Impractical Jokers Stars Say First Season Without Joe Gatto Was Tough
The cast of Impractical Jokers opens up about Joe Gatto's departure and how they moved the show on without him. For over a decade, Brian «Q» Quinn, Sal Vulcano, James «Murr» Murray, and Joe Gatto have put each other through hilarious hidden camera antics for the viewing pleasure of Impractical Jokers' dedicated fanbase. Thanks to their resounding success, the show has spawned several spinoffs, an Impractical Jokers movie adaptation, and a worldwide live tour. The show is heading back to TV screens for a special episode on April 2.
But despite Impractical Jokers being a global phenomenon, Gatto announced back in January that he would be leaving the show in order to focus on his home life. While the emotional announcement came as a shock to Impractical Jokers fans, the remaining members of the comedy troupe decided to keepthe show going, with Quinn, Murray and Vulcano set to return with special guests filling the Gatto-shaped hole in the Impractical Jokers cast. The first of these guests, Eric Andre, was announced back in February.
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Per People, Quinn, Murray, and Vulcano have opened up about how they moved forward following Gatto's departure. While Gatto leaving Impractical Jokers was difficult on the cast, with Vulcano describing how it was "tough to lose him" after doing the show for a decade, the star confirmed the four are still in touch, saying "we still talk to him all the time." Vulcano continued, talking about producing the show without Gatto, saying how "the exercise of reinventing the show really gave us a fresh palette and we just grabbed that and ran with it." Check out the full quotes below:
"Vulcano: We're doing the show together [for] almost 10 years, we're
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