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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Photo: Alan Singer; NBCU Photo Bank / Getty Images The Chilling Way Phil Hartman Once Threatened Rob Schneider
Four years before his tragic death, Hartman had a heated exchange with Schneider that’s very eerie in hindsight
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Photo by Reg Innell/Toronto Star via Getty Images How the Producers of John Candy’s Final Film Completed His Scenes After He Died
The comedy icon passed away before he could finish shooting 1994’s ‘Wagons East’
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The Grossest Story From Tina Fey’s ‘SNL’ Days Is Somehow Worse Than You Think
The former head writer said she discovered that several men on the writing staff were too lazy to walk to the bathroom
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Only a Few Sitcoms Have Earned Every Main Cast Member an Emmy, but the List Is a Bit Messy
‘Will & Grace,’ ‘The Golden Girls,’ and ‘All in the Family’ definitely qualify, but others might, too, depending on how strict you wanna be
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Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images The A-List Actors Ben Stiller Wanted to Play His Role in ‘Tropic Thunder’
Two big name celebs were considered for Tugg Speedman before Stiller took the part himself
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(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Why Conan O’Brien Banned Artie Lange From Appearing on His Show
The ‘Dirty Work’ star wasn’t interviewed by O’Brien for over three years after a concerning 2008 appearance
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Photo: Bonnie Schiffman Photography / Getty Images Adam Sandler Got Permission to Clobber Children for This Beloved Comedy: ‘Hurting Kids Is Funny’
He promised he wouldn’t do it anymore and proceeded to continue nailing the kids anyway once the cameras started rolling
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Photo: Bettmann / Getty Images That Time Domestic Terrorists Accidentally Blew Up Dustin Hoffman’s House
Good thing he wasn’t home
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A Deleted Scene From ‘There’s Something About Mary’ Reveals One Character’s Brutal Death
Jeffrey Tambor’s Sully just disappears in the theatrical cut, but the extended version explains what happened to him
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The Lost ‘Married… With Children’ Episode That Went Unseen for Over a Decade
The Season 3 episode ‘I’ll See You in Court’ was shelved after censors objected to its risqué motel sex-tape storyline

