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In 2013, Prince borrowed someone's guitar—and then smashed it on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.'

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Prince broke a borrowed guitar with a wild onstage toss in 2013. But the story ended well.

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You're not crazy—your dog probably does have television preferences.

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Researchers reveal that people's dogs have specific taste in what TV shows they like

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When Bob Dylan 'jammed' with fan Jenna Elfman on a goofy episode of sitcom 'Dharma & Greg'

"It wasn't scripted or anything—I just started playing," the actor recalled

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Jerry Seinfeld said this lunch-break ritual 'saved' him during the chaotic 'Seinfeld' production

"That is how I survived the nine years—that 20 minutes in the middle of the day."

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The Monkees' folky 1969 acoustic performance was so good, it impressed Johnny Cash

The country legend also joined the pop stars for a live collaboration

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When Paul 'Pee Wee Herman' Reubens accepted a random invitation to a 'hillbilly' dinner

"This is just about like having Marilyn Monroe over here."

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11 intelligent characters in movies and TV shows that make you say 'well played'

Don’t you love it when a plan comes together?

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Jack Black recalls his absurd, aborted plan to audition for 'SNL' as a superhero

"It was a combination of The Hulk...maybe it was just The Hulk"

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When 'The Jeffersons' star Sherman Hemsley danced to obscure prog-rock on his hit sitcom

He was an enormous prog fan.

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Nirvana's subversive performance on a teen pop show is one of the funniest TV-music moments ever

Obvious miming and deep-voiced weirdness.

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When David Bowie radically reworked 'Dead Man Walking' into a hypnotic acoustic anthem

Two guitars, one voice, no electronics

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When Danny DeVito made up goofy lyrics on 'It's Always Sunny,' they put them in a disco song

It wound up being a classic scene.

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Jack Black achieves next-level talk-show entrance with guitar solo fake-out

He remains a virtuoso of silliness.

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This hilarious 'Severance' parody has a clever premise: Your outie makes you cringe

"Your outie has a 'Live, Laugh, Love' bumper sticker."

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Conan O'Brien says this '90s 'Late Night' bit proves Amy Poehler is comedically 'fearless'

"It's one of the biggest laughs I've heard in-studio."

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Michelle Phillips debunks the myth behind her iconic 'California Dreamin' banana lip-sync

No, it wasn't a protest.

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Animals

Dog knows its bedtime by hearing the 'Love Island' end music

Pups are hilarious and fascinating

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Humor

The 5 most hilarious 'Saturday Night Live' auditions

Some iconic characters, including Will Ferrell's "Get off the shed!" guy and Kristen Wiig's Target Lady, were already fleshed out

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