A FUTILE AND STUPID GESTURE (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Will Forte (Nebraska), Domhnall Gleeson (The Revenant), Martin Mull (Mrs. Doubtfire), Thomas Lennon (Hancock), Joel McHale (Ted), John Gemberling (Palindromes), Matt Walsh (Brigsby Bear), Rick Glassman (The Outdoorsman), Jon Daly (Mystery Team), Seth Green (Rat Race), Matt Lucas (Bridesmaids), Lonny Ross (The Rocker), Neil Casey (Ghostbusters), Armen Weitzman (Role Models), Jackie Tohn (Dawg), Natasha Lyonne (American Pie), Emmy Rossum (Poseidon), Camille Guaty (Crush), Finn Wittrock (La La Land), Joe Lo Truglio (Paul), Brian Huskey (Semi-Pro), Annette O’Toole (48 Hours)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

David Wain (Role Models), director; John Aboud (The Penguins of Madagascar) and Michael Colton (Childrens Hospital), writers; Peter Principato (Central Intelligence) and Jonathan Stern (Confess), producers; Craig Wedren (School of Rock), composer; Kevin Atkinson (Halfway to Hell), cinematographer; Jamie Gross (MacGruber) and Robert Nassau (The Big Sick), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the 1970s and 1980s, the comedy team known as National Lampoon take the world by storm, at the expense of the sanity of brilliant and troubled co-writer Doug Kenney (Forte)…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This chronicle of the rise of National Lampoon – the team behind comedy hits like Animal House and Vacation – is told in a bittersweet fashion that presents the laughter in a whole new light.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 26TH JANUARY 2018 (EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX)

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