Complex sentence: Like his predecessor Stanley Roper, Furley is also tricked into believing that Jack is gay in order for him to continue living with Janet and Chrissy, and, also like Stanley, he also liked to occasionally crack gay jokes about Jack at his expense.
Split into simpler sentences: Like his predecessor Stanley Roper, Furley is also tricked into believing that Jack is gay in order for him to continue living with Janet and Chrissy. Also like Stanley, Furley liked to occasionally crack gay jokes about Jack at his expense.