There's always been this sort of al that is fulfilled by someone who's just there to make us laugh, and not make us even think it would be bad if all our entertainment was that. And i guess that's probably why this movie was delayed, because they really wanted to make sure you could go out and into the theatre and see it with a bunch of other people who would appreciate it along with you. Yenoseste to tane tat saver, there's something for everyone in this film series m. I'm like burying my head in the collar of my shirt, cause i can't watch somebody get paper cut between their fingers, you know, that kind of thing.
The Oscar nominations are out, but the No. 1 movie in America features Johnny Knoxville and his friends hurting each other. He attempts to explain why, and Vox's Alissa Wilkinson picks up his slack.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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