By KIRAT RANDHAWA
Staff Writer
We all know the hit television show “Impractical Jokers”. It is a hidden-camera comedy show with four friends Joseph “Joe” Gatto, Salvador “Sal” Vulcano, Brian “Q” Quinn, James “Murr” Murray. They refer to themselves as “The Tenderloins”. In the show, they have to complete challenges given to them by the other jokers. Whoever backs down from the most challenges, becomes the loser.
In every episode, the loser has to complete an embarrassing challenge. Most of the time, the participant wears an earpiece while the others hide. There are hidden cameras around the scene and film all of the challenges. The most common challenge the jokers have to complete is the infamous “You refuse, you lose”. In this challenge, the joker has to obey and complete whatever the other jokers say. Most of these challenges include the joker having to do something humiliating in front of strangers. Whoever racks up the most losses has to complete a punishment. These punishments are more embarrassing, painful, scary, and overall more dangerous.
There are nine seasons of “Impractical Jokers” that have aired on television. Each of these seasons consist of over 15 episodes. The length of each episode varies around 30-to about 40 minutes. The location of this show is normally around New York City or in Staten Island.
An “Impractical Jokers” movie started to be made in April of 2018. “The Tenderloins” recently made an appearance on “Saturday Night Live” to promote their movie that is scheduled to be released on February 21, 2020. In this movie, the jokers retrace their steps and do challenges to rewind time and save three of the four.