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Doug Kenney
Feb. 13, 2018
Doug Kenney, My Teenage Pal I met Doug Kenney, the subject of Netflix’s new biopic A Futile and Stupid Gesture, when I interviewed him for a New York radio station right […]
By Ellin Stein
Jan. 29, 2018
‘A Futile and Stupid Gesture’ Takes an Honest Look at ’70s Comedy History Doug Kenney flamed out early. A child of the 1950s, he produced comedy in print, radio, and film from the late ‘60s through his death in 1980 […]
By Harry Waksberg
Jan. 26, 2018
David Wain Brings the History of ‘National Lampoon’ to Life with ‘A Futile […] David Wain is no stranger to disrupting an unsuspecting comedy mainstream. Before solidifying himself as a household name as the […]
By Erik Abriss
endings
Jan. 26, 2018
The Story Behind A Futile and Stupid Gesture ’s Pitch-Perfect Twist Ending How David Wain and the film’s writers found a happy ending for their National Lampoon biopic.
By Jesse David Fox
Dec. 20, 2017
Check Out the Star-Studded Trailer for David Wain’s ‘A Futile and Stupid […] At long last, the trailer for David Wain’s movie about National Lampoon founder Doug Kenney has arrived. Titled A Futile and Stupid Gesture, […]
By Megh Wright
Dec. 13, 2017
David Wain’s ‘A Futile and Stupid Gesture’ Premieres on Netflix Next Month David Wain’s movie about National Lampoon founder Doug Kenney has an official premiere date on Netflix. Wain announced on Twitter today that […]
By Megh Wright
Mar. 16, 2016
Will Forte to Play ‘National Lampoon’ Co-Founder Doug Kenney in a Film […] David Wain’s next movie sounds like a comedy nerd jackpot. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wain is set to direct A Futile and Stupid […]
By Megh Wright
Sept. 18, 2012
The Invention of Nostalgia: Inside the National Lampoon’s ‘1964 […] Who would win in a fight between Don Draper talking about how nostalgia is a “twinge in your heart, far more powerful than memory alone” and […]
By Patrick Mortensen
Jan. 26, 2012
The Lost Projects of Harold Ramis While Harold Ramis isn’t quite a household name, he absolutely should be. As a writer/director, the man shaped the big screen personas of Bill […]
By Bradford Evans