''Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Writers and Artists who made National Lampoon Insanely Great'' by Rick Meyerowitz, is a 2010 book which was published by

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of New York. The book consists of a compilation of work by a selection of writers and artists whose work appeared in '' National Lampoon'' magazine in the 1970s, as well as introductory commentary on those people and their work, by Meyerowitz and others. The book is hardback, coffee-table sized and is profusely illustrated. A very similar title was used for the 2015 documentary film '' National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead'', for which Rick Meyerowitz designed the poster, as he also did for the 1978 film ''National Lampoon's

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''.

Writers and artists included

The book covers the work of the following people. The content of the book is as follows: * The Founders:

Doug Kenney Douglas Clark Francis Kenney (December 10, 1946 – August 27, 1980) was an American comedy writer of magazine, novels, radio, TV and film who co-founded the magazine ''National Lampoon'' in 1970. Kenney edited the magazine and wrote much of its ...

Henry Beard Henry Nichols Beard (born June 7, 1945) is an American humorist, one of the founders of the magazine '' National Lampoon'' and the author of several best-selling books. Life and career Beard, a great-grandson of 14th Vice President John C. Bre ...

* Present at the Birth:

Michael O'Donoghue Michael O'Donoghue (January 5, 1940 – November 8, 1994) was an American writer and performer. He was known for his dark and destructive style of comedy and humor, was a major contributor to ''National Lampoon'' magazine, and was the ...

, George William Swift Trow, Christopher Cerf, John Weidman, Rick Meyerowitz, Michel Choquette * The Cohort:

Arnold Roth :''This is an article about Arnold Roth, the cartoonist. See also Arnie Roth, the musician.'' Arnold Roth (born February 25, 1929) is an American cartoonist and illustrator for advertisements, album covers, books, magazines, and newspapers. Noveli ...

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 Col ...

Sam Gross Sam Gross (born August 7, 1933) is an American cartoonist, specializing in single-panel cartoons. History Born in Bronx, New York City, Gross was the son of Max and Sophie, who were Jewish immigrants to America. His mother was born in Iași, ...

, Sean Kelly,

Anne Beatts Anne Beatts (February 25, 1947 – April 7, 2021) was an American comedy writer. Early life Beatts was born in Buffalo, New York, to Sheila Elizabeth Jean (Sherriff-Scott) and Patrick Murray Threipland Beatts. She has described her parents as "b ...

Charles Rodrigues Charles Rodrigues (September 29, 1926 – June 14, 2004) was an American cartoonist perhaps best known as a contributor to '' National Lampoon''. Rodrigues was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts; his father came from Madeira, Portugal and his mot ...

* The First Wave: Brian McConnachie,

Chris Miller Chris or Christopher Miller may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Chris Miller (writer) (born 1942), American comedy author and screenwriter *Chris Miller (animator) (born 1968), American voice actor and director * Christopher Miller (filmmaker) ( ...

Gerry Sussman Gerald Jay Sussman (born February 8, 1947) is the Panasonic Professor of Electrical engineering, Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He received his Bachelor of Science, S.B. and Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. ...

, Ed Subitzky,

P.J. O'Rourke Patrick Jake O'Rourke (November 14, 1947 – February 15, 2022) was an American libertarian political satirist and journalist. O'Rourke was the H. L. Mencken Research Fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute and a regular correspondent for ''Th ...

, Bruce McCall, Stan Mack * The Second Coming:

M.K. Brown M. K. Brown is an American cartoonist and painter whose work has appeared in many publications, including '' National Lampoon'' (1972-1981), ''Mother Jones'', ''Wimmen's Comix'', ''The New Yorker'', ''Playboy, among others.'' She has written seve ...

, Ted Mann, Shary Flenniken, Danny Abelson &

Ellis Weiner Ellis Weiner (born 31 October 1950) is an author and humorist who has previously worked as an editor of '' National Lampoon'' and a columnist for ''Spy Magazine''. His humor has also appeared in ''The New Yorker '', ''Paris Review'', and ''The New ...

Wayne McLoughlin Wayne McLoughlin (1944–2015) was a Welsh artist who dedicated his drawings to nature. He was most known for his cover art in Erin Hunter's ''Warriors'' and ''Seekers'' series. McLoughlin began as a young explorer in Hampstead Heath, London, ...

* The End of the Beginning:

Ron Barrett Ron Barrett is an American illustrator, best known for illustrating the children's book ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'', which was written by his former wife, Judi Barrett. Career He is a graduate of the School of Industrial Art in New Y ...

, Jeff Greenfield,

Ron Hauge Ron Hauge is an American television writer and executive producer. Early in his career, Hauge was a contributor to '' National Lampoon''. In 1989 he created a graphic for ''Spy Magazine'' captioned "The World Championship," with wars between co ...

Fred Graver Fred Graver is an American television comedy writer, producer, and network executive. Most recently he's been the Creative Lead, TV @Twitter and Senior Vice President, Digital & Social for Discovery Communications. Fred was co-editor-in-chief o ...

* The Art Directors: Cloud Studios, Michael Gross and David Kaestle,

Peter Kleinman Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

, Skip Johnson

References

* ''Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Artists and Writers who made National Lampoon Insanely Great'', 2010, Rick Meyerowitz, Abrams Books, New York, Comedy books Books about National Lampoon 2010 non-fiction books Works originally published in National Lampoon (magazine) {{Comedy-book-stub