Breaking his silence. Brian “Q” Quinn addressed Joe Gatto’s Impractical Jokers exit for the first time, nearly two weeks after news broke.“The only thing I’ll say that’s new information is I was f–king shocked when I found out too,” the former firefighter, 45, said during the Monday, January 10, episode of his “Tell Em Steve-Dave” podcast with Walt Flanagan and Bryan Johnson. “I didn’t necessarily see that coming.
He’s a friend and I’m not gonna talk about his personal life, which is clearly where he’s gone now. It is what it is.”The New York native noted that he, James “Murr” Murray and Sal Vulcano were “back to work,” saying, “Initially, we didn’t even know — ‘Is this even worth doing without Joe?’ But you just look at it and yeah, [it is].
I don’t want to not do it. If I left the show, I wouldn’t want the guys to stop just because I left. There are so many negatives to Joe not being there.
We’re losing a comedic powerhouse.”The comedian added that there’s “nothing” to do but “accept” the new reality and “give [themselves] permission to have fun.”He explained, “Once I got through that feeling, it’s been a f–king blast.
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