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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The leg lamp from 'A Christmas Story' (Credit: Monica Schipper) 4 Props From Christmas Comedies You Can Buy Replicas Of
Time to waste some of that Christmas cash
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Peter Billingsley sits on Santa's lap in a scene from the film 'A Christmas Story' (Photo by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Getty Images) The Director of ‘A Christmas Story’ Also Directed a Gritty Christmas Slasher
Nine years earlier, Bob Clark put out a creepy holiday-themed horror movie
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Winthrop and Valentine (Photo by Paramount/Getty Images) ‘Trading Places’ Has Become a Christmas Staple in Italy
Millions of Italians tune in to watch Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy every year
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Joe Pesci (Photo by Bertrand LAFORET/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) Did Joe Pesci Almost Star in ‘Jingle All the Way’?
The ‘Goodfellas’ star was rumored to have been considered for Sinbad’s role
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Dave Chappelle in 2004 (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images) How a ‘Chappelle’s Show’ Skit Ruined a 2005 Political Campaign
Not everyone saw the humor in Chappelle’s Rick James impression
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Were the Three Stooges the original galaxy defenders? (Photo by Camerique/Getty Images) The Three Stooges Made a ‘Men in Black’ Movie First, and It Was Very Influential
The 1934 short inspired everyone from ‘Weird Al’ to Gene Simmons
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Jim Carrey as the Grinch (Photo by Universal/Getty Images) Jim Carrey’s ‘Grinch’ Movie Went Through A Lot of Changes
Believe it or not, we almost got a CG Jack Nicholson version
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Adam Sandler performing his classic song (Photo by Dana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) There’s Several Different Versions of ‘The Chanukah Song’ (And a Famous Singer Made One)
The ‘Sandman’ has released four variations to date
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Yes, 'Die Hard' is a comedy…at least according to the person who made it (Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images) 4 Movies You Didn’t Know Were Comedies (According to Their Creators)
Some directors have a funny way of looking at things
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Macaulay Culkin, Jaleel White at the 5th Annual American Comedy Awards, April 3, 1991. (Photo by Daniel Watson/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) A Few People Got Hurt Filming the ‘Home Alone’ Movies, But Only Macaulay Culkin Was Scarred
One of his co-stars got a little…mouthy with him during rehearsals
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'All in the Family' stars Rob Reiner and Carroll O'Connor (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) Why Rob Reiner Was Turned Down for the Original ‘All in the Family’ Pilot
It took Norman Lear three tries to get the casting right