Comedian James Murray who you probably know as Murr from Impractical Jokers is coming to the Rust Belt in East Moline on Sunday, September 12, 2021

I was able to chat with him about his brush with radio royalty in Howard Stern's Private Parts movie.  He even pulled up a screen shot of him as an extra in the movie.


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We talked about growing up and the kind of pranks he pulled as a kid.  He went to school with the rest of the guys in the comedy troop at an all boys school, so he said there wasn't much else to do than pull pranks.

We talked about getting started in improv comedy and how all of this gets rolled into a stand up set that you can check out at  the Rust Belt…how much improv is it or is it all Stand Up?

Sal, Q, Joe, and Murr are getting ready to shoot another season of Impractical Jokers for TruTV.  I can't wait to see what they have in store.

We also did a quick Lightning Round of "overrated/underated" for other hidden camera shows that you don't want to miss.

James Murray is a writer, executive producer, and actor, best known as “Murr” on the hit television show Impractical Jokers on truTV and The Misery Index on TBS. For the past ten years, Murr and his three lifelong friends, collectively known as the Tenderloins, have been making audiences laugh across the country—and now he’s bringing the laughs to you! Come celebrate the summer with Murr as he answers fan questions, shows off his own personal never-before-seen videos/photos, gives behind-the-scenes insights, and tells stories from the set of Jokers.

You can buy tickets for the Murr show by clicking here or going to TheRustBeltQC.com

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