Former ‘Impractical Jokers’ Star Joe Gatto Reveals Whether He’ll Return to Prank Show
It doesn’t sound like Joe Gatto is joking when he says he won’t be returning to Impractical Jokers, the hidden-camera prank show now airing its 11th season on TBS.
“I am not going to guest on my own show. It does not feel right, and I cannot commit to coming back to it,” Gatto told TheWrap in a recent interview. “I’ve moved on from the show, the show has moved on from me. I am so removed from it. We are still friends, just not friends from work anymore. But I am so out of that mindset.”
Gatto said he “told all the jokes” he wanted to tell as he filmed 300 episodes during his decade-long stint on Impractical Jokers. But the comedian is open to some sort of participation in the show’s final installment, whenever that comes.
“I would of course love to close it in a fun way,” he said. “We talked about that a little bit. I would say it is definitely not the end of me collaborating with those guys. We have been doing it for decades before that, and we will be doing it for decades after. We work on little side things here and there together. I love working with them. So who knows?”
Gatto announced the end of his Impractical Jokers involvement in December 2021, telling Instagram followers that he was stepping away from the show as he was separating from his wife, Bessy.
“Alongside my friends, I’ve devoted a decade of my life to building this franchise and couldn’t be prouder of what has been accomplished,” he wrote in that post. “However, due to some issues in my personal life, I have to step away. Bessy and I have decided to amicably part ways, so now I need to focus on being the best father and co-parent to our two incredible kids.”
In a September 2023 follow-up on Instagram, however, Gatto told fans that he and his wife had reconciled through “compassion, forgiveness and an open heart.”
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Joe Gatto if you are reading this please come back to impractical jokers this show is everything to me you were my favorite joker you were the heart and soul of impractical jokers they are nothing without you they need you back on the show please just consider coming back
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this has been debunked
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"Larry!!!"
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What language was that?
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Yes people do
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No it has not
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They do fine with out joe, he made a great move from the show and taking advantage of him being a dad.
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Friends are forever
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hahaaha dude you literally stole every single word I was going to say. the show is soo shot broo with joe , hes the only all naturally funny one and always positive and now the shiitty ass show is absolutely terrible and its over very soon. I cant watch the news ones . only ones with joe . the new ones are so sooo bad and not funny and all them are setup
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nah dog you messed for that be salty he cares for him self and his wife and not you.
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Joe should return. No body cares what he is doing now.
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He was the best on the show and I'm glad he reconciled with his wifey but I'm betting she told him if he goes back she's gone...I hope he puts his friends back at the top of the list.
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