The Tenderloins, often referred to as the Impractical Jokers, are an American comedy troupe composed of James "Murr" Murray, Brian "Q" Quinn, and Sal Vulcano.

The comedians met in religion class during their freshman year at Monsignor Farrell High School on Staten Island in 1990.

[3] After finishing college, James Murray was on his way to work on the Staten Island Ferry, where he ran into his friend Sal.

[4] By 2002, the troupe consisted of five members: Mike Boccio, Joe Gatto, Gideon Horowitz, James Murray and Sal Vulcano.

Former classmate Brian Quinn subsequently joined, replacing Boccio as the troupe's fourth member.

[4] The Tenderloins' comedic sketches have accumulated millions of views on YouTube, MySpace, Metacafe, and other websites.

In 2007, the troupe won the $100,000 grand prize in the NBC It's Your Show competition for the sketch "Time Thugs".

[citation needed] Following the troupe's online successes, the four were signed to develop a scripted comedy pilot for Spike TV based on their own lives.

[citation needed] In February 2017, Murr tweeted that he and the group had recorded the first episode of an upcoming limited-run show for SiriusXM Radio.

The group explained that it was difficult to coordinate the schedules of all four members outside of work, making it challenging to produce their troupe's official podcast with any regularity.