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10 Comedy Shows With the Most Jokes Per Minute, Ranked

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Sheldon (Jim Parsons) finds his spot in The Big Bang Theory.

We turn on television comedies to laugh. And in this day and age, we search for things that we can get the best bang for our buck. While comedies will likely keep you laughing from start to finish, which shows actually have the most laughs per minute? While maybe not scientifically speaking, the 10 shows on this list have a high volume of jokes within their given runtime.

The comedies listed below are some of the greatest series thanks to their brilliant writing and top-tier acting. It’s through this dynamic combo that those jokes land and leave us wanting more. There’s a reason these shows with high joke counts also happen to be among the most rewatchable in television history. From workplace sitcoms to tear-inducing mockumentaries, these comedies will always be funny, no matter how many times you hear the jokes.

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‘The Big Bang Theory’ (2007–2019)

Sheldon (Jim Parsons) finds his spot in The Big Bang Theory.
Sheldon (Jim Parsons) finds his spot in The Big Bang Theory.
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One of the most popular series to ever air on CBS is The Big Bang Theory. Created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, the series follows four socially awkward, genius scientists — Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons), Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki), Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg), and Raj Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar) — and their free-spirited neighbor, Penny (Kaley Cuoco). Blending traditional sitcom comedy with geek culture, The Big Bang Theory delights by showing how these brilliant minds navigate romance, career ambitions, and everyday social situations. Utilizing the desire to keep the live studio audience howling, The Big Bang Theory‘s rapid-fire jokes set against the contrast of character types lead to the hilarity of the fish-out-of-water dynamic.

Though the show may be a bit cringeworthy in the early seasons due to the kinds of jokes the writers went for, it never deterred the devoted fan base from tuning in. Running for 12 seasons and launching three spin-off shows, The Big Bang Theory‘s comedy experiment resulted in profound success. The Big Bang Theory may have been niche, but to the fans who got it, they never stopped laughing. In the age of the beauty-and-geek genre, The Big Bang Theory played on those tropes, and the audience related to the situations. At the end of the day, the appeal was how geek and nerd culture would be infused into the comedy.

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‘Friends’ (1994–2004)

Ross, Rachel, and Phoebe in Halloween costumes talking inside the apartment in Friends.
David Schwimmer as Ross, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe in the ‘Friends’ episode ‘The One With the Halloween Party.’
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The epitome of ’90s comedy was Friends. Created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, Friends followed six close-knit twenty-somethings — Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), her roommate Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), Monica’s brother Ross (David Schwimmer), his friend Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), his roommate Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc), and Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow). Across 10 beloved seasons, Friends chronicled their lives as they navigated love, professional careers, and growing up. Each episode featured a litany of hilarious jokes, humorous situations, and quotable lines that proved Friends simply dominated in the comedy department.

Friends used accessibility to capture relatable work woes, dating anxieties, and ordinary moments of adulting into rapid-fire laughs. With six very distinct characters, they each had their own humorous vocabulary that worked individually, as well as as a unit. Friends flourished with high-octane one-liners and situations, many of which led to iconic catchphrases. If someone were to mention words such as “pivot” or “unagi,” Friends will pop into your mind. Say “we were on a break,” and once again, it’s Friends. These bits became permanent fixtures in the comedy hall of fame. Not many comedies can be quoted at such a frequency as Friends. That’s a mark of successful humor.

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‘Angie Tribeca’ (2016–2018)

Jay Geils (Hayes MacArthur), Angie Tribeca (Rashida Jones) and Dr. Edelweiss (Alfred Molina) in 'Angie Tribeca'
Jay Geils (Hayes MacArthur), Angie Tribeca (Rashida Jones) and Dr. Edelweiss (Alfred Molina) in ‘Angie Tribeca’
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If you’ve reached this entry and are perplexed as to why you never heard of this show, it’s understandable. Angie Tribeca was a TBS show, so there’s that. But once you watch, you’ll be sorely disappointed that you missed a perfectly hilarious comedy. Created by Steve and Nancy Carell (yes, you read that right), Angie Tribeca follows Rashida Jones in the titular role. A lone-wolf veteran of the LAPD’s RHCU, or Really Heinous Crimes Unit, Angie, her partner J. Geills (Hayes MacArthur), and her squad investigate ridiculous, highly specific crimes, ranging from the murder of a ventriloquist to a string of baker suicides. Avoiding realistic police work in favor of pure, unadulterated silliness, Angie Tribeca paired its high-energy pacing with whip-smart writing and deadpan delivery.

Angie Tribeca was a parody police procedural in the same vein as The Naked Gun. In that capacity, everything was meant to be a joke. From names to observational humor, Angie Tribeca was a non-stop laugh riot. The high density of jokes was intentional as the writers jam-packed the script with wit through sight gags, puns, and absurdity. The thing about this style of comedy is that there are jokes that will not reach everyone on time, so when they land, it might be because you’re on a 10-second joke delay. That’s just a notch into the brilliance of the writing. A sincerely underrated comedy, Angie Tribeca deserves to be in the same conversation as the other single-cam greats of the time.

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‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ (2013–2021)

Gina (Chelsea Peretti) and Jake (Andy Samberg) in the captain's office in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Gina (Chelsea Peretti) and Jake (Andy Samberg) in the captain’s office in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
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During the golden age of single-camera workplace comedies, one of the top-tier entries came from Dan Goor and Michael Schur. That show was Brooklyn Nine-Nine. A star vehicle for Saturday Night Live alumni Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine follows the eccentric, lovable, and diverse group of detectives working in the fictional 99th Precinct in Brooklyn. The show centers around the dynamic between Detective Jake Peralta (Samberg), a brilliant but immature and carefree hotshot, and Captain Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher), a stern, no-nonsense commanding officer on a mission to whip the precinct into shape. Featuring a large ensemble of eccentric characters, Brooklyn Nine-Nine brilliantly subverted sitcom and police tropes, balancing fast-paced humor with genuinely heartwarming ensemble chemistry.

With many cop programs going the dark and gritty route, Brooklyn Nine-Nine flipped that around for a colorful and ridiculous romp. The cops spend as much time solving crimes as they do playing office pranks and simply being immature. That’s the draw and allure of the sitcom. As one of the wordiest comedies around, Brooklyn Nine-Nine relied heavily on witty banter and endless humor to keep the comedy alive. Brooklyn Nine-Nine never punched down. The workplace setting saw the co-workers largely as equals, showing respect and support despite their ribbing. Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which ran for eight seasons, was unique in that it gave its characters room to grow, avoiding the trap of being stuck in an archetype box. Through that, the humor evolved, keeping the comedy fresh.













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Which Action Hero Would Be
Your Perfect Partner?

Rambo · James Bond · Indiana Jones · John McClane · Ethan Hunt
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Five legends. Five completely different ways of getting out alive — with style, with muscle, with charm, with luck, or with a plan so intricate it probably shouldn’t work. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back.

🎖️Rambo

🍸James Bond

🏺Indiana Jones

🔧John McClane

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🎭Ethan Hunt

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You’re dropped into a dangerous situation with no warning. What do you need most from a partner?
The first few seconds tell you everything about who belongs beside you.





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You have to get somewhere dangerous, fast. How do you travel?
How you get there is half the mission.





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You’re pinned down and outnumbered. What does your ideal partner do?
This is when you find out what someone is really made of.





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The mission is paused. You have one evening to decompress. What does your partner suggest?
Who someone is when the pressure drops is who they actually are.





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How do you prefer your partner to communicate mid-mission?
Good communication is the difference between partners and a liability.





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Your enemy is powerful, well-resourced, and has the upper hand. How should your partner approach them?
The approach to the enemy defines the partnership.





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Things go badly wrong and you’re captured. What do you trust your partner to do?
Who someone is when you need them most is the only thing that matters.





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What does your ideal partner bring to the table that you couldn’t replace?
A great partner fills the gap you didn’t know you had.





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Every partnership has a cost. Which of these can you live with?
No one comes without baggage. The question is whether you can carry it together.





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It’s the final moment. Everything is on the line. What do you need from your partner right now?
The last question is the most honest one.





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Your Perfect Partner Is…

Your answers have pointed to one action hero above all others. This is the person built to have your back — for better or considerably, spectacularly worse.

Rambo

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Your partner doesn’t talk much, doesn’t need to, and will have assessed every threat in your immediate environment before you’ve finished your first sentence. John Rambo is not a man of plans or politics — he is a force of nature shaped by survival, loyalty, and a capacity for endurance that goes beyond anything training can produce. He will not leave you behind. He has never left anyone behind who deserved to come home. What you get with Rambo is the most capable, most quietly ferocious partner imaginable — one who has been through things that would have broken anyone else, and who chose to keep going anyway. You’ll never need to ask if he has your back. You’ll just know.

James Bond

Your partner will arrive perfectly dressed, perfectly briefed, and with a cover story so convincing it’ll take you a moment to remember what’s actually true. James Bond is the most professionally dangerous person in any room he enters — and the most disarmingly charming, which is the point. He operates in a world of layers, where nothing is what it appears and every advantage is used without apology. You’ll never be bored. You’ll occasionally be furious. But when it matters — when the mission is genuinely on the line and the margin for error has collapsed to nothing — Bond is exactly the partner you want. He has survived things that have no business being survivable. He does it with style. That is not nothing.

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Indiana Jones

Your partner will know the history, the language, the cultural context, and exactly why the thing everyone else is ignoring is actually the most important thing in the room. Indiana Jones is brilliant, reckless, and occasionally impossible — but he is also one of the most resourceful, most genuinely knowledgeable partners you could find yourself beside. He approaches every situation with a scholar’s eye and a brawler’s instinct, which is an unusual combination and a remarkably effective one. He hates snakes and gets personally attached to objects of historical significance, both of which will slow you down at least once. It doesn’t matter. What Indy brings is irreplaceable — and the adventures you’ll have together will be the kind people write books about. Assuming you survive them.

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John McClane

Your partner was not supposed to be here. He does not have the right equipment, the right information, or anything approaching the right odds. He has a sarcastic remark and an absolute refusal to accept that the situation is as bad as it looks. John McClane is the greatest accidental hero in the history of action cinema — a man whose superpower is stubbornness, whose contingency plan is improvisation, and whose capacity to absorb punishment and keep moving would be alarming if it weren’t so useful. He will complain the entire time. He will make it significantly more chaotic than it needed to be. And he will absolutely, unconditionally, without question come through when it counts. Yippee-ki-yay.

Ethan Hunt

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Your partner has already run seventeen scenarios by the time you’ve finished reading the briefing, and the plan he’s settled on involves at least two things that should be physically impossible. Ethan Hunt operates at the absolute edge of human capability — technically, physically, and intellectually — and he brings the same relentless precision to protecting his partners that he brings to dismantling organisations that shouldn’t exist. He is not easy to know and he will never fully tell you everything. But he will carry the weight of the mission so completely, so absolutely, that your job is simply to trust him — and the remarkable thing is that trusting him always turns out to be the right call. The mission will be impossible. He will complete it anyway.

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‘The Office’ (2005–2013)

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The world of sitcoms changed when multi-camera shows gave way to single-camera series. In exchange for laugh tracks and a live studio audience came dry humor that relied on the audience to decide when they wanted to laugh. Perhaps the most beloved and iconic example of this was The Office. Based on the British version created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the Greg Daniels-adapted series followed the daily lives of the employees at Dunder Mifflin Paper Company’s Scranton branch. Across nine dynamic seasons, The Office captures the hilarious workplace dynamics, awkward romances, and cringe-worthy encounters led by their highly inappropriate but well-meaning boss, Michael Scott (Steve Carell). Boasting one of the greatest large ensembles, The Office masterfully balanced absurdity and laugh-out-loud humor with heartfelt moments and genuine relationships. The Office took the mundane and made it hilarious.

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What the series did excruciatingly well was take the smallest moments and turn them into the biggest events. In turn, it led to comedy unlike anything you’d seen before. The mockumentary style gave way to cringe humor through its filming style. Through the interview-style format, the characters had the freedom to narrate the action and allow their true feelings to emerge. Whether it’s nervously checking in to see if anyone else is in on the absurdity or simply fueling the fire of the awkwardness, The Office‘s unique style allowed for laughs beyond the actual situation. Between recurring bits, including Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) and Dwight Schrute’s (Rainn Wilson) endless prank war, the bumbling antics of Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner), or just how ridiculous office romances can get, The Office was never afraid to go to extremes, even when it was intended to make you uncomfortable. The cinéma vérité format became a television game-changer that we’re forever grateful for.

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‘Arrested Development’ (2003–2006, 2013–2019)

Tobias (David Cross) blue himself in Arrested Development.
Tobias (David Cross) blue himself in Arrested Development.
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Fish-out-of-water stories are often perfect entries into hilarity. They’re made even better when it’s paired with a schadenfreude appeal. The Bluths were a family that was created for you to laugh at their misfortunes. That’s what made Arrested Development so great. Created by Mitchell Hurwitz, the satirical sitcom follows the formerly wealthy, wildly dysfunctional Bluth clan. When the family patriarch, George Bluth Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor), is sent to prison for white-collar fraud, it’s up to his level-headed son Michael (Jason Bateman) to take over the family’s faltering real estate business while keeping his incredibly self-absorbed family in line and out of trouble. Relying heavily on complex, interconnected storylines, recurring bits and gags, and absolutely insane situations, Arrested Development balanced documentary-style visual gags with multi-layered humor to capture the flaws that only we could laugh at.

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During its initial FOX run, Arrested Development was a product of its time, but when it made the move to Netflix, the series had more freedom to explore and play. It even experimented with an entire season in which you could binge the episodes in any order, in which everything is connected, but how you consumed it led to a different delivery of humor. It was through those risks that Arrested Development stood out as a titan of comedy. What Arrested Development flourished with was its characters and the brilliant acting company that portrayed them. Save for Bateman’s Michael, who served as the story’s straight man, nearly every word that the characters uttered was unintentionally hilarious. From the quote machine that was Lucille Bluth (Jessica Walter) to the clueless GOB (Will Arnett), the physical humor out of Buster (Tony Hale) to the cringeness of Tobias Fünke (David Cross), Arrested Development shone through character work. As one of the greatest shows for callbacks, Arrested Development set the tone for the century. You simply cannot stop smiling while watching this show.

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‘Parks and Recreation’ (2009–2015)

Chris Pratt as Andy sits next to Aubrey Plaza as April dressed up for Halloween in Parks and Recreation.
Chris Pratt as Andy sits next to Aubrey Plaza as April dressed up for Halloween in Parks and Recreation.
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The combined forces of Greg Daniels and Michael Schur gave the world one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time, Parks and Recreation. The hit series follows the eccentric and perfectly optimistic Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), who serves as the deputy director of the Parks and Recreation Department in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana. Leading a quirky team of less-than-enthusiastic coworkers, Parks and Recreation crafted a brilliant world filled with colorful characters who favor warmth over cringe. Layered with running gags and distinct dynamics, Parks and Recreation was, and still is, a breath of fresh air in the world of comedy.

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A great sitcom rewards its viewers. Parks and Recreation did that and then some. The sharply written sitcom literally allows its fans to “treat yo self.” Between Andy Dwyer’s (Chris Pratt) recurring Burt Macklin and the infamous Lil Sebastian, Parks and Recreation rewards its viewers with continuity that gets funnier over time. As far as characters are concerned, each individual has their own quirks, so when they find themselves next to someone different, a specific dynamic is formed. And each dynamic is uniquely funny. Leslie and Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) couldn’t be more opposite, but as a duo, they bring out some of the best comedic moments. Then, pair Ron with April Ludgate (Aubrey Plaza), and their eerily too similar dry wit becomes equally hilarious. A wonderfully endearing workplace comedy, Parks and Recreation sparks joy as it leaves you laughing.

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‘New Girl’ (2011–2018)

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Hannah Simone’s Cece and Zooey Deschanel’s Jess looking shocked in New Girl’s “A Chill Day In”
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This one might surprise you, but if the unscientific survey from The Atlantic is accurate, New Girl is packed with quite a few jokes per minute. Perhaps a more wholesome and real-world accurate comedy, New Girl’s humor resonates in a manner that reflects reality. Brought to life by Elizabeth Meriweather, New Girl follows Jessica Day (Zooey Deschanel), a quirky, bubbly teacher who moves into a Los Angeles loft with three single guys after her bad breakup. Sharing a home with cynical bartender Nick Miller (Jake Johnson), over-the-top marketing professional Schmidt (Max Greenfield), and highly competitive athlete-turned-cop Winston Bishop (Lamorne Morris), Jess and the boys form an unlikely bond as they navigate careers, dating, and adulthood side-by-side. Through a wonderful blend of absurd physical comedy, emotional vulnerability, and fast-paced humor, New Girl captures a core cast of characters that teach us to embrace eccentricities.

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New Girl is a celebration of a found family. This helps to elevate the humor of the series. They may not be blood-related, but they certainly can rip and rib on one another for a laugh. After you’ve cried your eyes out from laughter, once the tear ducts have been replenished, you’ll weep at just how genuine they are, pulling at your heartstrings in the process. The roommates in Loft 4D are completely unhinged in their own special way, but together, they complete a perfectly quirky puzzle. The contrasting personalities often led to hilarious friction. Through that friction, brazen hijinks helped the show run for seven triumphant seasons. New Girl is proof that modern-day non-mockumentary style shows can flourish without a laugh track.

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‘Cunk on Earth’ (2022)

Diane Morgan as Philomena Cunk in Cunk on Earth.
Diane Morgan as Philomena Cunk in Cunk on Earth.
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And now for something a little bit different. When it comes to history, it’s not necessarily meant to be funny, but with Philomena Cunk at the helm, you’ll be left laughing until the episode ends. Created by Charlie Brooker and starring Diane Morgan, the brilliant Cunk on Earth is a satirical mockumentary that uses its five episodes to parody historical documentaries. Hosted by the delightfully clueless and deliciously deadpan journalist Cunk, Cunk on Earth traces the entire history of human civilization while interviewing real-life experts who must be prepared to answer a litany of absurd, wildly uninformed questions. With non-stop sight gags, literal interpretations, rapid-fire gimmicks, and one-liners that will leave you breathless, Cunk on Earth asks the questions you were too afraid to.

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Though mockumentary-style sitcoms have filled the airwaves, this one spins the perspective and makes the documentarian the butt of the joke. Cunk on Earth makes you ponder which is more significant, the Renaissance or Beyoncé. You’re forced to wonder if Jesus Christ was the first victim of cancel culture. And Cunk will beg for an answer on whether or not King Arthur came a lot. Cunk on Earth gets you cackling as the experts are rendered baffled. Mirroring a BBC documentary — sweeping, lush landscapes, drone shots, and all — Cunk on Earth features razor-sharp writing with a standout performance that has left fans eager for more.

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’30 Rock’ (2006–2013)

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Leave it to one of the greatest writers of Saturday Night Live to deliver the most jokes per minute of any comedy. 30 Rock proves that a satirical surrealist sitcom is what audiences desperately crave. Created and starring Tina Fey, the hit seven-season favorite follows the chaotic behind-the-scenes production of a fictional sketch comedy series. Inspired by her time at SNL, Liz Lemon must handle the eccentric lineup of writers, actors, and executives while managing her own messy personal life. With rapid-fire humor, physical gags, and meta pop culture references, 30 Rock‘s dialogue, physical humor, and visual gags have made it a relentlessly absurd satire with nonstop laughs.

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Between Liz’s self-deprecating tone set against the brazen egos of our counterparts, 30 Rock‘s comedy aims to get its viewers cracking up at literally everything. And if you’re not laughing out loud, you’re likely smirking, groaning, or rolling your eyes in delight. As one of the strongest written comedies of the 21st century, 30 Rock‘s eclectic mix of callbacks, absurd cutaways, and classic comedy set it apart from anything else that was on the air. Though it may be a tad uncouth by today’s standards, it’s due to the sheer brilliance the writers took with risky humor and on-the-nose observations. Many shows have attempted to replicate 30 Rock‘s immense success, but none have ever come close.


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Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay’s Family Guide Includes 6 Kids

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Gordon Ramsay may rule the kitchen, but at home he answers to eight of his ultimate bosses — and he’s about to answer to one more.

The Hell’s Kitchen host and his wife, Tana Ramsay, have built one of Hollywood’s most recognizable families over nearly three decades of marriage as the celebrity chef has continued to host cooking shows and competitions across the country.

The pair, who wed in December 1996, share six children: Megan, twins Holly and Jack, Matilda “Tilly”, Oscar and Jesse. Plus, by the end of 2026, Gordon will officially level up to “Grandad” when Holly welcomes her first baby.

Here’s everything to know about the ever-expanding Ramsay brigade:

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Gordon Ramsay and Tana Ramsay’s Love Story

Gordon and Tana met in the early 1990s and tied the knot in December 1996. Tana, a cookbook author, has been a steady presence beside her famous husband, raising their kids largely out of the spotlight while quietly building her own brand.

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The couple has also been candid about the heartbreak that shaped their family. In June 2016, Tana suffered a miscarriage.

“Hi guys, Tana and I want to thank you so much for your support over the past couple of weeks,” Gordon wrote on Facebook at the time. “We had a devastating weekend as Tana has sadly miscarried our son at five months. We’re together healing as a family, but we want to thank everyone again for all your amazing support and well wishes.”

Tana later told the U.K.’s Metro in November 2020 that Gordon helped her through the grief, revealing, “Gordon was amazing. He’s always been one to talk about everything, and he was very good at sort of talking it out of me and never making me feel that, ‘Oh, you know, maybe we shouldn’t talk about it.’”

Gordon Ramsay and Tana Ramsay Have 6 Kids

Gordon and Tana became parents in 1998, welcoming daughter Megan. The couple soon expanded their family with twins Holly and Jack, as well as younger daughter Matilda. In January 2019, Gordon and Tana announced they were expecting their fifth child. Son Oscar, their rainbow baby after a previous pregnancy loss, arrived later that year.

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Nearly four years later, the Ramsays added one more in November 2023, welcoming son Jesse James into the brood.

Holly Ramsay’s Family Grows

Gordon and Tana’s daughter Holly married British Olympic swimming gold medalist Adam Peaty in December 2025. They announced less than six months later that they were expecting a baby.

“Baby Ramsay-Peaty coming December 2026. We can’t wait to meet our baby girl,” Holly wrote via Instagram in June 2026.

The infant will be Holly’s first child and Peaty’s second. He already shares son George, born in 2020, with a previous partner.

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Gordon, for his part, couldn’t contain his excitement about becoming a grandfather.

“Congratulations to you both, sending lots of love,” he wrote via Instagram comment at the time. “I’m going to be a very over excited Grandad especially this Christmas.”

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Prince Harry Hugs Archie and Lili in Rare Father’s Day Photo

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Meghan Markle is toasting her husband, Prince Harry, on Father’s Day 2026 amid his continued estrangement from his royal family members.

“They’re so lucky to have you. We all are,” Meghan, 44, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, June 21, sharing a photo of Harry, 44, cuddling kids Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. “Happy Father’s Day to our one and only.”

In the sweet family photo, Harry knelt on the ground as Archie, 7, and Lili, 5, both wrapped their arms around their dad.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex became parents in 2019, welcoming son Archie. Lili followed two years later in 2021 after the family’s move to the United States.

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Harry and Meghan publicly stepped down from their official duties as senior working royals in 2020, instead opting for private lives in the former actress’ native California. The family of four eventually settled in Montecito, where they live with multiple rescue dogs.

“We were looking in this area, and this house kept popping up online in searches,” Meghan told The Cut in 2022 of finding her family’s dream home. “We didn’t have jobs, so we just were not going to come and see this house. It wasn’t possible. It’s like when I was younger and you’re window shopping. It’s like, ‘I don’t want to go and look at all the things that I can’t afford. That doesn’t feel good.’”

Despite their initial hesitations, Harry and Meghan went to tour the house.

“One of the first things my husband saw when we walked around the house was those two palm trees,” the As Ever founder recalled to the outlet at the time. “They’re connected at the bottom. He goes, ‘My love, it’s us.’  And now every day when Archie goes by us, he says, ‘Hi, Momma. Hi, Papa.’ … You walk in and [feel] joy. And exhale. And calm. It’s healing. You feel free.”

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly planning to bring their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, across the pond for the first time in years. Harry, 41, and Meghan, 44, are scheduled to travel to England for the Invictus Games in July, and BBC News reports that Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, will […]

As Meghan and Harry made a home in California, they’ve seldom brought Archie and Lili across the pond over security concerns.

“I can’t see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the U.K. at this point,” Harry told the BBC in May 2025 after losing an appeal for security. “I love my country, I always have done, despite what some people in that country have done.”

For the first time in four years, Harry and Meghan are reportedly considering traveling with their kids to England in July for the Invictus Games.

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James Van Der Beek’s Wife Marks Father’s Day After His Death

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James Van Der Beek Wife Kimberly Shares Emotional Message 3 Months After His Death I Feel Him

James Van Der Beek’s widow, Kimberly Van Der Beek, poignantly marked her family’s first Father’s Day since his tragic death.

“Missing you so much and thinking of how magnificent you were in every single way today,” Kimberly, 44, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, June 21, sharing a carousel of throwback photos of James with their six children. “And somehow, from the other side? You continue to parent. You’re a marvel.”

James died in February after battling stage III colorectal cancer. He was 48.

“Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith and grace,” Kimberly wrote in a statement shared via social media at the time. “There is much to share regarding his wishes, love for humanity, and the sacredness of time. Those days will come. For now we ask for peaceful privacy as we grieve our loving husband, father, son, brother and friend.”

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James Van Der Beek’s wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, shared a heartfelt message about grief three months after the actor’s death. “Yesterday was three months since we lost @vanderjames. To say I’m heartbroken is a severe understatement,” Kimberly, 44, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, May 12, alongside a series of photos from her life with […]

In the months since the Dawson’s Creek alum’s death, Kimberly has been candid about navigating her grief.

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“Yesterday was three months since we lost @vanderjames. To say I’m heartbroken is a severe understatement. Words just don’t capture what grief is,” she wrote via Instagram last month. “The comforts of shock have worn off. The reality is settling in … and I miss him. We all miss him. Yet, there is a different kind of magic in the air.”

She continued at the time, “I feel him. I know him more deeply. My conscious connection to God has deepened. The veils of the universe have thinned. And I trust that this is the path me and my family have always been intended to walk. The outpouring of support has been tremendous. It’s held our family in the most beautiful of ways.”

As Kimberly and her kids remember James on Father’s Day, several of their loved ones have also paid tribute to the actor’s legacy.

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“The best of the best forever. We love you so much James🙏🏼❤️✨,” Nikki Reed wrote via Instagram comment on Sunday. “Wrapping all of your little people in the warmest hugs today, and always. ❤️❤️❤️.”

Dave Annable, for his part, added, “The best father there ever was.”

James’ Dawson’s Creek TV mom, Mary-Margaret Humes, also celebrated the actor this weekend.

“Wishing all of the amazing dads throughout this vast universe a Happy Father’s Day weekend,” Humes, 72, captioned a throwback set photo. “My advice? Give big meaningful hugs and tell them you love them while you still have the chance … a shout out to simpler times with @vanderjames @johnwesleyshippjr.”

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Rakai Reveals Why He Wasn’t Allowed To Walk At Graduation

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Rakai says he officially graduated from high school, but there was one major catch! The popular content creator claims school officials wouldn’t let him walk across the stage during the graduation ceremony because they feared his presence could cause a disruption. While Rakai says he’s still receiving his diploma, social media quickly weighed in on whether the school made the right call.

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Rakai Reveals He Wasn’t Allowed To Walk Across The Stage At His High School Graduation

On Saturday, June 20, Rakai took to X to share the news with his supporters. He wrote, “The school isn’t going to let me walk today. They believe it would create a disturbance and interrupt the graduation ceremony, so they’ve decided not to allow it.” Despite missing the milestone moment, Rakai confirmed he still graduated. “I still graduated, and we will open my diploma on stream when I receive it,” he added.

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The situation quickly sparked reactions in The Shade Room Teens comment section, with many users weighing in on whether the school made the right decision.

Instagram user @ameretirek wrote, “They would’ve had me f’ed up ngl”

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Another Instagram user @meghanjames wrote, “He deserves to walk like everyone else.”

While Instagram user @x0.midget wrote, “Nawl that’s messed up! The joy of walking the stage after completing 12 yes is top!”

Instagram user @shan_nicolee_ wrote, “My mama would’ve raised hell ‼️‼️😂”

Another Instagram user @slightdripbeezy wrote, “Too much motion 😂😂 he can’t get mad fr everybody knows him and it probably would cause a problem not in a bad way but in a good way 💯 ppl running to the stage and etc”

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While Instagram user @theejasss wrote, “Meg was at her peak when she graduated AND walked the stage”

Instagram user @smiley_whats_good615 wrote, “Unpopular opinion: I believe they know Rakai isn’t just gonna get his a** up there & walk… he doesn’t know how to turn this character off & on its a time & place for everything I definitely see both sides”

Another Instagram user @ja.ziiyaaa__ wrote, “He hasn’t been to school in 2 years how’s is he graduating??”

While Instagram user @jaudonnn.l wrote, “Y’all he is lien 😂😂😂😂 LMFAOOOO it’s been plenty of ppl with a name able to walk, it’s reasons…”

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RayAsianBoy Questions How Rakai Was Able To Graduate

Meanwhile, content creator RayAsianBoy had a few questions after learning that Rakai had graduated. In a clip circulating online, Ray congratulated Rakai on earning his diploma before questioning how he was able to complete high school. Ray claimed Rakai didn’t regularly attend school over the past two years and had never seen him complete any online homework assignments. Ray later turned his comments toward the U.S. education system, questioning how students meet graduation requirements. “That’s the reason everyone so dumb over here,” Ray said before adding that if Rakai could graduate, then “anybody can graduate.”

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16 Best Comedy Movies on Netflix Right Now (June 2026)

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It’s a man’s world, and that’s just the way Damien Sachs (Sacha Baron Cohen) likes it. He’s a powerful CEO who doesn’t consider women his equals, and his power and position in life give his bad behavior a pass. But when he suffers a head injury that renders him unconscious, he wakes up to find himself in a world ruled by women. Even worse, his new boss is the employee, Alex (Rosamund Pike), whom he treated terribly in the real world. To survive in this sci-fi matriarchy, Damien will have to change his chauvinistic ways and do something he’s never done before — treat women with respect and sensitivity. 

If you like rom-coms with a sci-fi twist, Ladies First is for you. The comedic possibilities of Damien navigating his feminine-powered world are endless, and Baron Cohen has fun showcasing Damien’s horror at being considered “the weaker sex.” Pike’s Alex is the right woman to cut Damien down to size and show him the error of his ways. The battle of the sexes has always been a good source for comedies, and Ladies First is another entertaining entry in a subgenre that includes the 2000 Mel Gibson hit, What Women Want and its quasi-remake, What Men Want, starring Taraji P. Henson.

Ladies First will stream on May 22.

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Amazon’s Bestselling Summer Dresses Belong in a Boutique

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If you love expensive boutique style, welcome to the club. Instead of actually browsing at high-end boutiques, we found a way to satisfy our pricey taste on a budget — and there’s zero shopper’s guilt involved. Amazon’s bestsellers list is overflowing with dreamy dresses that could easily pass for luxe-looking finds. The only difference? They start at just $10!

Everything about these summer dresses is chic, including the billowy fabrics, delicate prints, unique textures and fluttery details. Below, you’ll find the 17 luxe-looking dresses shoppers can’t stop buying, from casually breezy numbers to elevated options that work for wedding rehearsal dinners, garden parties and beyond.

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17 Bestselling Boutique-Like Dresses — From $10

1. Out Favorite: Throw on this stretchy midi with sandals for brunch, then add a denim jacket for evening drinks. It’s a one-and-done piece that earns its space in your closet.

2. Mediterranean Twist: The Mediterranean-style print on this breezy dress reads mega expensive, even though it rings up to only $18. Think Amalfi Coast tile work, not generic floral.

3. Real Deal: A contrast neckline, cap sleeves and pastel colors put this striped midi in boutique territory. Nobody will know the difference!

4. Cottage-Core: This cottagecore dress leans into the romantic, slightly nostalgic look that’s equally trendy and timeless.

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5. Apple of Our Eyelet: Slip into this eyelet-lace maxi dress for a rehearsal dinner with nude heels. It reads polished without even trying.

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6. Cute and Crisp: When jeans feel too casual but a dress feels too much, this laid-back shirtdress lands in the sweet spot.

7. Zimmermann Vibes: If you’ve eyed designer, but walked away because of the price tag, keep reading. This colorful maxi dress has a chic, elevated look that scratches that itch without the credit card guilt.

8. Simple Stunner: The texture on this this solid-color mini is anything but basic. It’s a design trick that elevates a simple silhouette into something boutique-worthy.

9. Preppy Pick: If preppy style feels too predictable, this printed dress shakes things up while keeping the polished collar moment intact.

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10. Boho Babe: Yes, the bohemian look can totally be office-friendly! This chiffon midi channels the style without the fringe and bells.

11. Wardrobe MVP: Meet the dress equivalent of a great pair of jeans. This wardrobe staple handles school pickups, lunches and last-minute dinner dates.

12. Mega Flattering: A babydoll cut makes this maxi dress the most flattering pick on the list. The defined top and floaty skirt combo is *chef’s kiss.*

13. Charleston Chic: This Southern-inspired dress has that genteel Charleston-porch energy. The silhouette feels rooted in classic style, not a trend cycle.

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14. Picnic Party: The gingham print, ruffle detailing and flouncy shape make this picnic dress feel like ‘summer’ in fabric form. The volume in the skirt is pretty but not overwhelming.

15. Beach Day: For $10, this beach cover-up is the easiest addition to your suitcase. Toss it over a swimsuit and walk straight from the sand to the beach bar.

16. Coast Somewhere: Plain blue dresses are easy to find, but this spaghetti-strap maxi features rickrack trim for an expensive feel.

17. Seriously Polished: If sleeveless dresses feel exposing and long sleeves feel hot, this elbow-sleeve number splits the difference. The front buttons add to the sophisticated appeal.

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8 Actors Who Destroyed Their Own Careers

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It’s one thing for an actor’s career to be derailed by random circumstances of life, but it’s a whole other deal altogether for them to derail their own career. Over the course of the years—particularly ever since the invention of the Internet and its complete revolution of star culture—, there have been many actors from all over the world who have made poor choices and caused their own careers to careen off a cliff.

Of course, this doesn’t necessarily imply that they haven’t done any work ever since their career was ruined, nor does it even imply that they haven’t been able to deliver some phenomenal performances since then. It does, however, imply that their own bad decisions caused them to fade into the background when they had everything it took to become even bigger stars. This does not include actors whose careers were ruined by sexual misconduct or predatory behavior, since that’s a whole other can of worms.

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Karla Sofía Gascón

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Karla Sofia Gascon in the titular role of Emilia Perez
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Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón made a name for herself in North America, working in Mexican cult classics like The Noble Family and the narcoseries El Señor de los Cielos. It wouldn’t be until she starred as the titular character in Jacques Audiard‘s Emilia Pérez, however, that she would become an internationally-known star. She won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress (alongside Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, and Zoe Saldaña) and became the first-ever openly transgender actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

There were issues, however, not least of which was the fact that Emilia Pérez is now widely recognized as one of the worst movie musicals of all time. Aside from Gascón handling the controversies surrounding how Emilia Pérez portrays Mexico rather poorly, the crux of the matter came when a series of inflammatory, xenophobic, and Islamophobic comments from her X account resurfaced just weeks before the Oscars. As a result, Gascón’s post-Oscars career has been borderline nonexistent.

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Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke made his film debut all the way back in 1979, but it would be 1981’s Body Heat that would serve as his breakthrough role. From there, it seemed like there was nowhere to go but up. From Rumble Fish to Barfly, Rourke made a name for himself as one of Hollywood’s most stellar leading men. But as immensely talented as he was, he was also notoriously difficult to work with, which began to isolate him. In 1991, after some critical and commercial failures, he left the big screen to pursue a professional boxing career instead.

This was the self-inflicted spark that blew up Rourke’s career, distancing him from Hollywood for years and altering his physical appearance in a way that made him harder to cast once he returned to the movies. Adding substance abuse and regularly volatile behavior to the mix, Rourke’s attempted comeback with films like The Wrestler (which earned him an Oscar nomination) and Iron Man 2, where he played one of the MCU’s worst villains, led pretty much nowhere.

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Lindsay Lohan

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In the early 2000s, Lindsay Lohan was the young star of the moment. After her breakthrough role in Disney’s The Parent Trap in 1998, her role in films like Freaky Friday and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen proved her box office appeal and strong dramatic and comedic chops. However, a cycle of legal issues, substance abuse struggles that made her uninsurable, and chronic lateness on-set essentially ostracized her from Hollywood.

Lohan made some attempts at a comeback with films like I Know Who Killed Me, but they never really seemed to work. Recently, however, big releases like Freakier Friday and a series of Netflix rom-coms have allowed Lohan to make an actual, proper comeback, however subtle and small. Though it’s doubtful that she will ever be back on the A-list trajectory that she used to be on, she’s at least an example of a former child star who fell behind but actually managed to get back on track.

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Wesley Snipes

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Actor, martial artist, author, and film producer, Wesley Snipes is the sort of hyper-charismatic multi-hyphenate that Hollywood only comes across every so often. Though he has appeared in movies belonging to several different genres over the course of his career, Snipes is best-known for action films like Demolition Man and the Blade trilogy (the original being one of the most genre-defining superhero movies ever).

Notoriously difficult behavior on set, however, made Snipes difficult and expensive to work with. But what really derailed his career was being convicted on willful failure to file tax returns, which led him to serve 28 months in federal prison. Removing him from the industry at a time when he needed momentum and tainting his reputation beyond repair, this string of incidents has made it so that Snipes has never been able to regain the leading-man dominance that he used to hold.

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Katherine Heigl

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Actress and model Katherine Heigl starred in the legendary ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy from 2005 to 2010, bringing her tremendous recognition and countless accolades. By then, however, she had already been an actress for over a decade, starring in several films and the cult classic series Roswell after her career as a child model. Furthermore, her role in successful rom-coms of the caliber of Knocked Up and 27 Dresses set her up as a potential future queen of the genre. Alas, ’twas not to be.

Heigl started publicly criticizing projects she was a part of and being labeled “difficult” by the industry, causing offers to gradually slow down to a halt. This endless burning of bridges irreparably derailed Heigl’s career right when she was about to reach its peak. Though she has taken relatively smaller roles in shows like Suits since then, it has never really been the same.

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Chevy Chase became the breakout star member of Saturday Night Live back during the show’s first season in 1975, quickly establishing himself as a comedically brilliant leading man who starred in some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s. From Caddyshack to the three National Lampoon’s Vacation films, Chase seemed to be on top of the comedy world.

Chase earned a reputation as a notoriously difficult person to work with, fighting with cast and crew members.

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However, from the very eary days of his career, Chase earned a reputation as a notoriously difficult person to work with, fighting with cast and crew members and constantly displaying an arrogant, hostile attitude. Enter a string of flops during the ’90s, and Chase’s career seemed to be over. Though Community, one of the best sitcoms of all time, was meant to be a major career comeback for the comedian, he squandered it by clashing with creator Dan Harmon, exiting the series after its fourth season. It’s been nothing but downhill from there.

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Charlie Sheen

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Charlie Sheen followed in the footsteps of his father, the legendary Martin Sheen, in becoming an actor. From Platoon to Wall Street, he soon became just as much of a movie star as his dad. By the time he became the star of Two and a Half Men, he was already one of the highest-paid stars on television—and for good reason.

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However, in 2011, following public substance-abuse problems, notorious marital difficulties, erratic interviews, and public feuds with creator Chuck Lorre, he was fired from the show. This signaled to the industry that this was no longer a star to be trusted, and as a result, Sheen never regained his stature. Though he remains a highly recognizable figure, his brand was damaged beyond any semblance of repair.

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Steven Seagal

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Steven Seagal wears a military dress uniform and salutes in Under Siege
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There is no case of an actor causing their own career to crash and burn more notorious or infamous than Steven Seagal. Beginning as a martial arts instructor in Japan, Seagal became the first non-Japanese and American to operate an aikido dojo. After that, he moved to LA to continue teaching aikido and—of course—become a major movie star. Through films like Above the Law and especially Under Siege, Seagal became a bona fide action star.

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However, Seagal ruined his own career through on-set unprofessionalism, controversial personal behavior, controversial politics, and—perhaps most importantly—making some of the worst films imaginable. With his transition to making low-effort direct-to-video slop, Seagal effectively sealed his own fate. His public persona became widely controversial and the industry turned to other stars, leaving him as a bit of a laughingstock in the modern day.


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October 9, 1992

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Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Gets Home Run After Welcoming 2nd Baby

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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani returned from paternity leave in time to score an impressive home run during the Saturday, June 20, baseball game.

Ohtani, 31, played in the Dodgers’ Saturday game against the Baltimore Orioles, in which he rounded the bases in the ninth inning. The home run was Ohtani’s 16th homer of the 2026 MLB season, which the Dodgers social media team attributed to his “dad strength.”

“SHOHEI SAYS NO SHUTOUT TONIGHT! 💥⚾ Shohei Ohtani launched his 16th home run of the season in the 9th inning to get the Dodgers on the board!” the Dodgers Nations X account wrote at the time. “That’s that extra dad strength on full display 💪👶.”

The post continued, “The Dodgers may be down late, but Shohei made sure they weren’t leaving the park empty-handed. LFG!!!”

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While the Dodgers ultimately lost the game 2-3, Ohtani went home to wife Mamiko Taneka and their two kids. The married couple confirmed hours before the game that they recently welcomed baby No. 2.

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“We are again overjoyed to experience this wonderful day in our lives together,” Ohtani and Taneka, 29, wrote in a joint Instagram statement. “Thank you for being born safely. We would also like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported us throughout the journey.”

Ohtani and Taneka, who did not reveal the sex or name of the newborn, previously welcomed a daughter last year.

“I am so grateful to my loving wife who gave birth to our healthy beautiful daughter,” Ohtani wrote via Instagram in April 2025. “To my daughter, thank you for making us very nervous yet super anxious parents. I would also like to thank the Dodgers organization, my teammates, and the fans for their constant support and kind words of encouragement.”

He concluded at the time, “I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to all the medical professionals and everyone who dedicated their support to us, up until this wonderful day.”

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Ohtani, who never publicly revealed his little girl’s moniker, has long kept his home life private.

“To all my friends and fans throughout, I have an announcement to make. Not only have I begun a new chapter in my career with the Dodgers but I also have began a new life with someone from my Native country of Japan who is very special to me,” the baseball star wrote via Instagram in February 2024, confirming his marriage to Taneka after signing with the Dodgers. “I wanted everyone to know I am now married. I am excited for what is to come and thank you for your support.”

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Ohtani added at the time, “We are still young and [there are] many things we don’t know yet, but we hope you will warmly watch over us. We hope that the two of us (and one dog) will work together to support each other and move forward alongside with our fans.”

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Jason Bateman Reveals Family Relied On His Childhood Earnings

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Jason Bateman may be one of Hollywood’s most successful actors today, but the road to stardom came with a level of pressure most children never experience. During a recent appearance at the Tribeca Festival, the “Ozark” star opened up about growing up as the family’s breadwinner, revealing that keeping his acting jobs wasn’t just about pursuing a dream, it helped keep money coming into the household.

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Looking back on those years, Bateman described money as “an interesting subject” and admitted he had a “complicated relationship with it growing up.”

Unlike many children, Bateman said the money he earned from acting carried significant weight at home. The actor explained that both of his parents served as his managers, making his television work a crucial source of income for the family.

“Both my parents were my manager and so…what I made was very helpful to our bottom line each month, and so there was a great deal of pressure to kind of, you know, like don’t get fired,” Bateman recalled, per PEOPLE.

The actor first rose to prominence as a child star on “Little House on the Prairie” before later becoming a household name through projects including “Arrested Development,” “Horrible Bosses,” and “Ozark.”

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School And Work Created Constant Pressure

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Bateman also recalled the stress of balancing a successful acting career with the academic requirements necessary to keep working.

At the time, maintaining his work permit depended on keeping his grades up, creating a cycle of pressure that followed him throughout much of his childhood. “If you don’t…keep a C average in school, you don’t get your work permit, and you’re fired,” he said.

Bateman explained that the process repeated every six months while television seasons often stretched across most of the year, leaving little room for mistakes.

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Despite the challenges, Bateman believes the experience gave him a unique perspective on financial security. While he acknowledged the situation could be “rough” and “anxiety-inducing,” he said learning how to earn money at a young age gave him confidence that he could always rebuild if necessary.

“I have got some friends that are incredibly wealthy because their parents were incredibly wealthy and they inherited a bunch of money, and they’re the tightest people I know because they never… they didn’t make that money, and so they feel every dollar out they’re not going to be able to get back,” Bateman explained.

Because he learned to generate his own income early in life, Bateman said he developed what he considers a healthier relationship with money.

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Jason Bateman No Longer Chooses Projects For The Paycheck

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After decades in the entertainment industry, Bateman says he’s now in a position where financial concerns no longer drive his career decisions. Instead, the Emmy-winning actor is focused on pursuing projects that genuinely excite him creatively.

“I feel enormously fortunate that things have worked out for me,” Bateman said. “I don’t have to take jobs that aren’t creatively exciting for me.”

Jason Bateman Says Marriage Played A Key Role In His Sobriety Journey

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While Bateman now enjoys the freedom to pursue projects purely for creative reasons, there was a time when his personal life required a major course correction. Earlier this year, the actor reflected on the lifestyle he led during the height of his fame, admitting that years of partying had begun creating friction at home with wife Amanda Anka.

As their relationship grew more serious, Bateman realized he could no longer continue living with one foot in sobriety and the other in old habits. “Amanda and I definitely had a few negotiations about the point at which the [partying] spigot was going to completely turn off,” he recalled.

Although he repeatedly convinced himself he would quit eventually, Bateman acknowledged that “eventually” kept getting pushed further down the road. That changed when he recognized the uncertainty was becoming unfair to both himself and his family. Rather than continuing to make promises about the future, he chose to make a permanent change in the present.

The decision ultimately ended years of alcohol and cocaine use and helped lay the foundation for the stable family life and successful career he enjoys today.

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All 3 Creature from the Black Lagoon Movies, Ranked

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If The Shape of Water counted, it would be quite comfortably the best of the movies featuring the Gill-man, AKA the titular creature from Creature from the Black Lagoon. But that Guillermo del Toro-directed Best Picture winner instead featured a similar creature, and was certainly influenced by the official Creature from the Black Lagoon movies, but wasn’t related to the series specifically. It’s actually a bit of an odd horror series to talk about, owing to the relatively few official films. They were all made in the 1950s, though the Gill-man endures as a pop-cultural icon, and any movies that feature amphibious half-man/half-fish creatures will probably be indebted to the original film in one way or another. But it’s not like The Mummy, Frankenstein, Dracula, or even The Invisible Man, where those series have continued to exist – and be rebooted – long after the decade during which their first respective movies came out.

All those characters are part of the overall Universal Monsters franchise, and so is the Gill-man, but he’s just not had the same kind of longevity in an official capacity, compared to most of the other Universal Monsters. Still, three movies is something, and technically just enough to rank, so that’s what the following ranking is going to focus on: those three official Creature from the Black Lagoon films. These were technically the last movies of the Universal Monsters classic era (well, among the final four, since you probably also have to count Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy), and maybe some of the more overlooked ones, too. At least one of these is a semi-classic, and you can honestly probably do without the other two, unless you’re a particularly big fan of old-school sci-fi/horror movies. There’s also a very obvious way to rank all of these, so excuse the kind of boring order here, but that’s just the way things sometimes are.

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There isn’t anything here. This is a big old nothing of a movie, and a pretty sad note for that whole classic era of Universal Monsters to end on. The Creature Walks Among Us is a step-down in quality from the second Creature from the Black Lagoon movie, which itself was a step-down in quality from the first Creature from the Black Lagoon movie. Diminishing returns all the way through, and a case of the series just not working anymore, so they stopped making them. It’s not a cohesive or meaningful trilogy, and instead was just a trio of movies because they were seen as worth making, one after another, for three years/installments. Maybe that’s the way it works most of the time, but it just feels extra disappointing here, since there’s a clear downturn in quality at each step along the way. Further, the absolute shrug that The Creature Walks Among Us was seemed to spell the end for all these Universal Monster movies, and not just the ones with the Gill-man, so that’s an extra shame, really.

You can feel a sense of fatigue here, behind the camera and behind the scenes. The tiredness of the film itself rubs off on you, and watching it becomes tiring.

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As for the movie itself, if you need a little more by way of commentary than just “it’s not good,” and if you need a synopsis or something, you’ll begrudgingly get both right about now. Funk soul brother, check it out now, this movie is about scientists trying to make the Gill-man have the ability to breathe the air and walk on land. So, that takes away his amphibious quality, which is kind of the thing that makes this particular monster interesting, and the movie never really takes off because that whole premise is just a bit broken. The Gill-man sort of fights and tries to return to the water, and he does walk among the people on land for a bit, but not as much as you might expect. There is a little schlock, and at least the film clocks in at under 80 minutes, just as the other two Creature from the Black Lagoon movies do, but it’s not enough. You can feel a sense of fatigue here, behind the camera and behind the scenes. The tiredness of the film itself rubs off on you, and watching it becomes tiring. If you get through the first two movies in this trilogy of sorts, do not feel obligated to finish it, since there isn’t much fun (nor anything very thrilling) here, in The Creature Walks Among Us.

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‘Revenge of the Creature’ (1955)

Revenge has fueled a great many movies before, of various genres, but what about a monster movie? Eh, if so, then not really with Revenge of the Creature. He came back to life in The Creature Walks Among Us, and he also seemed to die at the end of the first movie, but this is just how it goes, with horror movies that become franchises. No one’s ever really gone. The Gill-man is not really gone. He didn’t entirely die in the first movie, but he doesn’t really get to enact revenge on anyone in particular from that same original movie. It’s more of a broad “revenge” against humanity generally speaking, if anything the Gill-man does even counts as revenge. More accurately, the movie just has him come up against another group of human beings, and they capture him and take him to an oceanarium, which he later manages to escape from.

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There’s also a young woman the Gill-man gets infatuated with, a little like in the first movie, and then things end up where you’d expect them to… only really one way a movie like this can end, and then that ending is pretty much ignored if there’s the chance of making a sequel. Beyond saying, “Well, it’s not as bad as the third movie,” and mentioning that some of the rampaging by the Gill-man in the film’s back half is a little fun (and more enjoyable than when he “walked among us” in 1956), the only other thing of note here is that Revenge of the Creature features Clint Eastwood’s earliest acting role, which is kind of funny to see. He’s barely in the movie, so don’t just watch it for him or anything, but he shows up for about a minute and has a couple of lines as a lab technician. It was an uncredited appearance, but it’s definitely Eastwood, pre-Rawhide, pre-Man with No Name, and pre-anything he directed, of course.

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‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ (1954)

The Gill-man looks up at the surface from under the water in Creature from the Black Lagoon.
The Gill-man looks up at the surface from under the water in Creature from the Black Lagoon.
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The original and the best, even if it’s not quite a perfect movie, Creature from the Black Lagoon is comfortably the most essential of the official films featuring the Gill-man. It’s been weird to go through these backwards, but that’s necessary when going from worst to best through a trilogy that gradually got worse with each entry. Oh well. Anyway, with Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), it’s about an expedition through the Amazon River undertaken by some scientists, with one of the scientists also bringing along his fiancée, who’s the inevitable young woman for the creature to fall for, King Kong-style. Or The Mummy-style. This happens quite a bit, in monster movies. The scientists there want to capture the Gill-man for their own purposes, but they’re not fully prepared for what he can do, nor what he wants (that fiancée for himself, basically).

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This was released in a pretty big year for monster movies, just because the original Godzilla also came out in 1954. Godzilla didn’t bring about an end to the Universal Monster series or anything, but if you want to look at things broadly, maybe it represented a necessary evolution for monster movies, or suggested a shift in interest regarding what people wanted out of movies featuring monsters. It was a different kind of monster movie, and a very different kind of monster, too, and that original film understandably overshadows the original Creature from the Black Lagoon, and not necessarily because Godzilla could probably step on Gill-man without even flinching. As far as B-movies (or movies with a B-grade feel) go, Creature from the Black Lagoon is pretty solid stuff, overall. It might not stick with you the way some of the truly great Universal Monster movies from previous decades had (see Bride of Frankenstein, Dracula, and the first The Invisible Man in particular), but this is still a worthy film within that whole era of Universal Monster movies. It’s a shame this is as good as Gill-man-related movies have gotten, but never say never… the creature may walk among us – or our cinemas – once more, in time

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