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Impractical Jokers Returns with Guest Star Appearance by Alyssa Milano; Marla Gibbs Day in Chicago

On the heels of its highest-rated season ever, television's wildly popular hidden-camera comedy Impractical Jokers returns with a brand-new season of schemes with comedy trio Brian "Q" Quinn, James "Murr" Murray and Sal Vulcano, premiering Thursday, July 23 at 10PM ET/PT on TBS.

Season 13 will feature classic Jokers laugh-out-loud mayhem and madness as the trio pose as diner managers, dating etiquette instructors, aggrieved focus group attendees, forgetful dog owners, robotics engineers, and even scheming corpses at a funeral parlor. There will also be a cringe-inducing surprise guest star appearance by Sal's lifelong crush, Alyssa Milano.

Deadline is reporting that June 30 will now be known as Marla Gibbs Day in the City of Chicago following an official declaration from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to honor the legendary actress, best known for her roles in small-screen classics such as The Jeffersons and 227.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson confirmed the honor earlier this week as part of a release event held in Los Angeles for Gibbs' memoir It's Never Too Late. Speakers present at the event included Tiffany Haddish, Lil Rel Howery, Kim Fields, and Yvette Nicole Brown.

Born in Chicago, Gibbs moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s and earned her big break playing Florence Johnston on Norman Lear's The Jeffersons. Gibbs earned five Supporting Actress Emmy nominations for her role on the show alongside a Golden Globe nom. The Jeffersons ran for 11 seasons, after which Gibbs led the NBC sitcom 227 alongside Regina King.

Posted by Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.com at 12:03 PM

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