From left to right, Niles Standish, Special Ed, Spoonie Luv, and Dick Birchum
Created by
Adam Carolla Jimmy Kimmel Daniel Kellison Jonathan Kimmel
Voices of
Tony Barbieri Adam Carolla Susie Essman Jim Florentine Jimmy Kimmel Tracy Morgan Kevin Nealon Sarah Silverman Wanda Sykes Biz Markie
Theme music composer
Adam Schlesinger Steven Gold
Opening theme
"Crank Yankers Theme" by Fountains of Wayne[1]
Country of origin
United States
No. of seasons
6
No. of episodes
110
Production
Running time
21–22 minutes
Production companies
Jackhole Industries (2002–07)
MTV Production Development (2007)
Kimmelot (2019–2022)
ITV America (2019–2022)
Comedy Partners (2002–05; 2019–2022)
MTV Entertainment Studios (2021–2022)
Original release
Network
Comedy Central (2002–05, 2019–2022) MTV2 (2007)
Release
June 2, 2002 (2002-06-02) – August 3, 2022 (2022-08-03)
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Crank Yankers is an American adult puppet television show produced by Adam Carolla, Jimmy Kimmel and Daniel Kellison. It features actual crank calls made by show regulars and celebrity guests, with on-screen re-enactments by puppets. The show premiered on June 2, 2002, on Comedy Central. It returned to MTV2 on February 9, 2007, running again until March 30, 2007.
On February 11, 2019, Jimmy Kimmel announced on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that the show would be revived on Comedy Central for a fifth 20-episode season and mark the first project on Kimmel's new Kimmelot production imprint.[2] The new season includes pranks on social media and other platforms. Kimmel's brother Jonathan Kimmel serves as the showrunner and executive producer. The fifth season premiered on September 25, 2019.[3]
On March 5, 2020, Comedy Central announced Crank Yankers had been renewed for a 20-episode sixth season.[4] The sixth season premiered on May 5, 2021.[5]
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^"'Crank Yankers' Revived at Comedy Central With Jimmy Kimmel Producing". Variety. February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
^""Crank Yankers" Returns to Comedy Central(R) September 25 at 10:30 P.M. ET/PT". The Futon Critic. August 14, 2019.
^"'Crank Yankers' Revival Gets Second Season at Comedy Central". The Hollywood Reporter. March 5, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
^"Comedy Central's Emmy-Nominated "Crank Yankers" Is Back with a New Season Starting on Wednesday, May 5 at 10:30PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. April 15, 2021.
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