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Andrew Schulz as Dan – The comedian is taking on the role of running joke Dan, which could work out.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
But once the actor passed on the project, why leave the running gag in?
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
There is a running joke among law enforcement authorities who investigate the Mexican Mafia.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Due to the high quantity of inexperienced and unprepared hikers who seem to find their way to the peak, the idea that Mailbox is inordinately treacherous or difficult has become a running joke in online hiking forums.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 27 June 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
But once the actor passed on the project, why leave the running gag in?
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
There is a running joke among law enforcement authorities who investigate the Mexican Mafia.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Due to the high quantity of inexperienced and unprepared hikers who seem to find their way to the peak, the idea that Mailbox is inordinately treacherous or difficult has become a running joke in online hiking forums.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 27 June 2025
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“Running joke/gag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20joke%2Fgag. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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