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     Will Forte

     Douglas Kenney
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     Emmy Rossum

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     Domhnall Gleeson

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     Seth Green

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1. nypost.com › 2018/01/25 › the-tragic-life-and-deathThe tragic life and death of a ‘National Lampoon’ legend

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   Jan 25, 2018 · Doug Kenney was a comic genius — but his untimely passing was inarguably tragic. While vacationing in Hawaii in 1980, the National Lampoon magazine co-founder and OG of snark walked past a ...

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   • Author: Michael Kaplan

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3. www.imdb.com › title › tt5566790A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018) - IMDb

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   Jan 26, 2018 · A Futile and Stupid Gesture: Directed by David Wain. With Frank Gingerich, Morgan Gingerich, Annette O'Toole, Harry Groener. 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.

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   • Genre: Biography, Comedy

   • Director: David Wain
   • Release Date: 2018-01-26

4. www.netflix.com › title › 80107084Watch A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Netflix Official Site

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   2018 | Maturity Rating: TV-MA | 1h 41m | Comedy. In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s. Starring: Will Forte, Domhnall Gleeson, Emmy Rossum. Watch all you want.

   • Director: David Wain

   • Video Duration: 101 min

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   Who is Doug Kenney?

   • In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s. Watch trailers & learn more.

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   Is Doug Kenney a funny and Stupid Gesture?

   • The movie depicts Kenney’s wild career in comedy, which began in the '70s when he founded National Lampoon the magazine. The real Doug Kenney of A Futile and Stupid Gesture didn't live a life filled with laughs and gags as you might expect, though. Many aspects of his life seem fit for a drama, despite what a huge role comedy played for him.

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   What happened to Doug Kenney?

   • He numbed his mind with drugs, made chronically bad decisions and, after his older brother died of kidney disease in his 20s, believed his parents wished he had died instead. “Doug was lost,” says Josh Karp, author of 2008’s “ A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever ,” on which the film is based.

   The tragic life and death of a ‘National Lampoon’ legend

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   Who plays Douglas Kenney in a fuzzy and Stupid Gesture?

   • The film stars Will Forte as comedy writer Douglas Kenney, during the rise and fall of National Lampoon. A Futile and Stupid Gesture had its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2018, and was released on January 26, 2018, by Netflix. The film's timeline stretches from 1964 to 1980.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › A_Futile_and_StupidA Futile and Stupid Gesture (film) - Wikipedia

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   A Futile and Stupid Gesture is a 2018 American biographical comedy-drama film based on Josh Karp 's book of the same title, directed by David Wain, and written by Michael Colton and John Aboud. The film stars Will Forte as comedy writer Douglas Kenney, during the rise and fall of National Lampoon. A Futile and Stupid Gesture had its world ...

   • Language: English

   • Directed by: David Wain

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   A Futile and Stupid Gesture is the story of comedy wunderkind Doug Kenney, who co-created the National Lampoon, Caddyshack, and Animal House. Kenney was at ...

   • Date: Dec 21, 2017
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   • Author: Netflix

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Douglas_KenneyDouglas Kenney - Wikipedia

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   Douglas 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 early material. [2] He went on to write, produce, and perform in the influential ...

   • Occupation: Screenwriter, magazine editor
   • Genre: Humor

   • Years active: 1965–1980
   • Partner: Kathryn Walker (?–1980, his death)

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    Jan 26, 2018 · The movie depicts Kenney’s wild career in comedy, which began in the '70s when he founded National Lampoon the magazine. The real Doug Kenney of A Futile and Stupid Gesture didn't live a life ...