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National Lampoon Inc
National Lampoon, Inc. is a company formed in 2002 in order to use the brand name "National Lampoon" in comedy and entertainment following the tradition of its magazine predecessor, '' The National Lampoon''. In the words of its prospectus, the role of the company was to "develop, produce, provide creative services and distribute National Lampoon branded comedic content through a broad range of media platforms." Since 2002, the company overhauled its corporate infrastructure several times. In July 2017, PalmStar Media purchased all the assets of National Lampoon, Inc., including trademark and library of print, audio, film, and video content. Properties of the company National Lampoon Press National Lampoon Inc releases humor books and material under the umbrella of ''National Lampoon Press.'' These include republished collections of old ''National Lampoon'' magazine material, including True Facts, Foto Funnies, cartoons etc. from the 1970s and 1980s. Feature films After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Lampoon (magazine)
''National Lampoon'' was an American humor magazine that ran from 1970 to 1998. The magazine started out as a spinoff from the '' Harvard Lampoon''. ''National Lampoon'' magazine reached its height of popularity and critical acclaim during the 1970s, when it had a far-reaching effect on American humor and comedy. The magazine spawned films, radio, live theater, various sound recordings, and print products including books. Many members of the creative staff from the magazine subsequently went on to contribute creatively to successful media of all types. During the magazine's most successful years, parody of every kind was a mainstay; surrealist content was also central to its appeal. Almost all the issues included long text pieces, shorter written pieces, a section of actual news items (dubbed "True Facts"), cartoons and comic strips. Most issues also included "Foto Funnies" or fumetti, which often featured nudity. The result was an unusual mix of intelligent, cutting-edge w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sketch Comedy
Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. The form developed and became popular in vaudeville, and is used widely in variety shows, comedy talk shows, and some sitcoms and children's television series. The sketches may be improvised live by the performers, developed through improvisation before public performance, or scripted and rehearsed in advance like a play. Sketch comedians routinely differentiate their work from a "skit", maintaining that a skit is a (single) dramatized joke (or "bit") while a sketch is a comedic exploration of a concept, character, or situation. definition 3b, Merriam-Webster online. Retrieved 5/4/2019 History Sketch comedy has its origins in[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Hendra
Anthony Christopher "Tony" Hendra (10 July 1941 – 4 March 2021) was an English satirist, actor and writer who worked mostly in the United States. Educated at St Albans School (where he was a classmate of Stephen Hawking) and at St John's College, Cambridge, he was a member of the Cambridge University Footlights revue in 1962, alongside John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Tim Brooke-Taylor. Hendra was probably best known for being the head writer and co-producer in 1984 of the first six shows of the long-running British satirical television series ''Spitting Image'' and for starring in the film '' This Is Spinal Tap'' as the band's manager Ian Faith. Hendra died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on 4 March 2021. Early life and career Hendra was born in Hertfordshire. His surname is Cornish, and he also had Irish ancestry. In 1964, Hendra moved to America, with actor and comedian Nick Ullett. For the next five years they worked successfully as a comedy team, appearing at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thrilling Adventure Hour
''The Thrilling Adventure Hour'' was a staged production and podcast in the style of old time radio that was held monthly at Largo, a Los Angeles nightclub located in the former Coronet Theatre. The show ran from March 2005 to April 2015. Each episode featured three non-serialized segments as well as songs and commercials from fictional sponsors. The show was written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker; and directed by Aaron Ginsburg. The show's original songs were written by Acker & Blacker with the composer and band leader Andy Paley. History The roots of the ''Thrilling Adventure Hour'' began in Blacker's living room where he and Acker held a reading of their film script for a space western called ''Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars''. Struck by the quality of the performances, they decided to launch a stage show with a radio conceit, so that the performers had the luxury of holding scripts in their hands and minimal blocking. The conceit allowed Acker and Blacker to not impose too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drunk History
''Drunk History'' is an American educational comedy television series produced by Comedy Central, based on the Funny or Die web series created by Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner in 2007. They and Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are the show's executive producers. In each episode, an inebriated narrator, joined by host Waters, struggles to recount an event from history, while actors enact the narrator's anecdotes and also lip sync the dialogue. In addition to Waters and celebrity guest stars, the show's characters are played by regulars such as Bennie Arthur, Tim Baltz, Mort Burke, Sarah Burns, Maria Blasucci, Craig Cackowski, Michael Cassady, Michael Coleman, Tymberlee Hill, Adam Nee, Jeremy J. Tutson, Greg Tuculescu, J.T. Palmer and Aasha Davis. The series premiered on Comedy Central on July 9, 2013. On August 26, 2019, the series was renewed for a seventh season. On August 19, 2020, that decision was reversed when Comedy Central cancelled the series, with the sixth sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jillian Bell
Jillian Leigh Bell (born April 25, 1984) is an American actress, comedian and screenwriter. She stars in the 2019 film ''Brittany Runs a Marathon'' and 2022's ''I'm Totally Fine''. She starred as Jillian Belk on ''Workaholics'', voiced the role of Violet Hart in '' Bless the Harts'' and had a recurring role as Dixie on the final season of '' Eastbound & Down'', and appeared in ''22 Jump Street,'' ''Fist Fight'', and '' Godmothered''. Early life Bell was born and raised in Las Vegas, the daughter of Tanzy and Ron Bell. She is of Romanian descent through her maternal grandmother. Bell began to study improv at the age of eight. She graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in 2002. After high school, she moved to Los Angeles, and became a member of the Groundlings. Career Bell is an alumnus of The Straitjacket Society in Los Angeles. She auditioned for ''Saturday Night Live.'' Although she did not join the cast, she became a writer for the show in 2009 for its 35th season. The sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Workaholics
''Workaholics'' is an American sitcom created and predominantly written by Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, and Kyle Newacheck, all of whom star in the series. ''Workaholics'' originally ran on Comedy Central from April 6, 2011, to March 15, 2017, with a total of 86 episodes spanning seven seasons. The series also stars Jillian Bell, Maribeth Monroe, and Erik Griffin. Anderson, DeVine, and Holm play three college dropouts who are housemates, friends, and co-workers at a telemarketing company in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Synopsis The main characters met at college, where Blake and Adam were roommates and Anders was their RA. They continued their college behavior as they settled into adulthood, such as drinking, partying, and pulling pranks. A self-proclaimed "friendship family", the trio's schemes are generally confined to their house in Rancho Cucamonga, California, where they often interact with their drug dealer, and a cubicle they share in the office of the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy programming in the form of both original, licensed, and syndicated series, stand-up comedy specials, and feature films. It is available to approximately 86.723 million households in the United States as of September 2018. Since the early 2000s, Comedy Central has expanded globally with localized channels in Europe (including the UK), India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, Middle East, and Africa. The international channels are operated by Paramount International Networks. History 1989–1991: Pre-launch as The Comedy Channel On November 15, 1989, Time-Life, the owners of HBO, launched The Comedy Channel as the first cable channel devoted exclusively to comedy-based programming. On April 1, 1990, Viacom (who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Holm
Anders Christian Holm (born May 29, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show ''Workaholics'' and starred in the short-lived NBC series ''Champions''. He, along with fellow ''Workaholics'' creators Blake Anderson, Adam Devine, and Kyle Newacheck, formed the sketch group Mail Order Comedy. Early life Holm was born the youngest of three boys on May 29, 1981, in Evanston, Illinois, His brothers are Olen (born 1975) and Erik (born 1976). He graduated from Evanston Township High School. In 2003, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor's degree in history. He was a member of the university's swim team and is of Danish descent. Holm studied at the Second City Conservatory in Los Angeles. Career Holm, along with fellow ''Workaholics'' creators Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine and Kyle Newacheck, formed the sketch comedy group Mail Order Comedy. He played a hip pastor who became the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Newacheck
Kyle Newacheck (born January 23, 1984) is an American television writer, director, producer and actor. He is one of the creators of the Comedy Central show ''Workaholics'', in which he also co-starred. He is a producer and director on the FX (TV channel), FX comedy horror series ''What We Do in the Shadows (TV series), What We Do in the Shadows''. Life and career Originally from Concord, California, Newacheck graduated from The Los Angeles Film School in 2004 with a degree in editing. He worked as an editing teacher at his alma mater before forming the sketch-comedy group, Mail Order Comedy with Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine and Anders Holm in 2006. Newacheck began writing, directing and editing comedy short films with Mail Order Comedy, most notably the "Crossbows and Moustaches" web series for Myspace. In 2011, Newacheck co-created ''Workaholics'', a Comedy Central series which aired for seven seasons, which revolves around three slackers and their drug dealer. Newacheck co-sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Anderson
Blake Raymond Anderson (born March 2, 1984) is an American actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, and fashion designer. Beginning in 2006, Anderson helped create and join the sketch-comedy troupe Mail Order Comedy, which produced online videos and sketches, such as those involving the rap band The Wizards, along with co-members Anders Holm, Adam DeVine, and Kyle Newacheck. In 2011, Anderson, along with Holm, DeVine, and Newacheck, began starring as fictional versions of themselves in the Comedy Central comedy television series '' Workaholics'', which Anderson co-created. ''Workaholics'' ran on the network from 2011 until 2017, airing seven seasons in total. Anderson has appeared in other film and television works, often with other members of Mail Order Comedy. In 2017, Anderson was nominated for two Behind the Voice Actors' People's Choice Voice Acting Awards for his work on '' Voltron: Legendary Defender'', winning the nomination for Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Devine
Adam Patrick Devine (born November 7, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, singer, screenwriter, and producer. He is one of the stars and co-creators of the Comedy Central comedy television series ''Workaholics'' and '' Adam Devine's House Party''. He played the role of Bumper in the musical films '' Pitch Perfect'' and '' Pitch Perfect 2'' and the television series '' Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin''. He had recurring sitcom roles as Andy Bailey in ''Modern Family'' and Adam DeMamp in ''Workaholics''. He had roles in the films '' The Intern'', '' The Final Girls'', '' Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates'', ''Game Over, Man!'' and '' When We First Met''. He has voiced characters in films including '' Ice Age: Collision Course'' and ''The Lego Batman Movie,'' as well as in the animated series ''Uncle Grandpa'', '' Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero'', '' Vampirina'', ''Green Eggs and Ham'', and ''Bad Ideas with Adam Devine''. Early life Devine was born in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Dennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
