15 Bits of Trivia That Totally Sewed Up Our Zoot Suits

Plus: Weird Headlines That Left Us Questioning Reality Welcome to the Cracked newsletter! This issue is about the best work from 'SNL' alumni, crazy headlines, what to watch on Hulu, and wild bits of trivia. [The Five Absolutely Essential Eddie Murphy Movies]( Some comedians are stars, and then there’s [Eddie Murphy](. When he arrived on the scene with [Saturday Night Live]( in 1980, all the usual clichés applied: It was like he was shot out of a cannon, you couldn’t take your eyes off him, etc. The guy was incandescent. But SNL was only the beginning, with Murphy quickly becoming one of Hollywood’s biggest draws. Before or since, there’s no comparison to what Murphy achieved in such a short amount of time, influencing generations of comics to come. Now in his 60s, he doesn’t have the same combustible energy of his youth, but he’s still revered as a titan. No one’s taken his crown — all these years later, there’s still no one like him. If you could only choose five movies to encapsulate his career, what would they be? Here are my picks, in chronological order… [READ MORE]( [The Best Dramatic Work From ‘Saturday Night Live’ Alumni]( Very rarely does [Saturday Night Live]( get serious. During the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the show opened with the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York delivering a solemn rendition of “Prayer for Ukraine.” More often, though, the long-running show addresses the dramas of the real world through jokes. But after stars leave SNL, they sometimes want to explore their darker or more sensitive side, hungry to prove that they can be more than funny. With that in mind, here’s a list of 15 SNL alums and each of their most successful dramatic role. Occasionally, the tonal change of pace led to Emmy wins and Oscar nominations. But every once in a while, it only demonstrated that these comedians’ strong suit was one-liners, not somber emoting. [READ MORE]( [15 Weird Headlines That Left Us Questioning Reality]( [The 20 Best Comedies New to Streaming in January]( [With All Due Respect, ‘The Fabelmans’ Is Just ‘Dawson’s Creek’]( [3 Family-Based Business Partnerships That Blew Up Spectacularly]( [5 Iconic Photos That Were Secretly Faked]( [The Five Overlooked Comedies to Watch on Hulu Right Now]( [This Toilet Wants to Record Every Sound You Make on It]( [15 Truly Bizarre Old-Timey Fitness Fads And Contraptions]( [The 13 Best Jokes, Puns and Lines from ‘Wednesday’]( [‘Super’: The Black Comedy That Launched James Gunn’s Superhero Career]( [The 10 Best Post-Monty Python British Sketch Shows]( [5 Ways Libraries Used to Be Hardcore]( [15 Utterly Bizarre Medical Syndromes and Unexplained Outbreaks of Illness]( [15 Bits of Trivia That Totally Sewed Up Our Zoot Suits]( [15 Smart Folks Who Gave Up the Rat Race for Comedy]( TWEET OF THE DAY [fb]( [tw]( [yt]( [Logomark_DIGITAL_Red_50X50-px]( [insta png]( [tiktok png]( [ARTICLES]( | [PICTOFACTS]( | [Videos]( Literally media Ltd. 190 West St, Suite 17B, Brooklyn NY 11222 COPYRIGHT © 2005-2022 Cracked is published by Literally Media Ltd. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Literally Media · 190 West St Ste 17B · Brooklyn, NY 11222-3855 · USA