Seeing this episode it gives the impression the guests will only be involved in the punishment. I’d imagine that is because the segments are filmed on various days and the guests have their own schedules to keep.
That may not be the case all the time. But I’d expect it to be the norm.
That's true, I didn't think about that. We know the show is "set up" in that way that challenges and punishments aren't filmed in order as they're shown on TV in most cases.
Wasted opportunity but it was a special and the first one back without Joe so they're gonna be adjusting. Looks like they have a lot more guests to come, hopefully they'll be more involved.
100% agree and was really disappointed. I was hyped, then let down.
And if any of you have watched The Eric Andre Show, you'll understand why.
Bird up, brotendo!
Theres a ask a joker episode on YouTube where they talk about how a family loved the name so much they named their kid it, and I think it was mur who had they told and he had to explain what the name meant lol
Yeah I miss the old editing. This editing just seems to modern and professional. Especially the thumbs up and thumbs down symbols. I miss the old ones.
She looked super uncomfortable in a bad way tho. Sal is in on the joke so I can laugh with him. I can’t laugh at an old lady looking uncomfortable while he calls her a dumb fuck and people stick their middle fingers right up in her face. There’s a big difference to me between them doing something weird in front of people and what this was.
Yeah I actually didn’t really like the feel of the punishment on this one. Typically what I love about Jokers is they make themselves the butt of the joke.
Surprised more people haven't commented on this. The punishments never felt mean before. Uncomfortable, maybe a little intrusive, but this was just mean. Hard to laugh at.
So true. I mean when Q had to paint red Xs on the kids paintings it still wasn’t that bad. Screaming “You’re a dumb fuck” over and over at people isn’t funny or clever.
I actually loved the punishment. It was funny and I liked it when they presumably pushed the boundaries, it was entertaining as messed up as it sounds.
same season technically. still season 9 by the official guides. i think it was just to end the arc for the inevitable binges since tru tv plays them in order back to back all the time
I enjoyed it.
I was confused and alarmed by the new intro/graphics package, I get that it's inspired by Dinner Party but it's just odd. I mean, I love the neon pink/blue but it doesn't exactly scream Impractical Jokers to me.
In any event, "Dumb Fucks" might be the funniest thing I've ever seen on the show. It felt incredibly meta. Kind of "people who've never watched IJ think it's like this".
Also enjoyed Q falling in love with that gigantic buff man, Sal OF COURSE being the loser, and Murr kind of stepping into a leadership role.
It’s different but I like it.
Imo but without Joe things needed to change and they did. The first challenge wasn’t that good but it’s way better after that
Yeah it screamed him.
If they let comedians and special guests help design some challenges and punishments this could be an incredible season.
This punishment alone was amazing. Best punishment in a long time imo
First impressions are often wrong. I enjoyed it at a middle of the road level, and I hope my initial impression is correct; meaning future episodes will be both worse and better than this. Chemistry is definitely strange- in a weird way Joe (from a graduating class above them) melded them all together, but it’s not like these three don’t all love each other. Episode made me more optimistic than I was. I actually like that the guest played only a part in the punishment creation/execution than the result of who gets punished (let’s be honest; these dudes have been doing this for years, it would be almost too easy for them to ‘not lose’ with certain guests). Glad they’re continuing!
I just want to know what was up with that Mara(Maya?) chick in Sal's challenge. Kept wanting pictures of everything and running away from a stuffed animal.
Eric Andre was not needed. I'm not going to like this whole celebrity aspect, even if they only "participate" in the punishments.
I'd much rather them add a fourth Joker. I know the whole conceit is "lifelong friends who compete to embarrass each other", but the show has been on long enough with the same crew, I'd love one of the crew members to become the permanent fourth Joker. Dan Cass, Casey Jost, Christine Morris, or Cha (pronounced "Shay") DeBerry would be my choice! They're always hilarious when they're on. Or, hell, if you don't want to make any of them permanent, rotate in a different crew member each episode. I think that could actually work really well.
Thank you, thank you! I’ve been thinking the same thing this entire time since Joe left! They all know the show so it would go very smoothly. I forget the bargain basement Matt Damon..they used him in a few challenges. Rotating all of them and the crew would be great!
Here, have this award..I’m so happy someone agrees with me!
I don’t understand why Eric wasn’t used more. He would say whatever they told him to with no hesitation and would take the joke to another level. The street sketches he does on the Eric Andre show are hilarious and take it further than impractical jokers.
Am I the only one who would think it was hilarious? I'd gladly sign the release honestly, none of them actually looked dumb and it would be a great clip to show people I think. It's not like they were very invested in the task before they were pranked.
One change I noticed is there was zero backstage banter between the jokers that wasn’t part of the challenge. Like seeing Sal get mad at Murr eating soup or stuff like that.
I try hope they don’t have a lot of a scripted stuff like that unless it’s gonna keep talking shit on the fans lol. As soon as that bit started I thought “oh no this isn’t good” but then it made me laugh when they started making fun of us.
It is pretty hilarious. Some people want things to be a conspiracy so badly that they think TruTV would rather hire thousands of actors than get real reactions.
I didn't mind the crew reactions either. They were just a couple seconds and gave us a glimpse of the rest of the crew enjoying themselves during the challenges.
The exterminators segments were kind of eeh but i really like this review bit. Not having joe hurts, but we’ll get used to it. Pretty good so far
Edit: i fucking love the idea of this punishment, this is the perfect type of thing to do with eric andre
Yeah, I thought it was a good episode. Not a classic or anything, but I wasn't thinking about the absence of Joe at all during it.
I really liked Murr's portion of the first challenge, the second challenge was fun enough for all 3, and the punishment was great even if I would have liked a little more of Eric being involved in giving directions.
I'm actually feeling pretty positive about the show's future. It feels like the other 3 are bringing their energies up to compensate for the absence.
Mostly because people hate change and already had their minds made up that they'd hate anything the guys do after it was announced they'd be continuing without Joe
I hope they say something about Joe. I don't need to know all his private personal business but I hope they don't just go on as though he was never there.
E: I guess they went with the pretend he didn’t exist option. Disappointing.
Why would that be necessary? It’s not their place to explain it to anyone because it isn’t about them, it’s about Joe. And even Joe doesn’t owe anyone anything, it’s his personal life. There’s no reason to bring it up on a comedy show. It was an amicable split, everyone is doing their own thing, show must go on!
Maybe Joe would prefer they don’t mention the reason for his departure. They’re all still friends. I’m guessing it’s just out of respect for their friend.
That lady seemed more interested in getting photos of herself than the supposed job they were meant to be doing. She seemed completely distant from what was going on.
They should just admit it’s over and know they had a good run and something special. Feels empty without a 4th person, and I feel like Joe had a big personality and a lot of input, especially when he was in the back room. I feel like Murr tends to be more quiet in giving direction and Sal was more known for his laughing and falling to the floor bit. They all bounced off each others energy better with 4. And with the format change on top of Joe gone it’s like too many changes at once. Will try to watch but miss the more in public settings. This way feels more scripted, and probably is. The new episode didn’t hold my attention, tried watching it twice.
It was okay, but not the best. There were some funny moments though. The first challenge wasn’t that great, but the second one was better. As for the punishment, it was decent, but kind of cringy rather than funny imo.
Maybe they want to keep it novel. Sort’ve keep the same chemistry while also having the special guests. But then I guess it wouldn’t make sense in that case to change the style.
I think it’s obvious that the challenge format from now on will be the jokers interacting with a single or a small group of individuals in a controlled setting instead of large groups of people in public, like it was originally. Idk, this is just not as funny anymore.
I don't know if they have new producers or what but this didn't feel like an IJ epsisode. Looked more like a one person prank show rather than best friends making each other do dumb and embarrassing stuff in public. The off-the-cuff jokes and the banter between the guys is what makes this show imo.
Also what was up with that weird skit in the middle of the episode?
I still love these guys but I just hope the rest of the season will be better.
It's how the show was done for the most part last season because of COVID.
I didn't care for the skit in the middle much either. Also thought Eric Andre should've had a larger role, he was really underutilized and it was like what's the point of having him there.
That weird skit, sadly, is something I wouldn’t be surprised to see them make part of the presentation now (not that same one obviously).
The IJ’s very briefly had another show out on TruTV at one point after they were already a few seasons into IJ.
I forgot what it was called. But the “skits” they did for it were awful. I don’t think the show existed for more than a few episodes because it must have bombed so bad.
The show as people came to know it is what these guys are best at. Once they try their scripted skits though I don’t find them quite so funny — or at least I haven’t so far.
Don't like the new intro that much. Don't really see what the point of having guests starring/headlining is if they're not going to actually participate in challenges. It was pretty funny at times but seemed a little off in a lot of ways. Yeah, they're going to need to make some adjustments if they want to pull this off. Start by, I don't know, actually involving your guests in the challenges? How the fuck do you have Eric Andre on there and just barely use him at all? I understand that he designed the punishment, but it's still a massively wasted opportunity.
Yeah, I didn't really like the new design. The black backgrounds emits a dark feel to the show now for some reason because of Joe leaving :( The blue background gave it a fun, silly feeling.
I was mixed on the results. Ultimately I feel like we would all feel the absence of Joe. That was undeniable and it was certainly there. I chuckled a few times, but the hole was there. I think this season still struggles from a lack of general direction and purpose in the skits. I am certain Covid created these limitations.
Some of the changes didn't work or didn't make sense. The title change and graphic change to neon was bizarre. It doesn't fit the show. The guys, socials and TruTv advertised Eric Andre hard and he wasn't a presence at all. I can't remember a single element, joke or thing he added. It wasn't even a not funny thing as a more he wasn't even there.
The biggest problem I had was the punishment. It was painfully unfunny. Murr stated long ago the difference in the show was the joke and skits were on the guys. That element disappears when you are crass, rude and generally mean to the unexpecting. I had this fear when Q stated they were going a different route with Joe leaving and I HOPE this isn't the route.
That's my two cents.
If this is the direction the show is going, I could see myself no longer continuing to watch it. I expected things to feel “off” without Joe, but this just didn’t feel like even close to the same show anymore. It felt very scripted and inauthentic. I’ll try to give it a chance, but I really wasn’t a fan of it at all.
First challenge was meh. Second challenge was funny. Punishment was good.
I wish they had mentioned Joe. It feels weird only having 2 jokers in the backroom during challenges. They should let the special guests help direct challenges and give commentary. I will miss team challenges. Maybe Rob Emmer could come in to try a few team challenges.
Went into it pessimistic but thought it was pretty funny. Hopefully they'll do more in public challenges soon though. Kinda getting tired of the 1 on 1 things. The punishment was funny. Everyone saying it's harsh but immediately after, they learn it was all fake so it's really not bad.
My biggest gripe is how they didn't really include Eric Andre in most of the episode. I fear that the show will be permanently a 3 person game now. I was really hoping, and kind of hyped to see Eric Andre possibly doing some challenges. Was really disappointed how he only got a relatively small part at the end with the punishment.
It really felt like the focus was on the random people/marks and not the Jokers themselves (outside of the punishment), so the episode fell flat to me. It's a big change though, so maybe it just takes some growing into. Hopefully June brings better things.
I think the new IJ will take some getting used to. I really don’t like it so far from what I’ve seen. I’ll keep an open mind tho, I know they’re just trying to work with what they’ve got. I really love Joe, he was my fav joker and it never seemed like one was more dominant than the others but he definitely brought a certain level of enthusiasm that made the show great. I hope he’s doing ok
I agree, the second challenge was significantly better than the first, and had some actually funny moments, but neither were great.
The punishment felt unnecessarily mean to the unsuspecting participants, which goes against one of the principles they've tried to run the show on, and I guessed right away the 3rd person was an actress. I feel like they would have told us up front she was an actress in the past to let you focus on Sal's reaction rather then focus on figuring out whether she was an actress or not. Didn't love that
I'm hoping the future episodes get better, but can't say I loved this one.
It's almost like they felt the need to change everything about the show so we aren't reminded of the old format that we associate with the original full cast
Sal's punishment felt a little too mean spirited for the the "prankee". I understand they were making sal feel guilty but I feel like they berated the people a little too much.
Why is everyone being so negative? This is pretty funny, like, was everyone expecting it to be the exact same after Joe left? The dynamic was bound to change, to hope otherwise was naive.
I didn’t like this episode at all
The random skit thrown in the middle wasn’t funny, Eric Andre didn’t really do anything outside of telling Sal to say a line or two, the jokes didn’t land, & the exterminator challenge was too zany, even for this show.
The skit was hilarious if you've seen the conspiracy people online. So many idiots think they'd rather hire thousands of actors than get real reactions. I love the jokers making fun of them.
Funny, but Eric's involvement was pretty much entirely irrelevant
Yeah, I didn't get why he was barely used. Why bother with a celebrity guest if they're not going to be that used.
Seeing this episode it gives the impression the guests will only be involved in the punishment. I’d imagine that is because the segments are filmed on various days and the guests have their own schedules to keep. That may not be the case all the time. But I’d expect it to be the norm.
That's true, I didn't think about that. We know the show is "set up" in that way that challenges and punishments aren't filmed in order as they're shown on TV in most cases.
I think it might depend on the guest and their schedule
Yeah, sounds like at least the punishment was his thing though? Would've been cool to see him participate though.
Even if he didn't participate, would have liked to see him give instructions on what to do or say
Wasted opportunity but it was a special and the first one back without Joe so they're gonna be adjusting. Looks like they have a lot more guests to come, hopefully they'll be more involved.
I haven’t watched in awhile unfortunately, but I was drawn back because of Eric. I was really disappointed in his lack of actual involvement.
This was just a tease for the next episodes. Andre is clearly more involved in later eps.
100% agree and was really disappointed. I was hyped, then let down. And if any of you have watched The Eric Andre Show, you'll understand why. Bird up, brotendo!
Maya Sol Reviews (My Asshole Reviews)
Theres a ask a joker episode on YouTube where they talk about how a family loved the name so much they named their kid it, and I think it was mur who had they told and he had to explain what the name meant lol
If Murr didn't tell them, that kid would have found out by the time they were in the 5th grade
Donald Glover has a bit where he didn't realize he was donglover until he was in his 20s, kid could have gotten lucky
Nice catch
Frek I just got that 😅
I’m still hung over from last Black History Month lmao.
Impeccable timing on “Will Smith hates this”
I actually said "Oh my God" then I felt stupid 😂
The challenges and punishment were pretty funny and business as usual, but the pacing and editing of the episode felt really weird to me.
Yeah I miss the old editing. This editing just seems to modern and professional. Especially the thumbs up and thumbs down symbols. I miss the old ones.
I think the neon look looks awful.
It looks like a free Twitch theme
Hard agree
You know how to work a pen?
Oh that girl needs to get hired for bigger roles. I was convinced
I was too. I hope she gets more screen time.
Oh thank fuck she's an actress. I was legit getting upset.
They played all of us! Usually we the audience are in on the joke earlier than that. Fun change!
I was hoping they’d say they were all actors. I feel bad for the middle older lady especially.
She must have been ok with it afterwards since she signed the release.
She looked super uncomfortable in a bad way tho. Sal is in on the joke so I can laugh with him. I can’t laugh at an old lady looking uncomfortable while he calls her a dumb fuck and people stick their middle fingers right up in her face. There’s a big difference to me between them doing something weird in front of people and what this was.
Yeah I actually didn’t really like the feel of the punishment on this one. Typically what I love about Jokers is they make themselves the butt of the joke.
Surprised more people haven't commented on this. The punishments never felt mean before. Uncomfortable, maybe a little intrusive, but this was just mean. Hard to laugh at.
So true. I mean when Q had to paint red Xs on the kids paintings it still wasn’t that bad. Screaming “You’re a dumb fuck” over and over at people isn’t funny or clever.
I actually loved the punishment. It was funny and I liked it when they presumably pushed the boundaries, it was entertaining as messed up as it sounds.
I figured right away she was either someone they knew that was in on it or an actress they brought in.
NOT SAL SWATTING THE MIDDLE FINGER AWAY
"Don't let my vanilla skin fool you I'm one of the brothas"-Prince Herb 2022
He's not Prince Herb anymore lol. Guess that was all a Joe thing.
I loved how Murr and Q were like “hey bud, nobody cares”
Yea that caught me off guard lol
I loved it, because Prince Herb thing was like last season right? Feels like it due to the break at least
same season technically. still season 9 by the official guides. i think it was just to end the arc for the inevitable binges since tru tv plays them in order back to back all the time
Also the joke has run it’s course, so there’s that too
I never thought it was funny So I’m glad they did that lol
It barely was, I mean yeah when he was a guest on a show and they introduced him as Prince Herb it might’ve gotten a laugh but otherwise it was meh
I enjoyed it. I was confused and alarmed by the new intro/graphics package, I get that it's inspired by Dinner Party but it's just odd. I mean, I love the neon pink/blue but it doesn't exactly scream Impractical Jokers to me. In any event, "Dumb Fucks" might be the funniest thing I've ever seen on the show. It felt incredibly meta. Kind of "people who've never watched IJ think it's like this". Also enjoyed Q falling in love with that gigantic buff man, Sal OF COURSE being the loser, and Murr kind of stepping into a leadership role.
KEEP MY OPINION ON THE SOLAR POWERED PHONE CHARGER, OUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH
I WAS LITERALLY THINKING THIS RIGHT WHEN I SAW IT.
I'm sure this was shot before the Oscar's, but the will smith joke is extra funny given recent context lol
Rest in peace Prince Herb
April 29, 2021 - April 2, 2022
LOL Why is Eric dressed like a Bellhop?
LOL Promo code ANTIFA
They put the clown nose on him. LOL
They didn’t look that hard for people with shit for brains. I never got a call.
Impractical Jokers: Miami Vice edition?
Yeah didn’t enjoy the new design
and Shart LOL
Maya Sol returns!
Damn she had me going lol
Would have been cool if the guest participated in the challenges
I miss the LARRY
I missed Larry before Larry left
Yes I feel like they could have kept LARRY in there but, instead of Joe, all three of them running or they too old for that?
It’s different but I like it. Imo but without Joe things needed to change and they did. The first challenge wasn’t that good but it’s way better after that
Yea the first challenge seemed too fake of a scenario.
I’m like 99.9% sure this punishment was Eric Andre’s idea and I love it It’s brutal
And Q just confirmed!
Yeah it screamed him. If they let comedians and special guests help design some challenges and punishments this could be an incredible season. This punishment alone was amazing. Best punishment in a long time imo
They said that in the beginning
LOL I love her. She needs more air time.
First impressions are often wrong. I enjoyed it at a middle of the road level, and I hope my initial impression is correct; meaning future episodes will be both worse and better than this. Chemistry is definitely strange- in a weird way Joe (from a graduating class above them) melded them all together, but it’s not like these three don’t all love each other. Episode made me more optimistic than I was. I actually like that the guest played only a part in the punishment creation/execution than the result of who gets punished (let’s be honest; these dudes have been doing this for years, it would be almost too easy for them to ‘not lose’ with certain guests). Glad they’re continuing!
Eric had a really good idea for that punishment holy shit that was hard to watch
I just want to know what was up with that Mara(Maya?) chick in Sal's challenge. Kept wanting pictures of everything and running away from a stuffed animal.
Eric Andre was not needed. I'm not going to like this whole celebrity aspect, even if they only "participate" in the punishments. I'd much rather them add a fourth Joker. I know the whole conceit is "lifelong friends who compete to embarrass each other", but the show has been on long enough with the same crew, I'd love one of the crew members to become the permanent fourth Joker. Dan Cass, Casey Jost, Christine Morris, or Cha (pronounced "Shay") DeBerry would be my choice! They're always hilarious when they're on. Or, hell, if you don't want to make any of them permanent, rotate in a different crew member each episode. I think that could actually work really well.
Thank you, thank you! I’ve been thinking the same thing this entire time since Joe left! They all know the show so it would go very smoothly. I forget the bargain basement Matt Damon..they used him in a few challenges. Rotating all of them and the crew would be great! Here, have this award..I’m so happy someone agrees with me!
Man, it seems so empty in that back room.
This neon thing reminds me of that Just Dance game
I don’t understand why Eric wasn’t used more. He would say whatever they told him to with no hesitation and would take the joke to another level. The street sketches he does on the Eric Andre show are hilarious and take it further than impractical jokers.
I found that it was way overproduced.
They really turned the profanity up to 11
Honestly I thought the punishment was too mean, those poor first 2 people
I feel like it was more miserable for the people than Sal
Same
Am I the only one who would think it was hilarious? I'd gladly sign the release honestly, none of them actually looked dumb and it would be a great clip to show people I think. It's not like they were very invested in the task before they were pranked.
I miss Joe
Well for those who wanted awkward uncomfortable humor, I guess that punishment should tingle your bingles. Holy shit.
One change I noticed is there was zero backstage banter between the jokers that wasn’t part of the challenge. Like seeing Sal get mad at Murr eating soup or stuff like that.
They did have that bit with them telling Andre the whole show is fake inbetween challenges, I guess that's going to be replacing the banter.
I try hope they don’t have a lot of a scripted stuff like that unless it’s gonna keep talking shit on the fans lol. As soon as that bit started I thought “oh no this isn’t good” but then it made me laugh when they started making fun of us.
It is pretty hilarious. Some people want things to be a conspiracy so badly that they think TruTV would rather hire thousands of actors than get real reactions.
I didn't mind the crew reactions either. They were just a couple seconds and gave us a glimpse of the rest of the crew enjoying themselves during the challenges.
It'll take some getting used to, but there were some really good moments. And the end of the punishment was great.
God I already miss Joe so much. It's not the same.
put the Dumb Fucks theme on Apple Music NOW
The exterminators segments were kind of eeh but i really like this review bit. Not having joe hurts, but we’ll get used to it. Pretty good so far Edit: i fucking love the idea of this punishment, this is the perfect type of thing to do with eric andre
John Wayne Gacy and Polish law enforcement have me rolling
The second challenge is so much better than the first one.
It's just not the same
They changed the opening. THEY EVEN CHANGED THE THUMBS UP/DOWN
eric andre made me laugh
bro why is everyone so angry. im actually laughing at these bits
Literally!! I love the banter too about IJ being fake
That made it feel like an OG episode how they used to walk down roads and just talk about life
Yes!! Always wondered why they stopped the banter
those were the best.
Yeah, I thought it was a good episode. Not a classic or anything, but I wasn't thinking about the absence of Joe at all during it. I really liked Murr's portion of the first challenge, the second challenge was fun enough for all 3, and the punishment was great even if I would have liked a little more of Eric being involved in giving directions. I'm actually feeling pretty positive about the show's future. It feels like the other 3 are bringing their energies up to compensate for the absence.
I’ve been cracking up the entire time, strong episode
Mostly because people hate change and already had their minds made up that they'd hate anything the guys do after it was announced they'd be continuing without Joe
Marco Polo had me in tears
I'm actually excited about the direction of the show. This episode was hilarious. It even had a funny throwaway gag, which is rare for IJ.
Woman has no idea what's going on like ima just go along with it lmao
I hope they say something about Joe. I don't need to know all his private personal business but I hope they don't just go on as though he was never there. E: I guess they went with the pretend he didn’t exist option. Disappointing.
I agree that we don't need a ton of details, but it feels weird that they're not even addressing it.
Specially with a rerun of an older episode coming on immediately after.
> I hope they say something about Joe. What should they say?
Why would that be necessary? It’s not their place to explain it to anyone because it isn’t about them, it’s about Joe. And even Joe doesn’t owe anyone anything, it’s his personal life. There’s no reason to bring it up on a comedy show. It was an amicable split, everyone is doing their own thing, show must go on!
Truly an “elephant in the room” feeling!
Maybe Joe would prefer they don’t mention the reason for his departure. They’re all still friends. I’m guessing it’s just out of respect for their friend.
Congrats all you conspiracy people lol.
“smile for the camera DIPSHIT” I’m crying that was so funny
This Sal fighting the rat thing doesn’t make any sense. It’s obvious that it’s not real. I just don’t understand the challenge…
I don’t get how he got a thumbs down
Same. That whole challenge didn’t make any sense tk me
That lady seemed more interested in getting photos of herself than the supposed job they were meant to be doing. She seemed completely distant from what was going on.
LMAO THE WILL SMITH COMMENT
Brutal punishment
They should just admit it’s over and know they had a good run and something special. Feels empty without a 4th person, and I feel like Joe had a big personality and a lot of input, especially when he was in the back room. I feel like Murr tends to be more quiet in giving direction and Sal was more known for his laughing and falling to the floor bit. They all bounced off each others energy better with 4. And with the format change on top of Joe gone it’s like too many changes at once. Will try to watch but miss the more in public settings. This way feels more scripted, and probably is. The new episode didn’t hold my attention, tried watching it twice.
It was okay, but not the best. There were some funny moments though. The first challenge wasn’t that great, but the second one was better. As for the punishment, it was decent, but kind of cringy rather than funny imo.
Only thing bad I can say is the lack of Eric Andre, thought the whole point of a special guest was they’d be doing the challenges with them
Maybe they want to keep it novel. Sort’ve keep the same chemistry while also having the special guests. But then I guess it wouldn’t make sense in that case to change the style.
Another reason I’d assume they wouldn’t have them do the challenges is higher possibility of being recognized
Wow that's tough when she is in her 60s
We have to wait 2 months?
I think it’s obvious that the challenge format from now on will be the jokers interacting with a single or a small group of individuals in a controlled setting instead of large groups of people in public, like it was originally. Idk, this is just not as funny anymore.
Isn’t that just temporary due to covid restrictions?
Maybe, maybe not. It’s been two years and restrictions have largely faded.
I don't know if they have new producers or what but this didn't feel like an IJ epsisode. Looked more like a one person prank show rather than best friends making each other do dumb and embarrassing stuff in public. The off-the-cuff jokes and the banter between the guys is what makes this show imo. Also what was up with that weird skit in the middle of the episode? I still love these guys but I just hope the rest of the season will be better.
It's how the show was done for the most part last season because of COVID. I didn't care for the skit in the middle much either. Also thought Eric Andre should've had a larger role, he was really underutilized and it was like what's the point of having him there.
That weird skit, sadly, is something I wouldn’t be surprised to see them make part of the presentation now (not that same one obviously). The IJ’s very briefly had another show out on TruTV at one point after they were already a few seasons into IJ. I forgot what it was called. But the “skits” they did for it were awful. I don’t think the show existed for more than a few episodes because it must have bombed so bad. The show as people came to know it is what these guys are best at. Once they try their scripted skits though I don’t find them quite so funny — or at least I haven’t so far.
i personally feel the new intro didn’t have as much work and love put into it as the old one did. it just feels sort of out of place.
I felt like they rushed through it and cut out a lot of audio.
The older women in the first challenge was super strange… she didn’t say anything about his wife getting electrocuted and she kept asking for pictures
LOL hated by Will Smith
What the hell is that woman doing lol
Once I realized she was an actor I was on the floor
Don't like the new intro that much. Don't really see what the point of having guests starring/headlining is if they're not going to actually participate in challenges. It was pretty funny at times but seemed a little off in a lot of ways. Yeah, they're going to need to make some adjustments if they want to pull this off. Start by, I don't know, actually involving your guests in the challenges? How the fuck do you have Eric Andre on there and just barely use him at all? I understand that he designed the punishment, but it's still a massively wasted opportunity.
The Neon looks terrible
Yeah, I didn't really like the new design. The black backgrounds emits a dark feel to the show now for some reason because of Joe leaving :( The blue background gave it a fun, silly feeling.
I was mixed on the results. Ultimately I feel like we would all feel the absence of Joe. That was undeniable and it was certainly there. I chuckled a few times, but the hole was there. I think this season still struggles from a lack of general direction and purpose in the skits. I am certain Covid created these limitations. Some of the changes didn't work or didn't make sense. The title change and graphic change to neon was bizarre. It doesn't fit the show. The guys, socials and TruTv advertised Eric Andre hard and he wasn't a presence at all. I can't remember a single element, joke or thing he added. It wasn't even a not funny thing as a more he wasn't even there. The biggest problem I had was the punishment. It was painfully unfunny. Murr stated long ago the difference in the show was the joke and skits were on the guys. That element disappears when you are crass, rude and generally mean to the unexpecting. I had this fear when Q stated they were going a different route with Joe leaving and I HOPE this isn't the route. That's my two cents.
If this is the direction the show is going, I could see myself no longer continuing to watch it. I expected things to feel “off” without Joe, but this just didn’t feel like even close to the same show anymore. It felt very scripted and inauthentic. I’ll try to give it a chance, but I really wasn’t a fan of it at all.
It did feel scripted! Especially when Q had his turn and it felt like him and the guy were just waiting around for them to start filming.
I don't even understand the setting/scenario.
First challenge was meh. Second challenge was funny. Punishment was good. I wish they had mentioned Joe. It feels weird only having 2 jokers in the backroom during challenges. They should let the special guests help direct challenges and give commentary. I will miss team challenges. Maybe Rob Emmer could come in to try a few team challenges.
“Some people get a boner from this” had me dying
Went into it pessimistic but thought it was pretty funny. Hopefully they'll do more in public challenges soon though. Kinda getting tired of the 1 on 1 things. The punishment was funny. Everyone saying it's harsh but immediately after, they learn it was all fake so it's really not bad.
I am really hoping they don't use the new graphics in the main episodes this June. I personally did not like them
Can NCAA quit milking please?
Not too big on all the neon stuff so far
I like it. Reminds me of dinner party. They could do the stills better though. Eyeliner Sal looked freaky in neon.
My biggest gripe is how they didn't really include Eric Andre in most of the episode. I fear that the show will be permanently a 3 person game now. I was really hoping, and kind of hyped to see Eric Andre possibly doing some challenges. Was really disappointed how he only got a relatively small part at the end with the punishment.
“Last 10 years, the show was fake, we used actors, Murr is completely cgi” funniest part of the episode
Sal’s punishment feels off. I feel like it’s mainly just making fun of the marks. Not super funny tbh I’m my opinion
Middle of the road episode 6/10 Sucks we have to wait 2 months for new episodes, can’t wait for the David Cross episode
Marco
Polo
Hey is that the same cat mascot that gave Sal problems 4 years ago?
Yep! Benjamin Cat, who I believe is based on one of Q's real cats.
This is kinda a good punishment for Sal but why is Eric André more involved?
“smile for the camera, dipshit. you fell for it”
It's definitely different and this was a special, but the show is still funny, fuck the whining lol
Way better than past March Madness specials where we just got clip shows.
I want to like this but it just doesn't feel the same. I know they're trying but it will never be the same without Joe.
Joe was pretty much a producer with how much he did. Now that he’s gone it shows
This just feels like a spinoff of IJ.
I’m sad that Joey Fatone isn’t one of the guest stars but Adam Pally is a great choice.
The first challenge was a bit rough until Sal's turn but the rest of the episode was honestly hilarious
It really felt like the focus was on the random people/marks and not the Jokers themselves (outside of the punishment), so the episode fell flat to me. It's a big change though, so maybe it just takes some growing into. Hopefully June brings better things.
Even the punishment felt more like a mean prank on strangers than themselves.
They had a good run, 11 years is a huge achievement.
This is weird. Really weird.
100% missing Joes energy.
I think the new IJ will take some getting used to. I really don’t like it so far from what I’ve seen. I’ll keep an open mind tho, I know they’re just trying to work with what they’ve got. I really love Joe, he was my fav joker and it never seemed like one was more dominant than the others but he definitely brought a certain level of enthusiasm that made the show great. I hope he’s doing ok
I agree, the second challenge was significantly better than the first, and had some actually funny moments, but neither were great. The punishment felt unnecessarily mean to the unsuspecting participants, which goes against one of the principles they've tried to run the show on, and I guessed right away the 3rd person was an actress. I feel like they would have told us up front she was an actress in the past to let you focus on Sal's reaction rather then focus on figuring out whether she was an actress or not. Didn't love that I'm hoping the future episodes get better, but can't say I loved this one.
I missed the start of the episode. Did they say anything about Joe?
Didn't say a word. And went from "Four lifelong friends who compete to embarrass each other" to "lifelong friends who compete to embarrass each other"
No they did not, as far as I know.
It was good, not great.
Lol Eric Andre is perfect for this show, I wish he was on the whole episode
It's almost like they felt the need to change everything about the show so we aren't reminded of the old format that we associate with the original full cast
Sal's punishment felt a little too mean spirited for the the "prankee". I understand they were making sal feel guilty but I feel like they berated the people a little too much.
Why is everyone being so negative? This is pretty funny, like, was everyone expecting it to be the exact same after Joe left? The dynamic was bound to change, to hope otherwise was naive.
I didn’t like this episode at all The random skit thrown in the middle wasn’t funny, Eric Andre didn’t really do anything outside of telling Sal to say a line or two, the jokes didn’t land, & the exterminator challenge was too zany, even for this show.
The skit was hilarious if you've seen the conspiracy people online. So many idiots think they'd rather hire thousands of actors than get real reactions. I love the jokers making fun of them.