Little-Known Comedians Who Made a Huge Impact on Today’s Comedy

Plus: 21 of the Best Cliffhangers in Movie History                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 February 07, 2024 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [tw]( [in]( [email](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20Cracked%20Newsletter&body=Little-Known%20Comedians%20Who%20Made%20a%20Huge%20Impact%20on%20Today%E2%80%99s%20Comedy%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcracked.beehiiv.com%2Fp%2Flittleknown-comedians-made-huge-impact-todays-comedy) Welcome to the Cracked newsletter! This issue is about Shane Gillis and Lorne Michaels, trivia, paranormal stories, and great cliffhangers in movies. Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe here](. [Why Lorne Michaels Can’t Quit Shane Gillis]( Like Jack Twist making a mournful confession to Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain, Lorne Michaels just can’t quit comedian Shane Gillis. Despite [firing Gillis from the cast ofÂ]([Saturday Night Live]( before he could make his first homophobic joke on the 30 Rock stage, Michaels has continued to buy stock in the Gillis business, announcing the once-banished comic as Season 49’s next host. A quick recap: Gillis, along with Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman, was announced as a new SNL cast member back in 2019. Cue the flurry of social media posts sharing clips of [Gillis podcast appearances]( making homophobic slurs (he called Chris Gethard and Judd Apatow “white f----t comics”) and spitting on Chinatown (“Let the fucking c----s live there”). [READ MORE]( [Little-Known Comedians Who Made a Huge Impact on Today’s Comedy]( Somebody explain to me why some comedy legends — Bob Newhart, George Carlin, Joan Rivers — continue to hold our esteem while others, like the comics discussed below, fade into obscurity. Each of the comedic minds on this list contributed mightily to the humor landscape, but their names haven’t stayed on the tips of our tongues. Here are four comic acts that were as influential as they were funny… [READ MORE]( 32 Bits of Trivia to Plug Into Your Brain Matrix 21 of the Best Cliffhangers in Movie History 36 Paranormal and Supernatural Stories That Just Might Get You to Church 38 Movie and TV History Trivia Tidbits You Can Learn From Us Instead of a Podcast 29 Intriguing Details Hiding in Plain Sight 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