Tony Alpsen is a writer for VICE comedy. His work has also been published by Cracked, National Lampoon, Splitsider, and ReMIND Magazine.
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Vinnie Zuffante/Stringer/Getty Images 32 Years Ago, Jim Carrey Turned a Brutal Horror Comic Into a Family Comedy Classic
New Line originally imagined the comic book adaptation as a horror film before Jim Carrey helped make it into a comedy classic
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Ryan Grantham 3 Actors Who Committed Horrifying Crimes, Including One Who Murdered His Mother
You’ll never look at these feel-good flicks the same way again
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Lynn Goldsmith/Contributor/Getty Images 28 Years Ago, Carrie Fisher Secretly Helped Save One of Adam Sandler’s Biggest Movies From Disaster
Before the film became one of Adam Sandler’s most beloved comedies, the ‘Star Wars’ actress was brought in to help fix the story
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14 Years Ago, Martin Short Gracefully Endured One of the Most Infamous ‘Today Show’ Interviews Ever
A 2012 segment took an awkward turn when Gifford brought up Nancy Dolman, who’d been dead for almost two years
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A scene from 'Seinfeld.' 33 Years Ago, NBC Scrapped Two ‘Seinfeld’ Episodes Because They Went Way Too Far
‘We couldn’t find a way to do it without people getting the wrong impression,’ Jerry Seinfeld said of one of the ideas
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Kevin Mazur/Contributor/Getty Images Before Kevin Hart Got Roasted on Netflix, Don Rickles Hit Him With a Joke He Never Forgot
Hart later said he didn’t think Rickles was being malicious, but the joke was uncomfortable enough that he decided to walk away
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Greg Giraldo. The Greg Giraldo Joke That Made Joan Rivers’ Daughter Walk Out of Her Comedy Central Roast
Greg Giraldo’s crack about Melissa Rivers never made the final cut, but it apparently caused chaos inside the room
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Why We May Never See the Coveted R-Rated Version of ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’
Robin Williams improvised so much during filming that they ended up with several different cuts of the movie
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Milamai/Getty Images 3 Famous Comedy Stars With Unusual Phobias
From antique furniture to germs to the color green, some of comedy’s heavy hitters have been haunted by extremely normal things
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Photo: CaseyHillPhoto / Getty Images 10 Jokes From Famous Comedians on the Subject of Mother’s Day
A curated list of Mother’s Day-themed wisecracks to prepare you for whatever festivities await
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Heritage Images/Contributor/Getty Images Did Shakespeare Invent ‘Yo Mama’ Jokes?
There’s nothing like a good history lesson to get you in the mood for Mother’s Day
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NBC/Contributor/Getty Images The ‘SNL’ Legend Who Used to Sneak Into the Shower With Mike Myers Every Week
Time and time again, Myers’s co-star would surprise him with a naked embrace