Comedy Central/YouTube Comedy Central's crank calling classic "Crank Yankers" is back for a brand new season.
Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel’s Crank Yankers is back for its fifth season marking its long-awaited return to Comedy Central since its last season in 2007. Loads of celebrity voices are lined up for the new episodes, which kick off Wednesday, September 25, at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.
If you don’t have cable, you can watch Crank Yankers live or on-demand on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV or other streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming subscription services:
Comedy Central is included in Philo’s main 58-channel bundle, which is the cheapest among all streaming services if you plan on keeping it long-term.
You can start a free 7-day trial of Philo TV right here, and you can then watch Crank Yankers live on your computer via the Philo website, or on your phone (iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV or or other supported device via the Philo app.
If you can’t watch live, Philo also allows you to DVR programs and watch them up to 30 days later. And even if you forget to DVR something, Philo also comes with a 72-hour rewind feature, which allows you to replay new episodes that have aired in the last three days.
Comedy Central is one of 95-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle.
You can start a free 7-day trial of FuboTV right here, and you can then watch a live stream of Crank Yankers on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of Cloud DVR (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours), as well as a “72-Hour Lookback” feature, which allows you to watch new episodes up to three days after they air even if you forgot to record them.
Comedy Central is included in both the “Sling Orange” and “Sling Blue” channel packages.
You can start a free 7-day trial of Sling TV right here, and you can then watch Crank Yankers live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, you can get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage as an additional add-on.
‘Crank Yankers’ Season 5 Premiere Preview
Created and produced by Adam Carolla, Jimmy Kimmel, Jonathan Kimmel, and Daniel Kellison, Crank Yankers features actual crank calls made by show regulars and celebrity guests which are then re-enacted by puppets onscreen. The show premiered in 2002 on Comedy Central, eventually returning to MTV2 where it wrapped up its run in 2007. Now, the show is back on Comedy Central for a 20-episode fifth season which will mark the first project on Jimmy Kimmel’s new Kimmelot production imprint.
“Crank Yankers has always been my favorite show to make,” said Jimmy Kimmel in a statement. “Nothing is more fun or makes me laugh harder than a great crank call and I am thrilled that Comedy Central asked us to do it again. At this time, I would like to ask all Americans to disable their caller ID. Thank you.”
The celebrity voice talent lined up for the new season will include Adam Carolla, Arturo Castro, Will Forte, Nikki Glaser, David Alan Grier, Kathy Griffin, Tiffany Haddish, Lil Rel Howery, Abbi Jacobson, Jimmy Kimmel, Nick Kroll, Natasha Leggero, Thomas Lennon, Demetri Martin, Tracy Morgan, Bobby Moynihan, Kevin Nealon, Adam Pally, Chelsea Peretti, Aubrey Plaza, Jeff Ross, Tony Barbieri, Paul Scheer, Iliza Shlesinger, Sarah Silverman, Jimmy O. Yang, and Derek Waters. The puppets featured will include Spoonie Luv, Elmer Higgins, Niles Standish, Bobby Fletcher, Terrence Catheter, The Truth, and Mr. Birchum.
The show will keep its familiar format and include updates for a digitally-driven audience, with the world’s favorite irreverent puppets pranking on phones, online, and any venue where trouble can be made.
The first episode will feature calls by Tracy Morgan, Adam Carolla, and Aubrey Plaza. Episode 2 will feature Jimmy Kimmel, Kathy Griffin, and Jeff Ross. The show will air following the brand new season of South Park.
Jonathan Kimmel will serve as showrunner.