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.
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Classical in form, nostalgic, spare and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- effortlessdemanding
- resolvedopen-ended
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“Is the nostalgia doing the heavy lifting?”
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“Is Will Forte the best thing in A Futile and Stupid Gesture?”
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Cast
- Will ForteDoug Kenney
- Domhnall GleesonHenry Beard
- Martin MullModern Doug
- Neil CaseyBrian McConnachie
- Jon DalyBill Murray
- Nelson FranklinP.J. O'Rourke
- John GemberlingJohn Belushi
- Rick GlassmanHarold Ramis
- Seth GreenChristopher Guest
- Harry GroenerHarry Kenney
Crew
- David WainDirector
- John AboudScreenplay
- Michael ColtonScreenplay
- Kevin AtkinsonDirector of Photography
- Craig WedrenOriginal Music Composer
- David EganEditor
- Jamie GrossEditor
- Robert NassauEditor
- Peter PrincipatoProducer
- Jonathan SternProducer
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