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Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images Why Mike Judge Passed on Doing the American Version of ‘The Office’
The way it was pitched to him was hilariously insulting
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VW Pics/Contributor/Getty Images A Man Was Arrested After Renting a VHS Copy of the ‘Worst Movie Ever’
‘I just saw this and I am struggling to believe it is real,’ the film’s star tweeted at the time
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NBC/Contributor/Getty Images That Time Howard Stern Almost Made Jay Leno Walk Off ‘The Tonight Show’
An NBC spokesperson released a statement saying that the radio host crossed the lines of acceptability during a 1995 appearance
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CBS Photo Archive/Contributor/Getty Images Did Eddie Murphy Almost Play One of the Most Iconic Horror Villains of All Time?
A long-running rumor claims Murphy was offered the legendary role, but the truth is a lot murkier
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Homer Simpson The Origins of 4 Famous ‘Simpsons’ Catchphrases
Not everything was invented by the long-running cartoon series, believe it or not
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Michael Loccisano/Staff/Getty Images Billy Crystal Reveals What His Final Conversation With Rob Reiner Was About
The longtime friends knew each other for close to 50 years
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Fotos International/Contributor/Getty Images When Comedians Attack: 3 Stand-Up Comics Who Got Physical With Audience Members
Some people really don’t like being interrupted
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The Ambiguously Gay Duo. 3 Abandoned ‘Saturday Night Live’ Movies (And Why We’ll Never See Them)
A few other popular characters from the show came close to getting their own big-screen adaptations
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Maskot/Getty Images 3 Famous Actors Who Started Out as Comedians, Including a Future Batman
Telling jokes isn’t for everybody
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Lester Cohen/Contributor/Getty Images The Disagreement That Kept Jeff Ross From Doing the Comedy Central Roasts for Years
The self-proclaimed Roastmaster General’s passionate plea for offensive jokes prevented him from appearing on the dais for a while in the early 2000s
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Paul Natkin/Contributor/Getty Images Science Has Some Bad News for Extremely Funny People
A 2016 study on the subject of comedians had some grim results
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Catherine McGann/ Contributor/Getty Images Rob Zombie’s First Hollywood Job Was Even Stranger Than You’d Think
The rock singer described himself as the ‘lowest rung on the ladder’ during his tenure
