The National Lampoon Encyclopedia of Humor
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Book Description
The fifth title in the National Lampoon classic library, The National Lampoon Encyclopedia of Humor returns with the madness that only Michael O’Donoghue, P.J. O’Rourke, Terry Southern, Anne Beatts, Doug Kenney and Brian McConnachie could have possibly created.
Includes a pullout, 4-color, National Lampoon World Map and artwork from Edward Gorey, Bruce McCall and Rick Meyerwitz
About the Author
Michael O’Donoghue was among the original contributors to National Lampoon when it began in 1970. The original producer of The National Lampoon Radio Hour, O’Donoghue hired Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Anne Beatts, John Belushi, Christopher Guest and a number of other performers for the show and later on, brought them to Saturday Night Live, where he served as head writer through the glory years of 1975-1978. As a screenwriter, O’Donoghue penned Scrooged, Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video, Gilda Live! And a number of other unproduced masterpieces. O’Donoghue died tragically of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1994 at the age of 52.
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