21 of the Best Running Jokes in TV History

Plus: 34 Times Math Was Actually Interesting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 September 03, 2024 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [fb]( [fb]( [fb](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20Cracked%20Newsletter&body=21%20of%20the%20Best%20Running%20Jokes%20in%20TV%20History%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcracked.beehiiv.com%2Fp%2F21-best-running-jokes-tv-history) Welcome to the Cracked newsletter! This issue is about pop music trivia, Kanye interrupting Taylor, a lie told by ‘Airplane!’ directors, times math was interesting, and much more. Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe here](. [The Directors of ‘Airplane!’ Had to Lie to an Actor in Order to Get Him to Say the Movie’s Filthiest Joke]( Even 44 years after its release, Airplane! is still considered one of the funniest movies ever made, having entertained generations of fans, and forever ruined any earnest use of the word “surely” in a sentence. A big reason why Airplane! works so well is its casting. While Paramount wanted to cast the biggest comedy stars of the day, floating names [like Chevy Chase and Bill Murray](, directors Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams and David Zucker instead opted to hire more dramatic actors in the lead roles, such as Lloyd Bridges and Leslie Nielsen. Keep in mind, this was back when Leslie Nielsen was still considered a dramatic actor. [READ MORE]( [‘SNL’ Writers Thought Kanye Was ‘Ripping Off’ Their Sketch When He Interrupted Taylor Swift]( This week’s episode of The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast found the former Saturday Night Live performers discussing the digital short “Iran So Far,” which involved Andy Samberg crooning about then-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — with some help from Maroon 5’s Adam Levine and an Aphex Twin sample that the show [reportedly didn’t secure the rights to before air time](. “It cost NBC, I think, $160,000,” Jorma Taccone confessed during the podcast. Much of their discussion was devoted to the episode’s guests: host LeBron James and musical guest Ye (“Kanye West” back then). While Meyers called LeBron a “full delight” and a “genuine, fantastic human being to spend time with,” everyone’s feelings around Kanye were a tad more complicated. [READ MORE]( 34 Times Math Was Actually Interesting 27 of the Worst Cases of ‘Main Character Syndrome’ Ever 33 Trivia Tidbits About Pop Music Famous Scientists Who Were Hilariously Wrong 22 Crazy Experiences People Had While Working the Night Shift at a Gas Station 6 Songs That Rocked Hard Before They Got Covered and Became Famous 62 of the Funniest Burns from Last Week ‘Saturday Night Live’ Exists Because Johnny Carson Wanted More Time Off 21 of the Best Running Jokes in TV History 30 Random Bits of Trivia You Have to Sit Through Before You Get to the Main Event — Closing This Tab and Moving on With Your Day 61 of the Funniest Tweets from the Month of August 2024 TWEET OF THE DAY [ARTICLES | PICTOFACTS | VIDEOS]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 COPYRIGHT © 2005-2023 Cracked is published by Literally Media Ltd. 190 West St. Brooklyn, New York 11222, United States of America [Terms of Service](