Crank Yankers
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.
| Crank Yankers | |
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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 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 110 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 21–22 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Comedy Central (2002–05, 2019–2022) MTV2 (2007) |
| Release | June 2, 2002 – August 3, 2022 |
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. 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.
On March 5, 2020, Comedy Central announced Crank Yankers had been renewed for a 20-episode sixth season. The sixth season premiered on May 5, 2021.