Bibliograph

A futile and stupid gesture, how Doug Kenney and National lampoon changed comedy forever, Josh Karp

Type

Label

A futile and stupid gesture, how Doug Kenney and National lampoon changed comedy forever, Josh Karp

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A futile and stupid gesture

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Josh Karp

Sub title

how Doug Kenney and National lampoon changed comedy forever

Summary

The ultimate biography of National Lampoon and its cofounder Doug Kenney, this book offers the first complete history of the immensely popular magazine and its brilliant and eccentric characters. With wonderful stories of the comedy scene in New York City in the 1970s and National Lampoons place at the center of it, this chronicle shares how the magazine spawned a popular radio show and two long-running theatrical productions that helped launch the careers of John Belushi, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Gilda Radner and went on to inspire Saturday Night Live. More than 130 interviews were conducted with people connected to Kenney and the magazine, including Chevy Chase, John Hughes, P. J. O'Rourke, Tony Hendra, Sean Kelly, Chris Miller, and Bruce McCall. These interviews and behind-the-scenes stories about the making of both Animal House and Caddyshack help to capture the nostalgia, humor, and popular culture that National Lampoon inspires

Target audience

adult

Classification