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- In the 1970s and '80s, National Lampoon's success and influence creates a new media empire overseen in part by the brilliant and troubled Douglas Kenney.
- Former head of cartoons and senior writer of the National Lampoon magazine, Dave Shelton comes onto the show to review David Wayne's comedy biography film, A Futile And Stupid Gesture. Topics include how close this is to the real experience of working for the National Lampoon, whether it holds up to the 2015 documentary, "Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead", and an exclusive interview with screenwriter Michael Colton (co-writer of A Futile And Stupid Gesture). All this and more are afoot in Episode 3 of Please Be Seated.
- Listen along as we discuss Netflix's sixty-fifth film, the 2018 biographical comedy-drama 'A Futile and Stupid Gesture' directed by David Wain starring an ensemble cast including Will Forte and Domhnall Gleeson. This is our seventeenth day of PODMAS. As a special gift to our listeners we are releasing an episode every day in the lead up to Christmas. Make sure you subscribe to ensure you don't miss a show. Please follow us at Flix Forum on Facebook or @flixforum on Twitter and Instagram and answer our question of the day, 'Which film do you like most, 'Caddyshack' or 'Animal House'?'
- 2017– 44mPodcast Episode
- 2018–Podcast EpisodeThis week, Darin and John watch #SNL alum Will Forte play comedy legend Doug Kenney in the 2018 Netflix film A Futile and Stupid Gesture, also starring Martin Mull, Domhnall Gleeson, Thomas Lennon, and Joel McHale as Chevy Chase. The National Lampoon. Animal House. Caddyshack. Airline seat etiquette in the 1980s. All this, plus DAVID WAIN RESPONDS TO OUR TWEETS, on an All-New SNL Nerds.
- Episode: (2020)2018–Podcast EpisodeJohn and Darin really enjoyed the Doug Kenney biopic A Futile and Stupid Gesture, so in this special BONUS episode of the #SNLNerds, we're talking to the film's writers and producers, Michael Colton and John Aboud. How did the film come together? What deleted scenes didn't make the final cut? What are the challenges of dressing a fake John Landis? And what made them want to do a Doug Kenney biopic, anyway? Find out the answers on an All-New BONUS episode of the SNL Nerds.
- 2020– 57mPodcast Episode
- 2015–5.6 (9)TV EpisodeDirector David Wain and stars Domhnall Gleeson, Emmy Rossum, and Thomas Lennon talk to Kevin Smith at the IMDb Studio at Sundance about their long-gestating comedy about the origins of the National Lampoon media empire.
- Migo Reviews the Netflix Biopic A Futile and Stupid Gesture.