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Tag: National Lampoon

R.I.P. Tony Hendra
News

R.I.P. Tony Hendra

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 5, 2021March 6, 2021

Tony Hendra has died at 79. His wife, Carla Hendra, told The New York Times the cause was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often known as Lou …

Episode #274: Evan Shapiro
Last Things First -- Podcasts

Episode #274: Evan Shapiro

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 2, 2019September 2, 2019

Evan Shapiro had run cable TV stations IFC, Sundance Channel, and Pivot before he launched Seeso, a streaming comedy service owned by Comcast and NBCUniversal …

National Lampoon Radio Hour relaunching as podcast led by Cole Escola, Jo Firestone
Audio / News

National Lampoon Radio Hour relaunching as podcast led by Cole Escola, Jo Firestone

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 30, 2019August 30, 2019

The National Lampoon Radio Hour, whose initial run in 1973-74 included writing and performances from the likes of John Belushi, Christopher Guest, Anne Beatts, Gilda …

Review: “A Futile and Stupid Gesture” on Netflix
Movies / Reviews

Review: “A Futile and Stupid Gesture” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 19, 2018

All biopics start from a grain of truth, the essential building blocks of the subject, and then weave an imaginative backstory complete with a heartwarming …

National Lampoon and Stage 32 offer $5,000 feature film screenwriting contest
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National Lampoon and Stage 32 offer $5,000 feature film screenwriting contest

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 14, 2018

National Lampoon and Stage 32 have launched a contest to find the next great comedy screenwriter. The contest, which is taking submissions through July, offers …

Episode #114: Tony Hendra
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Episode #114: Tony Hendra

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 26, 2016September 26, 2016

Tony Hendra began his career at Cambridge University with the famed Footlights as the comedy partner of Graham Chapman, and starred in the annual revue with …

The Final Edition releasing first original National Lampoon comedy album in 35 years
Audio / News

The Final Edition releasing first original National Lampoon comedy album in 35 years

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 25, 20161

Throwback Thursday to the Future? Tony Hendra, who produced National Lampoon‘s first album back in 1972, is back with Jeff Kreisler and the rest of …

Episode #108: Bert Kreischer, Live from Just For Laughs Montreal
Last Things First -- Podcasts

Episode #108: Bert Kreischer, Live from Just For Laughs Montreal

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 15, 2016August 15, 20162

Bert Kreischer is my special guest today, in an episode recorded in front of a live audience at the 2016 Just For Laughs festival in …

Documentaries on SNL, the National Lampoon highlight 2015 Tribeca Film Festival slate
Movies

Documentaries on SNL, the National Lampoon highlight 2015 Tribeca Film Festival slate

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 5, 2015

The Tribeca Film Festival already had announced a big, NYC-based offering to kick off the 2015 slate — #TFF2015 April 15-26, 2015 — with the …

The Final Edition presents, “Secret Diaries of a Terrorist,” first in a satirical webseries
Web series

The Final Edition presents, “Secret Diaries of a Terrorist,” first in a satirical webseries

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 2, 2015March 3, 2015

If you thought this weekend’s Saturday Night Live sketch about a college-aged daughter joining ISIS crossed some lines, then just wait until you see what …

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