lifelong friends who challenge each other to engage in embarrassing situations. Because

of the revealing nature of the show, there are very few parts of the Jokers' private

lives that aren't on public display, but here are a few things you may not have known about

America's funniest friends. Comic Book Man

AMC's Comic Book Men almost featured another member, but Brian "Q" Quinn was stuck in TruTV's

contractual grip and couldn't join his good friends on Kevin Smith's nerdy version of

Pawn Stars. Q, a lifelong fan of comics, appears regularly on a podcast called Tell 'Em Steve-Dave

with Comic Book Men's Walt Flanagan and Bryan Johnson.

Q's First Girlfriend

Astute viewers will note that Q has mentioned that his first girlfriend spent some time

in prison, and that she's the half-sister of an A-list celebrity.:

"I know who it is, and I know where she is!"

"Hahahahaha prison!"

"She's in prison!"

"She's alive and breathing!"

Out of respect forthe delicate family situation, Q's never mentioned her

by name on the air. However, dedicated

Redditors have used information from the show and Q's podcast to limit the possibilities

to a very specific area at a very specific time, and deduced that Q dated King of Queens

star Leah Remini's half-sister Elizabeth, who was arrested in 2005 for felonious cocaine

trafficking. But you didn't hear it from us...

Brian's Swollen Brain

There were a few Jokers episodes where it was very clear that Q was suffering from an

illness, and at least one challenge that Q was allowed to skip because of health concerns.

Viewers didn't know that Q's problems were far worse than the flu, and after a battery

of invasive tests administered by four doctors, a regimen of serious antibiotics, and a misdiagnosis

of Lyme disease, Q found out he was actually suffering from serious encephalitis and meningitis.

The difference between pre- and post-illness Q was about 15 pounds, and Jokers filming

was put off for about a week.

"uuhhhh, one last ride then it's night night forever."

"See you soon, ma!"

Full Cup

Between 2010 and 2014, Joker Sal Vulcano was a part owner of Full Cup, a beloved music

venue and bar in his native Staten Island. Unfortunately, the location ran into financial

trouble in 2014 and rebranded itself as Hashtag Bar in early 2016. Sal mentioned the bar in

his 2013 Reddit AMA, but once the bar started to crash and burn in 2014, he made a public

statement saying he hadn't been involved in operations for more than a year. He ditched

the struggling business, taking his finance degree with him, and completely embraced his

new life of TV torture.

Sal's Tats

One of the most memorable punishments in Jokers history involved three of the castmembers

getting tattoos determined by Joe Gatto, who was the only winner of that week's challenge.

While Q and Murr's tattoos were meaningful to their lives in a sarcastic way, Sal's tattoo

was a huge picture of Jaden Smith on his thigh. Viewers will also notice that Sal already

had quite a few tattoos at this point, including tribal bands around his calves. His arm tattoo,

however, has a pretty deep meaning to him: it's song lyrics dedicated to a friend that

he lost in 2011. Kinda makes that Jaden tattoo look especially cruel.

Slap Attack

Even though most of the pranks on Jokers are designed to only embarrass the four stars,

there have been plenty of times when they've almost come to blows with the unsuspecting

public—and twice when they did. Anyone who watches the show knows that all four friends

are really polite, respectful guys, but Sal was once slapped when he was forced to tell

a woman that her baby was ugly, and also choked by a man that he'd cut in line as part of

a challenge. Apologies were quickly dispensed, and neither segment aired.

Crydiving

Murr's most notable punishment, and the inspiration for his tattoo, was being forced to skydive

despite a serious fear of heights:

"Geronimoooo!"

"Aaaahhh! Aaahhh! Aaaah!"

On air, we see Murr run and threaten to quit the show,

but what we don't see is the hour he spent locked in a bathroom, refusing to come out

while he sent farewell texts to his friends and family, sure that he would not survive

the experience. Both Murr and Sal share a fear of heights, which they'd face again during

their later charitable tightrope walk.

MurrTV

In their tour documentary, the Jokers credit James Murray as being the unstoppable force

behind getting Impractical Jokers on the air. Despite being a reality TV star, Murr still

maintains his day job as the Senior VP of Development at North South Productions, which

explains why he's the only Joker too busy to have his own podcast, even though he could

host one in any of the 17 languages he claims to be able to speak. That is, when he’s

not shot full of Novocain:

"Braised beef"

"Is brilliant"

"Is...Braised bre..."

"Braised breef is brr..."

"Hahaha!"

"Braised breef is brilliant"

"Hahaha!"

"I said it once I'll say it again!"

"I said it once I'll say it again!"

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