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Being the King of Comedy is no joke.
In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.
Will Forte Domhnall Gleeson Martin Mull Neil Casey Jon Daly Nelson Franklin John Gemberling Rick Glassman Seth Green Harry Groener Max Greenfield Camille Guaty Ed Helms Thomas Lennon Joe Lo Truglio Matt Lucas Natasha Lyonne Joel McHale Annette O'Toole Emmy Rossum Jackie Tohn Matt Walsh Finn Wittrock Elvy Frank Gingerich Morgan Gingerich David Wain Ben F. Campbell Jon Klaft Brad Morris Carla Gallo Beau Bassewitz Rick Overton Mark Metcalf David Krumholtz Mitchell Hurwitz Michael Colton John Aboud Michael Sherman Kerri Kenney Bob Stephenson Ellen Colton Liz Femi Chris Redd Krister Johnson Peter Blake Mike Park Gregg Turkington Michael Farrell Adam Wade Meera Rohit Kumbhani Jherek Bischoff Craig Wedren Sam Mickens Armen Weitzman Lonny Ross Steven Sims Brian Huskey Julian Wass Bo Boddie Rich Sommer Kate Simmons Abigail Klein Andrew Gray McDonnell Erv Dahl Paul Scheer Martha Smith Hutch Barbeau Matt Ballard Melissa Paulo Lindsey Kraft Christopher Arminio Bambadjan Bamba James Bearb Garrett Boyd Jack Andrew Cook T.C. Daniels Gina Dunlap Paige Flannery Jake Jacobson Allyson Nicole Jones Sean Leo Christina Miller Lauryn Morse Jeremey Penn Sandra Rosko Dallas Ryan Paul Rudd David Sampen Tim Seitter Vivienne Taylor
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A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never before seen footage, this is the mind boggling story of The National Lampoon from its subversive and electrifying beginnings, to rebirth as an unlikely Hollywood heavyweight, and beyond. A humour empire like no other, the impact of the magazines irreverent, often shocking, sensibility was nothing short of seismic: this is an institution whose (drunk stoned brilliant) alumni left their fingerprints all over popular culture. Both insanely great and breathtakingly innovative, The National Lampoon created the foundation of modern comic sensibility by setting the bar in comedy impossibly high.
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