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Friday, July 03, 2026

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.

Marla Gibbs

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.

Friday, March 20, 2026

TBS Orders Season 13 of Impractical Jokers; HBO's Josh Johnson Comedy Special

Driven by franchise-high ratings, TBS has ordered a thirteenth season of its hit unscripted comedy series, Impractical Jokers. Since its January 15 premiere, Impractical Jokers is averaging an astonishing 1.72 L3 rating among Adults 25-54, an increase of 292% over the previous season. The series is on track to deliver its highest rated season ever in its 15-year history and currently ranks as the #1 original series on cable this year in key adult demos. This season's momentum extends to the Impractical Jokers' social media show channels, with the franchise delivering 2.9 million interactions and generating 65.3 million video views year to date.

Led by comedians Brian "Q" Quinn, James "Murr" Murray and Sal Vulcano, Impractical Jokers follows the lifelong friends as they compete in a series of outrageous hidden-camera challenges designed to embarrass each other in public. At the end of every episode, the challenge's loser must endure a punishment of epic proportions.

The final episode of Impractical Jokers season 12 airs tonight - Friday, March 20 following NCAA coverage on TBS. The series, which first premiered on December 15, 2011, is produced by NorthSouth Productions.

Josh Johnson

HBO will debut the original comedy special Josh Johnson: Symphony, the comedian’s first HBO comedy special, this spring. While many audiences are accustomed to Johnson’s takes on timely topics, in Josh Johnson: Symphony, he debuts original material about our shared experiences as humans – tackling topics like family, religion, and relationships through his unique point of view and signature creativity. Viewers can expect a truly original and unforgettable experience. The special will be filmed at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles.