though Sinbad has repeatedly said it isn’t real
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3 Beloved Comedy Movies That Got Banned in Other Countries
Some countries banned films over religion, politics, national pride, and in one very strange case, cartoon colors
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Gareth Fuller/PA Images/Contributor/Getty Images How a Famous Late-Night Host Inadvertently Caused a Toilet Paper Shortage
Joking around can have serious consequences
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Aaron Rapoport/Contributor/Getty Images The One Other Comedian Jerry Seinfeld Thinks Could’ve Played Kramer on ‘Seinfeld’
Up until 2020, Seinfeld didn’t believe anyone but Michael Richards was capable of pulling it off
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A scene from 'Rush Hour 2.' ‘Rush Hour 2’ Accidentally Caused Real-Life Crimes
Who would’ve thought that movie props could get you investigated by the U.S. government?
