The Story of the National Lampoon
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.
Douglas Tirola
Director
Mark Monroe
Writer
John Belushi
Self - Actor (archive footage)
John Candy
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Kevin Bacon
Self - Actor
Tim Matheson
Self - Actor / Director / Producer
John Goodman
Self - Actor
Bill Murray
Self - Actor
Harold Ramis
Self - Actor / Director (archive footage)
Chevy Chase
Self - Actor
Beverly D'Angelo
Self - Actress
Roger & Me70%
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound69%
An Honest Liar70%
Talking Funny73%
The Comedians of Comedy69%American Pie: Revealed60%
Good Hair64%
Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping66%
Comedian66%
Call Me Lucky69%
An Evening with Kevin Smith74%
Best Worst Movie70%
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .559%
Richard Pryor: Here and Now66%
Jerry Before Seinfeld68%
The Aristocrats59%
Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny70%
Visions of Light70%
Supersonic74%
Jim Carrey: Unnatural Act75%
