14 Times Celebrities Supported (Or Backstabbed) Each Other

Plus: 12 Consequential Things Decided by A Thin Margin Welcome to the Cracked newsletter! This issue is about the Oscars, Chris Rock's Netflix special, Mel Brooks' resume, and some perfect Monday reads. [The 25 Greatest Comedic Performances That Weren’t Nominated for an Oscar]( It’s a daunting task to compile a list of brilliant comedic performances that failed to gain notice from the Academy — not because there are so few but, rather, because there are so many. Occasionally, the Oscars honor someone like Kevin Kline for A Fish Called Wanda, but by and large, being funny isn’t valued that much during awards season. But because there have been plenty of worthy contenders who were ignored, picking the 25 best risks omitting myriad excellent performances. So consider the below list a jumping-off point, a way to start a conversation rather than pretend this is even close to definitive. I’m sure I’ve left off some that were your all-time favorites — there was simply no way to get them all in. [READ MORE]( [15 Happy Headlines That Distracted Us From The Doom, The Gloom, And Whatever Elon Musk Is Up To]( Ah, the year 2023! It's kind of been a wild ride so far, and it's only getting crazier. From the [legalization of marijuana]( in Illinois to the end of conversion therapy in Utah, the world is changing faster than ever. We've seen Michael Jordan give an incredible donation to Make-A-Wish, a British couple get an unexpected windfall from the High Court, and a Ukrainian family finally reunited after nearly a decade. And that's just the beginning. [READ MORE]( More Monday Reads: - [15 Absurd Headlines You’ll Just Have To Imagine Spinning Rapidly At Your Face]( - [13 Non-Food Innovations from Fast Food Chains]( - [12 Consequential Things Decided by An Extremely Thin Margin]( - [14 Times Hollywood Celebrities Supported (Or Backstabbed) Each Other In Unexpected Ways]( - [15 Trivia Tidbits About ‘Happy Gilmore’]( [Furious Chris Rock Vents His Own ‘Selective Outrage’]( [Does It Really Tie the Room Together?: Three Interior Designers Size Up the Dude’s Rug from ‘The Big Lebowski’]( [Pre-‘Saturday Night Live’ Sketches That Showed the Genius of Kenan Thompson]( [‘Saturday Night Live’s ‘Serial’ Parody Made the Podcast a Hit]( [Five Eyebrow-Arching Credits on Mel Brooks’ Résumé]( [An Octopus-Loving History Buff Is Taking Over TikTok Comedy]( [5 Historical Fashion Trends Caused By Gross Diseases]( [Five Murders and Other Mysteries Solved By Nobodies]( [The Humble Last Wishes of Famous Figures That We Completed Ignored]( 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