Some Funny Facts about Brooklyn 99 that you probably did not know already

After cancellation by Fox and switching networks, Brooklyn Nine-Nine will be back this year with its season 8, the third and final on NBC from August 12.

The filming was several times stopped during last year and early this year due to Covid-19 pandemic but finally was completed in this June, but showrunner Dan Goor revealed that this season was affected with black lives matters protest that caused his writing team threw out completed scripts for the eighth season following George Floyd’s death and the Black Lives Matter protests that followed it.

Anyway, here we have gathered some funny facts about this popular show that you already did not know about it.

Andy Samberg (Jake) and Chelsea Peretti (Gina), actually were real friend from they were kids and even Chelsea even admitted to having had a crush on him at one point!

Mellissa was a ballet teacher in high school as one of her first Jobs

Kwazy Cupcakes is a actually a real game that you can download it from App stores both for Apple and Android

Stephanie doesn’t wear glasses while filming and contacts hurt her eyes, so when acting she’s almost legally blind.

The building used as the precinct’s exterior is a real precinct building in Brooklyn.

Stephanie Beatriz (Rosa) originally auditioned to play Amy Santiago, but she was cast as Meghan that alter changed its name to Rosa, Chelsea, on the other hand, initially auditioned for the role of Megan but was told she didn’t seem like a cop, so Gina Linetti evolved from there.

Andy first met his wife, Joanna Newsom, backstage at one of her concerts because he was a huge fan

Terry Crews is a former NFL player, but you probably didn’t know he’s also a skilled flute player.

Joe Lo Trulgio has done voiceovers for quite a few video games like The Warriors, Grand Theft Auto, and Anthem, also he made cameos — and sang! — in Pitch Perfect 1 and 2 during the riff-off scenes

The cast had to receive formal police firearm training before they started filming

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” is one of few comedic appearances of Braugher as he is trained in dramatic acting

Before Samberg made it big, he worked as a production assistant on the same lot that “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” is filmed for the final season of the Fox comedy “Spin Out”

And finally, Melissa’s husband David appeared on “The Puzzle Master” episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, where he played Amy’s favorite crossword puzzle author Vin Stermley.