Why Jerry Seinfeld Didn’t Guest Star on ‘South Park’

Plus: 32 of the Funniest Lapses in Common Sense                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 July 23, 2024 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [fb]( [fb]( [fb](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20Cracked%20Newsletter&body=Why%20Jerry%20Seinfeld%20Didn%E2%80%99t%20Guest%20Star%20on%20%E2%80%98South%20Park%E2%80%99%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcracked.beehiiv.com%2Fp%2Fjerry-seinfeld-didnt-guest-star-south-park) Welcome to the Cracked newsletter! This issue is about ‘Time Bandits,’ lapses in common sense, ancient gizmos, NSFW Deadpool jokes, funny tweets, and much more. Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe here](. [Taika Waititi’s ‘Time Bandits’ Makes Hours Feel Like Days]( In 1981, as the Monty Python sketch comedy troupe approached the end of its most fertile period, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin co-wrote the feature film Time Bandits, which Gilliam also directed. Though Monty Python’s Flying Circus and some segments of their various movies would be entertaining to kids and adults alike, Time Bandits was pitched at a younger audience and, according to [an essay by Bruce Eder at]([Criterion.com](, became “the most critically well-received children’s film in nearly two decades.” For some Gen Xers who saw it as children, Time Bandits was a formative event: a fantasy story that didn’t hold back on physical or emotional violence, and (spoilers ahead for a 40+-year-old movie) had no compunction about giving the young protagonist’s terrible parents an unambiguously punitive ending. [READ MORE]( [Robin Williams Was Unnerved By Eddie Murphy’s Success]( [Robin Williams](, who would have turned 73 over the weekend, loved making “strange films.” Out-of-the-box early choices like The World According to Garp and Moscow on the Hudson let Williams stretch his acting wings. But did their middling box-office success lower his status in the comedy hierarchy? He was especially freaked out by the success of [Trading Places](, [according to Dave Itzkoff’s biography,Â]([Robin](. The odd couple/buddy comedy starring [Dan Aykroyd]( and [Eddie Murphy]( went gangbusters in the summer of 1983, and by Williams’ math, that was a problem. In his eyes, one comedian coming up meant another had to come down. [READ MORE]( Now John Cleese Is Pretending Not to Know Who Michael Palin Is 5 Ancient Gizmos That Seem Futuristic Even Today 29 Trivia Tidbits About America’s Worst Habits and Policies Someone Is Leaving Hilariously Fake ‘And Just Like That...’ Filming Notices All Over New York City 32 of the Funniest Lapses in Common Sense 21 Times ‘Fake It Til You Make It’ Completely Backfired Deadpool Jokes from the Comics That Are Too NSFW Even for the Movies 54 of the Funniest Burns from the Week of July 15, 2024 35 Random Bits of Trivia That Could Use a Spit Shine But Will Get You From Point A to Point B Jerry Seinfeld Wanted to Guest Star on ‘South Park’ Until They Told Him What Part He Would Play 51 of the Funniest Tweets from the Week of July 15, 2024 TWEET OF THE DAY [ARTICLES | PICTOFACTS | VIDEOS]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 COPYRIGHT © 2005-2023 Cracked is published by Literally Media Ltd. 190 West St. Brooklyn, New York 11222, United States of America [Terms of Service](