Joe Gatto Has A Favorite Running Gag From Impractical Jokers – Looper

In an “Impractical Jokers After Party Web Chat” that aired on YouTube after Season 4, Episode 11 in 2015, Joe Gatto fielded questions from the online community about his experiences on the comedy show. A fan asked Gatto what his favorite running gag on the program was and surprisingly, his infamous wail of “Larry!” was not his choice. He replied, “I love the ‘weeeeeell,’ that’s my favorite thing.” A montage was then shown featuring the jokers uttering the high-pitched phrase. Gatto added context to his choice by saying, “Because you never know what’s gonna happen. You think something’s happening, and then we hit you with a ‘well’ … and then boom you’re world is blown away.”

The gag would often be used when one of the pranksters was about to be punished individually, despite previously thinking they were safe. The group would set up the context of a normal challenge, then three of the jokers would drag the word ‘well’ into a screeching verse — and the last one would know that something terrible was about to come their way. It certainly left an impression on fans of the reality show as well.

In the comments section on the video, @anushkasharma622 shared, “The “wellllllll” gag is always used against murr, sad but funny….” James Murray was not the only one to fall prey to the gag’s misdirection, as @nawazeeshali4340 pointed out how Sal Vulcano also was victim to “weeeeeell” many times on the show too.