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A Futile and Stupid Gesture

We have a lot of fun, but Ed Sullivan is oneof our great entertainers

We have a lot of fun, but Ed Sullivan is one
of our great entertainers

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We have a lot of fun,
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but Ed Sullivan is one of our great entertainers...
Duration
6 seconds
Views
53
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:43
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Genres
biography, comedy
Production
Abominable Pictures,Principato-Young Entertainment

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Movie Summary

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.
And I had a thought in the cab on the way to the studio tonight, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:08
And I had a thought in the cab on the way to the studio toni...
And when I say tortured, I mean, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:09
And when I say tortured, I mean,
I think it would go something like this. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
I think it would go something like this.
This National Lampoon Radio Hour contains sexually explicit material - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:08
This National Lampoon Radio Hour contains sexually explicit ...
We built our own studio on Madison Avenue - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:09
We built our own studio on Madison Avenue
No, you may not have Flexie the Pocket Monkey. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
No, you may not have Flexie the Pocket Monkey.
I'd like a sandwich with mayo and red lettuce on rye, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:09
I'd like a sandwich with mayo and red lettuce on rye,
You start off with cute jokes and you end up with atheistic trash, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:11
You start off with cute jokes and you end up with atheistic ...
But come on, do you think I looked like Will Forte when I was 27? - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
But come on, do you think I looked like Will Forte when I wa...
Here's some other things we changed from real life - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:10
Here's some other things we changed from real life
Start the band up, make them go, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
Start the band up, make them go,
Between the magazine and the radio show, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:11
Between the magazine and the radio show,
"The staff considers Henry to be the dad of the magazine, - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:10
"The staff considers Henry to be the dad of the magazin...
Uh... I left a sketch to punch up, but... - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
Uh... I left a sketch to punch up, but...
If you want to talk about it, I am a licensed chiropractor. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
If you want to talk about it, I am a licensed chiropractor.
Done. Here's your sketch. I was stuck on that last line. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:04
Done. Here's your sketch. I was stuck on that last line...
You were punching up my sketch while I was attempting to be earnest? - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:06
You were punching up my sketch while I was attempting to be ...
Look, I know I fucked up. I'm fucked up, all right? - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
Look, I know I fucked up. I'm fucked up, all right?
We're at war, son, and it's our duty to serve. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:05
We're at war, son, and it's our duty to serve.
Now, let me tell you what it's like to run a successful comedy empire. - A Futile and Stupid Gesture 00:31
Now, let me tell you what it's like to run a successful...