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PEOPLE
The Funny Four
The guys of Impractical Jokers talk about their show and more
Words by Vanessa Pascale | Photo Credit Martin Brown
Before my interview with James "Murr" Murray, Joe Gatto, Sal Vulcano and Brian
"Q" Quinn, aka The Tenderloins, I wasn't aware of their hilarious truTV show
Impractical Jokers, which has impressively garnered over 60 million viewers since
premiering in 2011. You'll have to excuse that my television defaults to E!, Food
Network and TBS. After I crawled out from under my rock, I caught a couple of
episodes prior to my chat with the guys. I expected funny to be on the menu,
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but got a whole lot more: a marriage proposal, a flute concert and A LOT of laughs.
I arrive at Murr's New York City apartment on Wall Street. "We can start. The
other guys will be here," Murr tells me, as he, Joe and I sit down in his living
room. Sal and Q are driving in from Staten Island, where these four best friends
grew up. Impractical Jokers, which premiered their second season this past
