WarnerMedia ties down Impractical Jokers

Impractical Jokers Joe Gatto, James ‘Murr’ Murray, Brian ‘Q’ Quinn and Sal Vulcano

WarnerMedia has agreed a first-look deal with the stars of TruTV’s Impractical Jokers format.

Joe Gatto, James ‘Murr’ Murray, Brian ‘Q’ Quinn and Sal Vulcano of comedy troupe The Tenderloins will develop and produce original unscripted and scripted programming for TNT, TBS, truTV and HBO Max.

Impractical Jokers is a hidden-camera reality show in which The Tenderloins take part in a series of competitive games of dare and has been renewed for a 10th season.

Corie Henson, exec VP and head of unscripted development for TNT, TBS and truTV, said: “The guys had a hit movie and three wildly successful shows with Impractical Jokers, Dinner Party and Misery Index, and that was all in 2020 alone.

“They are prolific and have a ton of ideas about how to turn more hits into an even bigger brand. We have three networks, so we’re going to get out of their way and give them the support and the biggest platform to do just that.”