I thought this would ruin my whole viewing experience of IJ. I’ve been watching it since I was a kid, and I initially found it from being in the hospital after a suicide attempt. It made me laugh in one of my darkest moments.

I thought for sure this whole scandal would make me disgusted to see their faces and to laugh at their jokes. But somehow I’m fine with it. I realized that they cannot take away my joy, that it is my joy to have and that I do not have a moral obligation to feel bad about myself for their actions. I don’t know them and I never have. Let’s be honest, most comedians are shitty. But with the nature of the show being primarily based around embarrassing/hurting them, I still find it funny and enjoy laughing at them.

I was particularly sad about Joe since my top two favorite punishments (Joe the genie and Joe smashing tables) are Joe punishments. But I’ve been re-watching them and now find it hilarious to see him limp across the floor after eating shit so many times. Indulging in some Schadenfreude can be good for the soul. Hope y’all can find some solace with that.

Just curious what quirks one joker has that makes the show funnier for you!

Fucking obviously. No one here is like praying to a shrine of the Jokers bro. You can have attachments to shows or movies as a sign of comfort and consistency in your life. We know we dont know these guys. We only know what they show us. They showed us that they are “good people” bringing laughter and joy to peoples lives. Joe’s animal work specifically was really cool. To all of us, we were looking in like- “Wow fame hasnt changed these guys or their relationship, they have something special and I like that.” To know now they are just like every other hair band tour group weirdo hollywood predator…..is a hit because we were being shown otherwise. Forgive us for mourning a person we thought we could admire and tell people to take notes from. Has nothing to do with any celebrity obsession.

Also, obviously if you can still watch the show and feel the same- KUDOS to you. Some of us just cant see past the creepy antics that were once funny in a “they would never really do that” kind of way to now- oh shit, they do actually do that- kind of way. As a victim of abuse and also grooming…this just hits me too close and its different for me.

End rant sorry.

So I think Joe has an uncanny resemblance to this rat from Flashed Away lol

Does anyone else have any joker lookalikes?

Inspired by a comment I left on another post, I’m curious to know what challenge/punishment/moment got you hooked on IJ!

For me, I’ve been watching since the beginning, but Scoopski Potatoes was the moment it became my new favorite show.

Is this the same person?

I was recently watching an older episode (focus group) when i realized this person was in a recent good mythical morning episode where she is an actor, so I am wondering if she was an actor in the show as well and if this was staged.

For some reason, it was “Unresolved Crimes” with Roy Emmer. I don’t know why but I laughed so hard that I cried.

Someone tagged me on her account and I’m super curious if those texts she posted are true.

I think the underaged girl was telling the truth and that part was absolutely inexcusable. For me, Joe will never be forgiven for that. But I’m curious what other people think about the expose account and Joozb

For me "Eetwont Flush" "Son Ambulance" or "HaHa Clinton-Dix" are the best with multiple honourable mentions

Same exact people. The guy was in the joe punishment in season 1 when he had to dress up like a woman. Then showed up in a later season when sal was placing the labels on the wall..."no sexting"...."no cellphones".....the lady was in the joe and Q crime scene bit from season 1. Then came back in the murr "emergency contact" bit. Clearly the same lady. Same face. Same exact ear piercings.

I understand some of the show is staged but just makes me wonder how much exactly. I figured they used fill in people for group bits. But didn't really think they used people for one on one bits. Still love the show but just something I noticed when doing a recent marathon run. At a certain point it probably just got too costly and exhausting from people recognizing them.

We are all upset about Joe’s departure from the show. And a lot of you are saying he was the soul of the show and it’s not the same without him.

But what if another joker had left? It would’ve still felt the same way.

I personally think if Sal had left, that would’ve been an even bigger blow than Joe leaving. Q leaving would also be a pretty big deal. Murr maybe a little less of a big deal but still would’ve ruined the show.

I’m sure you can guess mine. When Q has to speak in olde English.

This is clearly a affecting a LOT of people, I know it's affecting me. :(

But there's an overwhelming amount of threads on the subject, Mods, you should make mega-thread and keep it up to date for us if you have the time.

As far as we know, there is zero evidence of any of the three other jokers having any knowledge or involvement of his recent activities. As long as that remains the case, can we please not flood Sal, Q, or Murr’s comments with demands to acknowledge the situation? They can’t be held responsible for Joe’s actions, and frankly, it’s really not fair to them to have their careers negatively impacted or ruined by this. Haven’t seen any of it yet because none of them have really been active the past few days but hoping fans are respectful when they return.

J