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This is the Conversation Forum for Great Comedy Acts << Eddie Izzard Where's Woody? >> Subject: National Lampoon Posted Mar 12, 2005 by clzoomer- "The TV business is a cruel and shallow money trench. A long plastic hallway where pimps and thieves run free and good men die like dogs. There is also a negative side."   Posting 1 National Lampoon predates SNL by ages! It has it's roots in the Harvard Lampoon first published in 1876! If you mean the actors that played in the Lampoon film series, those too had more of a start in Chicago comedy clubs than SNL. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: National Lampoon Posted Mar 12, 2005 by several, a/k/a random This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 yes, Lampoon was prob'ly the first on a national level, but then along happened radio and then teevee..... Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: National Lampoon Posted Mar 12, 2005 by clzoomer- "The TV business is a cruel and shallow money trench. A long plastic hallway where pimps and thieves run free and good men die like dogs. There is also a negative side." This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 I was referring to this sentence: *And of course, we have the show to thank for Ghostbusters, the National Lampoon series....* Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: National Lampoon Posted Mar 12, 2005 by several, a/k/a random This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 4 well, that's why we add to the Guide Entries, for those clarifications and/ or expansions on points made. i believe charlie chaplin was the icon for the movie industry, with w.c. fields and even mae west, but it's great yakking about folks being funny, whatever that is. Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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