The Impractical Jokers Invade Connecticut, 9 Questions With Murr

High school friends James "Murr" Murray, Brian "Q" Quinn, and Salvatore "Sal" Vulcano, stars of TV's Impractical Jokers, are bringing their rabid fan following to Connecticut. The cast of the TruTV prank show will be performing live at the Foxwoods Fox Theater on April 27th.

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James "Murr" Murray recently called into the I-95 Morning Show to promote the gig and chat about life as a Joker.

You guys strike me, and I think your fans as down-to-earth guys, not Hollywood types. But have you ever gotten an invite to one of those Hollywood parties, maybe at Diddy's house, R. Kelly's place, or the Playboy Mansion?

Murr: "It figures the invite has never arrived, no. No, I can't even get complimentary tickets to a Broadway show, man."

If the four original members of Impractical Jokers were the cast of Seinfeld, who would you be? 

Murr: "Oh, good question. That is a really good question. I feel like I'd be Elaine, don't you think? Or Puddy, I don't know. It would be Puddy or Elaine."

If you guys were the Golden Girls, which character would you be? 

Murr: "Another great question! I feel like I'd be Stan, Dorothy's ex-husband."

If you guys were the A-Team, would you be Hannibal, Face, B.A. or Murdock? 

Murr: "I already know the answer to this. I would 100% be... Hold on, let me think. I would be... Uh, I bet you I would believe personally that I was Face, but the other guys would shoot me down because Face is a good-looking guy on the show. I think, in actuality, I'd be an extra. I feel like, in my mind, I'd be Face."

If you had to pick one moment from over the years of shooting the TV show, what would it be?

Murr: "I'll tell you what, I think there is my life before and after one moment. There was a punishment where the guys told me that I had to compete in a bodybuilding competition. They stripped me down and greased my whole body, and I was in a little Speedo. When I walked into the room to compete, there was no competition. It was actress Danica McKellar, Winnie Cooper from 'The Wonder Years,' the TV show in the 80s that I had a huge crush on, as did all of America in the 80s. She was there, I had to interview her while I was dripping with grease on my body in like a 20/20 style interview. It was literally the most embarrassing moment of my life."

Get your tickets now to see the Impractical Jokers at Foxwoods on April 27th. 

I honestly don't know the answer to this question so if it's a sore subject just correct me. Why did Joe leave the show? 

Murr: "He died, he's dead..."

He did? 

Murr: "Ha, I'm screwing with you! No, he's still my best friend. No, I think Joe is going to be at Foxwoods, by the way. I heard the other day on-set that he might come by. Joe is the best gambler you'll ever meet in your life. I thought I heard a rumor that he's gonna come up to gamble so we'll see what happens, but if he's there, ask him directly."

What can your fans expect if they show up to the Foxwoods show?

Murr: "First of all, we love Foxwoods. We've been there a hundred times. We actually filmed an episode at Foxwoods a few seasons back, and we're going to be gambling after the show, which is going to be a lot of fun. But the live show is, I think, the best part of our job. It's like stand-up comedy. We shot hidden camera challenges just for the live show that you can't see anywhere else. And for the first time ever in this tour, this is the first time we've ever done them on stage, we actually punished Sal live on stage. So, we're going to bring a kid up from the audience to torture him. He's wearing the shock collars secretly, and we're gonna let the kid zap him."

I was looking at the different ticket packages and realized there is a tier that buys you a meet & greet with you Murr, how did the other guys get out of that? 

Murr: "Some might say that is my punishment, right? No, I love hanging out with fans, I love meeting fans. The other guys are so germ-phobic at this point that they don't do it anymore, but I have no problem with it."

Get your tickets now to see the Impractical Jokers at Foxwoods on April 27th. 

You can listen to our complete, two-part interview with James "Murr" Murray below.

Part 1 - We learned why the Jokers can still do pranks after years of being in the limelight, whether Murr actually wanted to do this interview and how the guys met in high school. What does "Murr" think of growing up in a mobbed-up Staten Island? Have the guys been to a P.Diddy party? We answer all of these questions.

Part 2 - In part 2 we got to hear from Murr's dog who was pissed about an Amazon delivery. We asked what negotiations are like after years of TV success, why they work so hard and why Joe Gatto left the show.

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