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Christopher Polk/VF11/Contributor/Getty Images That Time Judd Apatow Extorted Steve Martin for an Autograph
The future director hit his idol with a hilarious ultimatum that Martin actually took the time to respond to
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NBC/Contributor/Getty Images Jay Leno’s O.J. Simpson Connection Is Disturbing, Even If the Details Are Fuzzy
The ‘Tonight Show’ host claimed to have watched ‘Jurassic Park’ with the alleged murderer two nights before his wife was killed
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3 Stand-Up Comedians Who Walked Off Stage Mid-Show (And Why)
Sometimes calling it quits early is the best option
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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 Crowd Work Became Clickbait
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 Inside the Infamous Roast Where Ted Danson Wore Blackface and Shocked the Room
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 Terrible TV Spinoffs Nobody Asked For
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 The Infamous Adult Swim Ad Campaign That 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 ’90s Kids Remember a Sinbad Genie Movie That Never Happened
The fake movie ‘Shazaam’ is one of the internet’s favorite Mandela Effect mysteries, even though Sinbad has repeatedly said it never existed
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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
