Although it’s always sat squarely in the shadow of its competitor, Mad Magazine, many a disaffected (read, “nerdy”) teenager got plenty of laughs out of Cracked Magazine. Though it’s vanished from newstands on occasion over the years, the magazine has now returned…under the editorial eye of Michael Ian Black. You may know Black from “The State” and “Ed,” but, far more likely, you know him for having appeared as a talking head in virtually every VH-1 show EVERRRRRRR.
Michael Ian Black in his natural environment.
This is not the Cracked Magazine you grew up with, however. Instead of going after strictly a teenage demographic, they’re expanding their target audience up to age 34, adding interviews with folks like Trey Parker and Matt Stone, as well as articles by Mike Nelson (“MST3K”) and Kurt Metzger (“Chapelle’s Show”). It sounds like Spy Magazine, except you don’t have to be a complete douchebag to enjoy it.
A sample of the premiere issue of the magazine under its new regime can be enjoyed online by clicking the below image:
…but there’s also exclusive content available at CrackedMagazine.com, including a Frequently Asked Questions piece on “Snakes on a Plane” that theorizes how the film was greenlit.
Q: How did this movie ever get made?
A: We’d imagine the pitch for the movie went something like this:
Writer: “It’s a movie with Samuel L. Jackson…”
Studio Exec: “What’s it called? What’s it about?”
Writer: “Snakes on a Plane. Snakes on a Plane.”
Studio Exec: ”I like your moxie. Sold.” (Sprinkling millions of dollars onto table) “Now, who do I have to blow around here to get some coke injected into the tip of my cock?”
