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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.
[1] [2] [3] Based on many interviews, the book is a history covering some of National Lampoon magazine's lifespan and that of some of its creators, starting with the original founders' time spent at The Harvard Lampoon, and ending in 1980 after the funeral of co-founder Doug Kenney.
The Harvard Lampoon publication was founded in 1876 by seven undergraduates at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who were inspired by popular magazines like Punch (1841) and Puck (1871).
National Lampoon Encyclopedia of Humor is an American humor book that was first published in 1973 in hardback. It was a "special issue" of National Lampoon magazine, so it was sold on newsstands; however, it was put out in addition to the regular issues of the magazine. The book contained all new material.
Michael C. Gross (October 3, 1945 – November 16, 2015) was an American artist, designer, and film producer. From 1970 to 1974 he art-directed National Lampoon magazine, and subsequently co-ran a design company.
He graduated from the Taft School in 1963, where he was a leader at the humor magazine, and he decided to become a humor writer after reading Catch-22. [2] He then went to Harvard University (from which he graduated in 1967 [3]) and joined its humor magazine, the Harvard Lampoon, which circulated nationally.
These include republished collections of old National Lampoon magazine material, including True Facts, Foto Funnies, cartoons, etc. from the 1970s and 1980s. (From 2002 to 2005, the company rereleased old material under the name National Lampoon Books, which was an imprint of Rugged Land, LLC.) [13]
A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever is an American book by Josh Karp that was published in 2006. It is a history of National Lampoon magazine and one of its three founders, Doug Kenney , during the 1970s.