A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever - Josh Karp - Books - Chicago Review Press - 9781556527623 - April 1, 2008
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A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever


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Features the biography of "National Lampoon" and its co-founder Doug Kenney. This book offers a history of this magazine and its characters. It features over 130 interviews 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.


416 pages, 40 b/w photos

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released April 1, 2008
ISBN13 9781556527623
Publishers Chicago Review Press
Pages 416
Dimensions 143 × 220 × 23 mm   ·   530 g

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