Palin memoir triggers book boomlet Nov 15, 2009
One of the more bizarre offerings is "Sarah Palin's Secret Diary," by Joey Green, a former contributing editor to the National Lampoon, who has previously written books skewering Monica Lewinsky and George W. Bush. In his bogus diary, Green mockingly reveals that Palin had the hots for Joe the Plumber and that Levi Johnston was Tasered until he agreed to marry Palin's pregnant daughter Bristol. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Blues suffering from bad European hangover Nov 8, 2009
The Chevy Chase vehicle "European Vacation" was a mediocre follow-up to the first National Lampoon "Vacation" comedy. The St. Louis Blues should know something about that. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Daily TV and radio guide Nov 7, 2009
National Lampoon s Van Wilder 7 p.m. (COM) ... National Lampoon s Vacation 10 p.m. (BRAVO). (Boston Globe)
40 years after it went on the air, ‘Sesame Street’ stays relevant by adapting to change Nov 7, 2009
Cerf, a founding editor of the National Lampoon, wrote more than 200 songs for the show, among them classics like Count It Higher and Put Down the Duckie. He later co-created Between the Lions, one of many kids programs to expand the trail that Sesame Street blazed. (Boston Globe)
Best Christmas Family Movies Nov 6, 2009
National Lampoon s Christmas Vacation. Next, a comedy. (Suite101.com)
Don Punchatz; drew science-fiction classics Nov 3, 2009
One of his more comic political commentaries, a cover for the 1974 Civics issue of National Lampoon, showed President Ford, who had a reputation for clumsiness, nonchalantly smashing a chocolate ice cream cone into his forehead. Mr. Punchatz s ability to touch men with acrylic and melt them into beasts, or touch beasts with oil and ink - and, voila, they are senators or brokers - is endlessly stunning, Ray Bradbury, one of the authors Mr. Punchatz illustrated, said on. (Boston Globe)
Oct. 8: A fierce box-office battle mounting in summer 2011 Oct 9, 2009
New Line Cinema announced it is developing a follow-up to the classic comedy National Lampoon s Vacation, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The film will surround the life of a grown-up Rusty Griswold (now a dad himself) who takes his own family on a road trip. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Vacation sequel 'in the pipeline' Oct 8, 2009
US film studio New Line is planning a follow-up to the 1983 comedy National Lampoon's Vacation, according to the Hollywood Reporter ... Hughes reportedly based the film on a short story he wrote for the satirical magazine National Lampoon about a family trip to Disneyland. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Tabloids descend on Marfa; Quaid & wife released from Marfa jail; deputy denies fraudulent arrest claim Oct 2, 2009
Randy Quaid, a native Texan and the older brother of actor Dennis Quaid, is perhaps best known for his roles in films such as National Lampoon s Vacation, Kingpin and Independence Day. He also won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson in LBJ: The Early Years. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Actor Randy Quaid Arrested in Marfa Sep 25, 2009
"National Lampoon s Vacation" movies, "Independence Day" and "Kingpin.". He also played a hard-nosed sheep rancher in "Brokeback Mountain," then sued Focus Features and the film s producers in 2006, claiming he was compelled to work cheaply when told the film which earned $82 million at the domestic box office had no prospects of making money. (Odessa American, TX)
National Lampoon CEO Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy Sep 24, 2009
PHILADELPHIA -- The CEO of National Lampoon Inc. has pleaded guilty to conspiracy. Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia say CEO Daniel Laikin was part of a plot to artificially inflate the company's stock price by paying people to buy shares. (KSBW 8, CA)
Former CEO of National Lampoon Pleads Guilty in Securities Fraud Case Sep 24, 2009
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Daniel Laikin, 47, of Indianapolis and Los Angeles, the former CEO of National Lampoon, Inc. (National Lampoon), pleaded guilty today to his role in a conspiracy to manipulate the company's stock price from March through June 2008. National Lampoon is a company based in Los Angeles that is involved primarily in media projects including feature films, television programming, online and interactive entertainment, home video and book publishing ...... (PR Newswire)
SNAPPING OUT OF IT: Marrone, Syracuse head to Penn State Saturday in search of 1st victory Sep 11, 2009
His first snap of the season soared over Greg Paulus' head in National Lampoon fashion, essentially spotting Minnesota seven points. Playing a position of anonymity, McKenzie was suddenly thrust into the spotlight in Syracuse's opener for the wrong reasons. (Daily Orange, NY)
The Movie Career of Eric Idle Sep 10, 2009
He made a cameo as a bike rider in the popular Chevy Chase vehicle National Lampoon s European Vacation in 1985, and found some success with the family fantasy Casper in 1995. Between those two performances, he made what was probably his best performance in a leading role, starring alongside Robbie Coltrane in the hit British comedy Nuns on the Run in 1990. (Suite101.com)
Alum Harold Ramis to speak on campus Sep 9, 2009
Ramis, Belushi and Murray headed to New York to host The National Lampoon Radio Hour. And while Murray and Belushi became cast members of Saturday Night Live, Ramis wrote and starred in the short-lived sketch comedy show Second City TV. When he left SCTV three years later, he began to collaborate on his first feature film: Animal House. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Van Jones: Black, Red, and Green Sep 8, 2009
Location: OR Reply # 2 Date: Sep 8, 2009 - 2:35 AM EST Revenge of the Radicals Watching Obama is like watching a National Lampoon Movie--humor and buffoonishness is certainly there (if it wasn't so scary. Seriously, observing radical idealogues operate in a unique American Capitalistic sytem, so foreign to them, has been insightful and distressing. (Townhall.com)
EurocarOC.com Official Automotive Sponsor for The Ludacris Foundation's West Coast Debut Aug 24, 2009
EurocarOC.com will be providing luxury transportation for the star-studded event hosted by entertainment icon and entrepreneur Chris "Ludacris" Bridges and Timothy Durham, President of National Lampoon. The pair teamed up to host a luxurious poolside afternoon party to raise money and awareness for the award-winning work of the Ludacris Foundation. (PR Newswire)
Paris Hilton scores win in movie lawsuit Aug 20, 2009
3 million in damages for allegedly failing to promote a 2006 film she starred in National Lampoon s Pledge This. but she still faces a legal attempt to make her return some of the $1 million she was paid for the movie deal. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
- LIFE OUT HERE: Wally World is closed (1) Aug 19, 2009
Then, when they were approaching double figures in age, they saw National Lampoon s Family Vacation and found out when the Griswolds traveled cross-country to visit Wally World, surviving various misadventures along the way, Wally World was closed. From then on, whenever I brought up the prospect of going to Wally World, the boys would say, It s closed. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
John Hughes: an appreciation Aug 11, 2009
(Hughes also wrote Mr. Mom and three of the National Lampoon s Vacation movies, the first of which is a crude minor classic. In the dozens of scripts he wrote, either under his name ( 101 Dalmatians, Home Alone, Baby s Day Out, to name but three) or under the pseudonym Edmond Dant. (Boston Globe)
THOSE Arent PILLOWS!!! Aug 9, 2009
The director of that film, John Hughes, was a master in the film making industry with such works to his credit as Ferris Bueller s Day Off , Sixteen Candles , The Breakfast Club , National Lampoon s Vacation and many others. Hughes passed away suddenly of a heart attack Thursday while visiting family in New York. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Actors remember filmmaker Hughes as influential Aug 9, 2009
Hughes, wrote "National Lampoon's Vacation," "Mr. Mom" and "Natonal Lampoon's European Vacation." He also wrote and directed "16 Candles," "The Breakfast Club," and "Weird Science." Hughes, who was 59, died in New York on Thursday ... He also scripted the phenomenally popular "Home Alone," which made little-known Macaulay Culkin a sensation as the 8-year-old accidentally abandoned by his vacationing family, and wrote or directed such hits as "National Lampoon's Vacation," "Pretty in Pink,"... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Daily guide to television and radio Aug 8, 2009
National Lampoon s Movie Madness 11:30 p.m. (FLIX). Hollywood parody. (Boston Globe)
Life Moves Pretty Fast: A John Hugh... Aug 8, 2009
And some comedy lovers will always remember him as the mastermind behind the National Lampoon series. But it s as the father of the modern teen flick that Hughes will likely be best remembered. (Suite101.com)
1980's film icon Aug 8, 2009
Among his other credits were "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983), "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986), the Thanksgiving classic "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" (1987) and "Home Alone" (1990) ... He started his career as an advertising copywriter in Chicago -- the city was later the setting for many of his films -- and by the end of the 1970s was a frequent contributor to National Lampoon magazine ... But Hughes quickly moved over to the big screen, writing 1982's "National Lampoon's Class... (CNN -- US)
Tapped teen spirit Aug 8, 2009
For a look at a harder edge, seek out "Vacation '58," the short story in "National Lampoon" that he based the "Vacation" script on. Nothing soft about that. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Prolific film director John Hughes dead at 59 Aug 8, 2009
After starting out as a copywriter, Hughes began writing comedy for National Lampoon magazine before forging his successful movie career. His breakthrough movie script came with the screenplay for the successful National Lampoon's Vacation in 1983. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Champion of teenage angst who owned the '80s Aug 8, 2009
Hughes struck a new direction when he arrived in Hollywood in the early 1980s after a career that included stints as an advertising writer and a joke writer for National Lampoon. He created films that were distinguished by the ordinariness in which he captured teenage life: the mini-dramas over class distinctions, peer pressure, serious (and often unrequited) crushes and classroom detention. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
IGN Playlist: John Hughes Aug 8, 2009
Though he's best remembered as the master of the 1980s teen comedy, Hughes actually got his start in entertainment writing jokes for comedians like Rodney Dangerfield, which in turn led to his writing a story based on his childhood memories called "Vacation '58." The story got him in at National Lampoon Magazine, and of course it eventually became source of the classic comedy Vacation starring Chevy Chase ... John Hughes was a film director, producer and writer, best known for making some of the... (IGN FilmForce)
John Hughes, 1950-2009, By Kurt Loder Aug 7, 2009
He was a one-time ad man (and National Lampoon writer) who started out in the business selling scripts for movies like "Mr. Mom" and "Vacation" (the first film in what eventually became a Chevy Chase trilogy). He broke into directing and scored his first hit with the 1984 "Sixteen Candles," the movie that turned Molly Ringwald into a major teen star. (VHI.com -- Music News)
John Hughes; filmmaker captured teen heartbeat Aug 7, 2009
He began as a writer for National Lampoon magazine, penning the 1983 hit film National Lampoon s Vacation, and then embarked on a critically praised series of comedy-dramas about teenagers ... One, a family memoir called Vacation 58, served as his entry to National Lampoon ... He contributed to the short-lived 1979 television series spin-off Delta House and wrote the script for the generally reviled National Lampoon s Class Reunion (1982). (Boston Globe)
'80s teen flick director John Hughes dies Aug 7, 2009
He also scripted the phenomenally popular Home Alone, which made little-known Macaulay Culkin a sensation as the 8-year-old accidentally abandoned by his vacationing family, and wrote or directed such hits as National Lampoon s Vacation, Pretty in Pink, Planes, Trains & Automobiles and Uncle Buck. Other actors who got early breaks from Hughes included John Cusack ( Sixteen Candles ), Judd Nelson ( The Breakfast Club ), Steve Carell ( Curly Sue ) and Lili Taylor ( She s Having a Baby ). (KHOU.com, TX)
Filmmaker John Hughes, Chronicler of '80s Teens, Dies Aug 7, 2009
As a copywriter and then as a contributor to National Lampoon magazine, where his "Vacation '58" humor piece led him into movies, he learned to deliver work that was fast and good and never slowed the pace ... First the National Lampoon's Vacation films, with Chevy Chase as the harried nincompoop dad on some disastrous trip with his family. (Time.com)
Tim Matheson To Direct USA Network Pilot 'COVERT AFFAIRS' Aug 6, 2009
Following that project, Tim took over controlling interest in the National Lampoon Company with then partner Dan Grodnik. Tim went on to produce two pilots through that brand before he executive produced and starred in his own ABC series, "Just in Time." Most recently Tim developed, produced, co-starred and directed a Lifetime Premiere movie entitled "Augusta, Gone.". (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Embattled S.C. Gov., Family Go to Europe Jul 24, 2009
True National Lampoon European vacation. I feel sorry for his wife and the kids. (CBS News)
* FILM REVIEW: Boys will be boys Jul 24, 2009
For truth be told, Oppai Volleyball is a rather innocent little piece of cinema, a junior high school version of National Lampoon with an inspirational message at the end. Ayase is certainly very easy on the eyes, and manages a mix of confusion and determination, as well as wearing, in the opening scene, a short tartan skirt and plaid knee-high socks, which is going to have the otaku crowd positively drooling. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Paris Hilton defends herself in lawsuit Jul 11, 2009
5 million lawsuit that alleges she failed to promote the 2006 film she starred in, National Lampoon s Pledge This. Local attorney Michael Goldberg filed suit against Hilton and her entertainment company as part of his duties in the receivership of the defunct , a former Miami Beach concert promoter accused in 2006 of bilking investors out of $300 million. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Rethinking Russia Jul 10, 2009
The resulting audit reads like Delta Fraternity brother John Blutarsky's (played by the late John Belushi) mid-term grade points in the National Lampoon film "Animal House.". The report gives scores from 1 to "broad compliance with G8 norms," to the failing mark of 5, which means "total failure to comply with G8 norms." Ratings are given not just for economic performance, but also for "openness and freedom of speech, political governance, rule of law, social capital, economic weight in the... (CBS News)
Daily TV guide Jul 10, 2009
National Lampoon s Vacation 9 p.m. (TVL). The Griswolds go to Walley World. (Boston Globe)
The Orchard Partners with National Lampoon and Other Major Independent Film Companies Jul 2, 2009
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5 nuggets of knowledge about vacations Jun 17, 2009
We would be remiss at the old nuggets of knowledge if we didn t acknowledge the National Lampoon s Vacation franchise, which introduced the world to Clark Griswold s Walley World obsession-- the fictitious Holy Grail of theme parks in 1983. Like all good filmmakers, the folks at National Lampoon, realizing they had a cash cow on their hands, jumped right back into the studio and in no time released sequels European Vacation in 1985 and National Lampoon s Christmas Vacation in 1989 ... Things... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
* Their amp still goes up to 11 Jun 3, 2009
They had success X Guest doing musical parodies for National Lampoon, McKean as Lenny Kosnowski, leader of a band called Lenny and the Squigtones, on the sitcom Laverne and Shirley X but their efforts also provided them with a crash course in the kind of anticlimax that became Spinal Taps trademark. In the mid-1960s, McKean had joined the Left Banke, a baroque pop band whose combustible relationship was not helped by the fact that their hits were agonized paeans of unrequited love... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
ATLANTA TRAVELERS BLOG: We’re all Griswolds May 30, 2009
(How can we forget the National Lampoon s Family Vacation. A summer camp story you ve repressed for 20 years (or that your kids wish you would stop repeating). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
ACC non-con football musings May 22, 2009
Speed bump on the Gators road to another title, or a National Lampoon Vacation-like Road block sign. Georgia at Georgia Tech. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
The Project: Joel Bell took the long road May 20, 2009
Finally, Davis called a timeout before the National Lampoon cameras strolled in. He jogged onto the field, pulled Bell aside and explained that he couldnt jerk out of a three-point stance before the snap. (BillsReport.com)
Deposition: Paris Hilton is a promotion machine May 10, 2009
during the U.S. premiere of her new movie, "National Lampoon's Pledge This!" Court documents in a lawsuit claiming she didn't adequately promote the movie "Pledge This!" portray her as a globetrotting workaholic who earned 22 million over a two-year period from contracts ranging from pushing Motorola cell phones in Japan to metal alloys in Austria ... In the movie, a National Lampoon vehicle billed as a raunchy college comedy, Hilton plays Victoria English, president of the exclusive Gamma Gamma... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Hilton testifies that shes a promotion machine May 7, 2009
In the movie, a National Lampoon vehicle billed as a raunchy college comedy, Hilton plays Victoria English, president of the exclusive Gamma Gamma Gamma Sorority at fictional South Beach University. She wants to win a major mens magazines Americas Hottest Sorority contest, but the rules say the winning chapter needs diversity. (MSNBC -- News)
The EPA's CO2 Finding: Putting a Gun to Congress's Head Apr 18, 2009
Back in 1973, National Lampoon magazine ran a satirical cover image of a very cute, very worried-looking puppy with a gun pointed at its head. The headline read: "If You Don't Buy This Magazine, We'll Kill This Dog": motivation by emotional blackmail, taken to its absurdist extreme. (Time.com)
Need More Metal? Titmouse Games Partners With Heavy Metal Magazine's Top Talent! Mar 25, 2009
"In the mid-1970's, while in Paris to set up a French edition of "National Lampoon," publisher Len Mogel discovered a new adult science fiction/fantasy comic magazine, "Metal Hurlant" (Screaming Metal). Impressed with the concept, a natural for Lampoons cutting edge style, Mogel licensed an American version, and named it HEAVY METAL.The first issue hit newsstands in April 1977, and introduced American audiences to the work of Europe's greatest graphic artists. A smash hit from its launch, it... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Easter bunnies on the skids Mar 25, 2009
Since then, Michael has finished a TV pilot for the National Lampoon production company based on Greg& Gentillon (2005) his and Mancini's first film, about two faux French-Canadian stand-up comics the pair invented a decade ago. And Boutique Films producer Nicholas Tabarrok has green-lit Michael's next feature, Running Mates, about two childhood friends who both decide to run for mayor of a small town. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Charlie Ergen Speaks Tonight Mar 10, 2009
The channels which were removed were WLW the popular AM radio station known as ;The Big One, and the other station removed was ;National Lampoon Radio. . (Multichannel News)
Obama likes us, he really likes us Feb 22, 2009
com: Obama likes us, he really likes us. Obama likes us, he really likes us. (Globe and Mail -- National)
NY 'Housewives' and more TV highlights Feb 17, 2009
National Lampoon s Vacation this isn t.. Flight of the Conchords, 10 p.m. Sunday HBO The guys battle over a new groupie played by SNL s Kristen Wiig. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
National Lampoon Records Releases Four "National Lampoon Live" Titles Feb 14, 2009
Source: National Lampoon, Inc. ... LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Lampoon Records, a division of National Lampoon, Inc. (Pink Sheets: - ), the most widely recognized brand in comedy, today announced the release of four new Comedy CDs to be distributed digitally and at retailers worldwide ... All part of the National Lampoon Live series, the four new titles: Un-Leashed, Un-Censored, Un-Scripted, and Un-Filtered, are hosted by Frank Caliendo (Mad TV), Rich Vos (Last Comic Standing)... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Dudes! Time for beer pong! CollegeHumor.com invades MTV Feb 8, 2009
CollegeHumor staff members say they expect that the television show, and a long-delayed movie project, will enhance their attempts to be a next-generation National Lampoon. "The main thing it can do for us is make the brand more legitimate," Van Veen, 28, said. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
