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No one should shed a tear for companies like Spectrum, Cox and Comcast as the bloated business of basic cable goes belly up. But pour one out for us — we lost something amazing when early cable mainstays like MTV switched from music videos and trashy reality shows to a round-the-clock diet of Ridiculousness. Specifically, we’ve been deprived of the unpredictable madness of the early MTV Movie Awards.

In the early ‘90s, no comedy star was on a bigger heater than Jim Carrey, delivering Dumb and Dumber, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The Mask in the span of a single calendar year. The most unlikely hit might have been The Mask, in which Carrey’s bumbling Stanley Ipkiss uses his newfound superpowers to rescue a nightclub singer, played by Cameron Diaz, from the clutches of sleazy gangsters.

Carrey was nominated for five MTV Movie Awards in 1995, sometimes competing against himself in the same category.

Apart from his charm and jaw-dropping acting skills, Tom Cruise is known for the fact that he does his own stunts in his films, no matter how dangerous it might be. From being in a car crash in Collateral to driving a motorbike off a cliff, Tom Cruise has done it all and it really doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon.

Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible II (2000) | Credits: Paramount Pictures

However, even someone of Tom Cruise’s caliber needs a helping hand and that’s when Ben Stiller comes in, or should we say Tom Crooze? When the MTV Movie Awards’ producer reached out to Ben Stiller to shoot a comedy skit for the ceremony where he would play the role of Tom Cruise’s stunt double, Ben Stiller couldn’t say no to the opportunity. Even if it meant cutting his honeymoon short.

Ben Stiller Left His...