So, who is the Scariest Muppet? It’s the Farmer from The Tale of the Bunny Picnic. I circled around a few other candidates ...

It’s still 2026, which means we’re still celebrating the 25th anniversary of Tough Pigs! We’ve celebrated so far with countdown articles, a new podcast season, and the return of the paper egg to our ...

Recently JD Hansel had the chance to sit down and chat with the creative minds behind the currently touring Labyrinth: In Concert. Together with CEO of Black Ink Presents John Krinsner and Musical ...

Many weeks ago now, I had the chance to sit down with Amanda Slack-Smith, the curator of the newest exhibition at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art, ‘Make Believe Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson ...

The Muppets of the Week are… JIM, FRANK, and JERRY! Otherwise known as The Country Trio! These icons are modeled after their performers: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, and Jerry Nelson, and they were designed ...

Wocka wocka, True Believers! The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe is a one-shot comic book, and it’s available RIGHT NOW at your local comic book store, on Kindle, and probably on other digital comics ...

Oh gosh, is it already time to do this again? I’m still exhausted from the last one…. Okay, okay, let me find my energetic voice here. Ahem. Happy 90th Birthday, Jim Henson!!! “When I was young, my ...

Way back in 2004, Angel (the vampire detective show that became a vampire lawyer show) turned into a vampire lawyer puppet show for an episode called “Smile Time.” That episode was written by Ben ...

Beginning September 12th, Muppet fans can head to Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art to see their newest exhibiton, “Make, Believe, Magic The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company“. With puppets, sets and ...

ToughPigs is saddened to learn that film critic Gene Shalit passed away earlier this month at the age of 100. Shalit was best known for his role as the in-house movie and book critic for Today on NBC, ...

This report was brought to us by Mike Westfall, Muppet fan and host of the terrific Advent Calendar House podcast! Thanks for all your hard work, Mike! With less than a week to go before the official ...

Liked: The characters were true to themselves. Room for Improvement: The lighting for the rats’ number was a bit dark. I didnt catch Yolanda as a hooker until somebody pointed it out and I saw it on ...