James S. Murray is a writer, executive producer, and actor, best known as “Murr” on the hit television show Impractical Jokers on truTV and The Misery Index on TBS. When he is not helping search for LARRY or getting thrown out of an airplane by his best friends, Murr writes novels, such as the international best-selling Awakened trilogy, Don’t Move, and The Stowaway. Originally from Staten Island, he now lives in Princeton, New Jersey, with his wife, Melyssa, and puppy, Penny. @jamessmurray. Carsen Smith wrote her first book at nine years old, but it wasn’t very good. Now, she’s a comedian, writer, and producer living in Brooklyn with her cats, Goose and Buffalo. She once worked as a zookeeper and can probably beat you at Ping-Pong.