A Futile and Stupid Gesture
In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.
Credits
- Will Forte (Doug Kenney)
- Domhnall Gleeson (Henry Beard)
- Martin Mull (Modern Doug)
- Neil Casey (Brian McConnachie)
- Jon Daly (Bill Murray)
- Nelson Franklin (P.J. O'Rourke)
- John Gemberling (John Belushi)
- Rick Glassman (Harold Ramis)
- Seth Green (Christopher Guest)
- Harry Groener (Harry Kenney)
- Max Greenfield (Chris Miller)
- Camille Guaty (Alex Garcia-Mata)
- Ed Helms (Tom Snyder)
- Thomas Lennon (Michael O'Donoghue)
- Joe Lo Truglio (Brad)
- Matt Lucas (Tony Hendra)
- Natasha Lyonne (Anne Beatts)
- Joel McHale (Chevy Chase)
- Annette O'Toole (Stephanie Kenney)
- Emmy Rossum (Kathryn Walker)
- Jackie Tohn (Gilda Radner)
- Matt Walsh (Matty Simmons)
- Finn Wittrock (Tim Matheson)
- Elvy (Mary Marshmallow)
- Frank Gingerich (Doug - Age 12)
- Morgan Gingerich (Doug - Age 12)
- David Wain (Interviewer)
- Ben F. Campbell (Harvard Jester)
- Jon Klaft (Preppy Student)
- Brad Morris (Peter Ivers)
- Carla Gallo (Lucy Fisher)
- Beau Bassewitz (Umpire)
- Rick Overton (First Publisher)
- Mark Metcalf (Second Publisher)
- David Krumholtz (Time-Life Publisher)
- Mitchell Hurwitz (Time-Life Publisher)
- Michael Colton (Art Director)
- John Aboud (Art Director)
- Michael Sherman (Ed Sullivan)
- Kerri Kenney (Sullivan Producer)
- Bob Stephenson (Construction Worker)
- Ellen Colton (Waitress)
- Liz Femi (Skeptical Black Woman)
- Chris Redd (Skeptical Black Man)
- Krister Johnson (Michael Gross)
- Peter Blake (Advertiser)
- Mike Park (Advertiser)
- Gregg Turkington (Advertiser)
- Michael Farrell (Radio Hour Pianist / Premiere Party Pianist)
- Adam Wade (Radio Hour Drummer / Premiere Party Drummer)
- Meera Rohit Kumbhani (Elaine)
- Jherek Bischoff (Lemmings Bass Player)
- Craig Wedren (Lemmings Piano Player)
- Sam Mickens (Street Musician)
- Armen Weitzman (Lorne Michaels)
- Lonny Ross (Ivan Reitman)
- Steven Sims (Stephen Furst)
- Brian Huskey (John Landis)
- Julian Wass (Premiere Party Guitar Player)
- Bo Boddie (Premiere Party Guitar Player)
- Rich Sommer (Harry Crane)
- Kate Simmons (Party Guest)
- Abigail Klein (Missy)
- Andrew Gray McDonnell (Michael O'Keefe)
- Erv Dahl (Rodney Dangerfield)
- Paul Scheer (Paul Shaffer)
- Martha Smith (Tour Guide)
- Hutch Barbeau (Studio Tour Kid)
- Matt Ballard (Bartender)
- Melissa Paulo (Room Service Waitress)
- Lindsey Kraft (Gwyneth Cravens)
- Christopher Arminio (National Lampoon Staffer (uncredited))
- Bambadjan Bamba (Taxi Driver (uncredited))
- James Bearb (Doug Niedermeyer (uncredited))
- Garrett Boyd (Young Omega Chip Diller (uncredited))
- Jack Andrew Cook (Dan Aykroyd (uncredited))
- T.C. Daniels (Brian Doyle Murray (uncredited))
- Gina Dunlap (Dancer (uncredited))
- Paige Flannery (Stoned College Kid (uncredited))
- Jake Jacobson (Ted Knight (uncredited))
- Allyson Nicole Jones (Student (uncredited))
- Sean Leo (Boyscout (uncredited))
- Christina Miller (Funeral Guest (uncredited))
- Lauryn Morse (Cheerleader Captain (uncredited))
- Jeremey Penn (Daniel Kenney (uncredited))
- Sandra Rosko (Stoner College Kid (uncredited))
- Dallas Ryan (Sound Guy (uncredited))
- Paul Rudd ("The Nobody" (uncredited))
- David Sampen (Caddyshack Film Crew (uncredited))
- Tim Seitter (Kroger (uncredited))
- Vivienne Taylor (Toga Waitress (uncredited))
- Sean McKittrick
- Craig Wedren
- Austin Gorg
- David Wain
- Ed Helms
- Allison Jones
- Debra McGuire
- Kevin Atkinson
- Ben Ormand
- Peter Principato
- Michael Colton
- John Aboud
- Nicholas Renbeck
- Lara Cilento
- Jonah Markowitz
- Alex Knudsen
- Michael Duisenberg
- Edward H. Hamm Jr.
- Ted Sarandos
- Jonathan Stern
- Lenka Padysakova
- Brice Liesveld
- James Pastorius
- Sean Garnhart
- Joe Pancake
- David Richert
- Korey Budd
- Kevin Zelman
- Robert Nassau
- Randy Bostic
- Jamie Gross
- Vladimir Tevlovski
- Koby Azarly
- Chris Carnel
- Heather Pollock
- Alexandra Patsavas
- Ed Novick
- Shelley A. Wallace
- Josh Karp
- Lindsay Garrison
- Aubrey Marie
- Steven Light-Orr
- Ben Harris
- David Egan
- Jeffrey G. Barnett
- Pauline Fischer
- Armando Abarca
- Isabela Braga
- Liz Ferguson
- Sabrina Wilson
- Meghan Heaney
- Laura Peyer
- M. Ryan Traylor
- Jason Perrine
- Randy Severino
- Collin Creighton
- Mark Palmer
- M. Marcos Gonzalez
- Eugene Davis
- Michael Brian Hart
- Max Bostic
- Amanda Carrara
- David A. Cook
- Marco López
- Paul Boucher
- Tara Acquesta
- Bia Iftikhar
- Kristen O'Malley
- Mark Finer
- Michael Gregan