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David Zucker
July 28, 2017
A Lost Script from the Files of the ‘Police Squad!’
Airplane! The Naked Gun. Kentucky Fried Movie. When it comes to the classics of modern comedy, Zucker, Abrahams & Zucker were kings. After […]
By
Ramsey Ess
100 jokes
Feb. 1, 2016
Airplane!
’s Creators Reveal the Origins of ‘Don’t Call Me Shirley’
It may have saved the entire production.
By
Abraham Riesman
Nov. 30, 2010
David Zucker’s Tribute to Leslie Nielsen
David Zucker, who, along with his brother Jerry and Jim Abrahams, cast Leslie Nielsen in his first comedic role in Airplane!, penned a great […]
By
Adam Frucci
obits
Nov. 30, 2010
Naked Gun
and
Airplane
Director on Leslie Nielsen: ‘He Never Broke Character’
“Offscreen, he wasn’t so much of a joke or storyteller but a chronic prankster.”
By
Mike Vilensky
the industry
Feb. 20, 2008
U2 Back in the Studio, Recording an Album or Two
Plus industry news on Roland Emmerich, Wolverine, and Ebenezer Scrooge.