Journalist/Comedian Harmon Leon dives into comedy cult classics, comedic influences, and all things comedy history.
John Belushi, at the height of his fame - was on top-rated TV show, SNL, had the #1 movie with Animal House, and had the #1 album with his band, the Blues Brothers.
Belushi created iconic comedy characters while on SNL - but backstage, he was kind of turning into a mess. We cover all this and more in Part 2 - of the History of John Belushi.
Kentucky Fried Movie is a flick that not only launched the career of the Zucker Brothers but also film director John Landis. The movie was made in 1977 right before their comedies, Animal House and Airplane, became international sensations.
We dive into the origins of Kentucky Fried Movie, what it took to get made, and it’s place in comedy history.
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