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Mel Brooks with his Honorary Oscar (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) How Mel Brooks Got an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony
The 99-year-old comedy legend is one of only 27 entertainers to have reached EGOT status
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Michael J. Fox in 'Back to the Future Part III' (Photo by Universal Pictures/Getty Images) Michael J. Fox Came Close to Dying While Filming ‘Back to the Future Part III’
One hanging scene got a little too real during production
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Eddie Murphy during his 'Raw' tour (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images) A Look Back at Some of the Jokes That Didn’t Make it Into ‘Eddie Murphy: Raw’
Eight minutes of unreleased material shot during the comedian’s ‘Raw’ tour offer a glimpse into what was cut from the special
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The Griffin family from 'Family Guy' (Photo by FOX via Getty Images) The ‘Family Guy’ Episode The FCC Received Over 188,000 Complaints About
The Parents Television Council encouraged their many members to file complaints against the show in 2009
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James Caan (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures) The Legendary Stand-Up Comedian James Caan Based His Character in ‘The Godfather’ On
Sonny Corleone was modeled after a famous insult comic Caan was friends with
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Luke and Owen Wilson (Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/WireImage) That Time Steely Dan Wrote a Letter Trashing Owen Wilson to His Brother
Donald Fagen and Walter Becker had a bone to pick with the makers of ‘You, Me and Dupree’
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Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David (Photo by David Hume Kennerly/ Getty Images) ‘Netflix Is a Joke Fest’ 2026 Lineup Features Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, Bill Burr, Nikki Glaser, Ali Wong and Flight of the Conchords
The third biennial event kicks off May 4 in Los Angeles
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Johnny Knoxville (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Johnny Knoxville Had to Use a Catheter for Years After a ‘Jackass’ Stunt Went Wrong
One 2008 injury had a lasting effect on Knoxville
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Martin Lawrence (Photo by Chad Salvador/Variety via Getty Images) Was Martin Lawrence Actually Banned From ‘Saturday Night Live’?
The ‘Bad Boys’ star made just one appearance on ‘SNL’ in 1994
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Bill Nye (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for The Blue Jacket Fashion Show) Bill Nye Got Where He Is Today Because of a Steve Martin Lookalike Contest
The future ‘Science Guy’ won first place and decided to follow in Martin’s footsteps shortly thereafter
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The stars of 'Jaws' (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) ‘Jaws 3’ Was Almost a John Hughes Comedy
A pre-fame Hughes wrote the proposed sequel during his ‘National Lampoon’ days
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What if 'Happy Gilmore' wasn't titled 'Happy Gilmore'? (Photo by Universal/Getty Images)
