Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Writers and Artists Who Made the National Lampoon Insanely Great

Name: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Writers and Artists Who Made the National Lampoon Insanely Great
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Rating: 4.4 (157 reviews)
Author: Rick Meyerowitz

by Rick Meyerowitz

Nonfiction Memoir

4.4 (157)

4.4 stars from 157 reviews

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Perfect for you if...

You loved National Lampoon in the 70s or discovered it later and want the behind-the-scenes stories from the people who made it.
You're fascinated by how comedy gets made and want to understand the creative chaos that shaped American humour for decades.
You appreciate cultural history told through actual artefacts, sketches, and interviews rather than dry analysis.

Maybe not for you if...

You need pure narrative flow—this is a collection of reprints and reminiscences, so it jumps around rather than telling one continuous story.
You're looking for an exhaustive history of the Lampoon beyond its first decade; this focuses specifically on 1970-1980.
You find 70s humour dated or crude; much of the Lampoon's comedy relied on shock value and satire that won't land if you're not into that style.

About this book

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead collects reprints and reminiscences from the National Lampoon's first decade. Former Lampoon illustrator Rick Meyerowitz selected the magazine's funniest material and interviewed survivors from its early years to gather their stories. The National Lampoon launched in April 1970 and shaped comedy as it developed. The book traces the magazine's first electrifying decade through the work of young writers and artists whose influence extended across popular culture, including Animal House, Caddyshack, Saturday Night Live, Ghostbusters, SCTV, Spinal Tap, In Living Color, Ren & Stimpy, The Simpsons, and Sesame Street.

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Currently 4.4★ from 157 reviews

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