Impractical Jokers: The Movie -Brian Quinn & Joe Gatto Interview

Behind the scenes of "The Impractical Jokers Movie" with stars Joe Gatto, James "Murr" Murray, Sal Vulcano and Brian "Q" Quinn. Chris Henchy was the director on set. (Courtesy of Frank PR)

After eight successful seasons on television it was only a matter of time until the Impractical Jokers hit the big screen!

TruTV has successfully debuted its first-ever feature- length film, Impractical Jokers: The Movie, directed by Chris Henchy (Daddy’s Home, Eastbound &; Down) and produced by Funny Or Die with an extraordinary debut weekend total of $2,606,873 and per screen average of $7,302.  

The highly anticipated film Impractical Jokers: The Movie opened in 357 select theaters in the U.S last Friday and THIS weekend Canadian fans are going to have the opportunity to see them on them on the big screen as well.

After a successful online campaign by fans in Canada who were determined to get the film shown on this side of the pond, their tenacity paid off!

The film stars James “Murr” Murray, Brian “Q” Quinn, Joe Gatto, and Sal Vulcano, also known as the comedy troupe The Tenderloins.

An extension of the wildly successful Impractical Jokers series, the film follows the four lifelong friends and comedians whose hilariously outrageous hidden-camera dares and mischief have created one of cable’s longest-running original comedies. In its eighth season and with over 200 episodes aired to date, the show remains a top three original cable comedy with ratings that continue to grow, keeping truTV in the top 10 ranking among cable networks in primetime.

Production on season 9 of the hit series began this week in New York. “We’ve always known the power of the Impractical Jokers fan base but this is more than we could have dreamed of for truTV’s first theatrical release,” said Brett Weitz, General Manager for TNT, TBS, & truTV.  “In its eighth season on the small screen the Impractical Jokers’ audience and momentum has continued to build and now they’ve proven that the sky's the limit for this comedy franchise.”

I had the opportunity to chat with two of the jokers, Brian Quinn and Joe Gatto about their amazing success and bringing their hilarious brand of humor to the big screen.