Doug Kenney speaking at UCLA 3/6/1972

[@Dane_Youssef]

I wrote the bio for his on IMDb. I got his thing started on Wikipedia. I have another bio on him that I'm trying to get published. This guy was a legend. Yet most of the world has no idea who he is because he died so young. He deserves a legacy.

[@miketerrasi1055]

Indeed.

[@MJDAS2001]

What did you think about “A Futile and Stupid Gesture”?

[@Dane_Youssef]

@@MJDAS2001 I thought "Good. It's about time Doug got his due. He's been in obscuritty for so long." I was happy when the book and finally the movie came out. But I knew of Doug before that. After I saw ANIMAL HOUSE, there was a featurette that told some of Doug's story. He was the founding father of THE NATIONAL LAMPOON. And one of the biggest contributors. He brought it all together. He co-wrote ANIMAL HOUSE. I felt injustice over the fact that he didn't have the reputation he deserved.

[@MJDAS2001]

@@Dane_Youssef yeah, he had a major impact in such a short period of time.

[@Turquoise1971]

Whoever did the work to engineer all of these great speeches at UCLA, thank you so much for these great pieces of history.

[@DuanePostum]

This is a unique treasure for fans of Doug Kenney. Thank you UCLA Communication Studies Department!

[@claimyourshame6196]

I would easily bet that Doug was the kind of person who seemed like he was on drugs even if he wasn't on drugs. Though, that's not to say that he wasn't on drugs 24/7 😂 ~ I'm so grateful this exists on the internet! Thank you, UCLACommStudies

[@quintbromley2112]

Animal House and Caddyshack are comedy gold. Two of the best ever made. Thank you Doug Kenney.

[@ryancollins8837]

The guy had a childlike genius. Its amazing to see those two forces at work. The only downside being the reality that the rest of the world is moving in.

[@Pablov.castao]

The only downside is the hill he threw himself off of.

[@MJDAS2001]

It’s interesting to hear him in his own voice. Fascinating. Thank you for posting!

[@Pablov.castao]

Yeah, I've just read him and it's awesome to hear his own voice.

[@ohiotattoo1]

I only hope a friend of mine has such an epic quote at my funeral as Doug did when Harold Ramis said Doug probably fell off the cliff looking for a place to jump. RIP Doug and Harold. Legends

[@nocilantro_gack]

Wow..I could listen to him talk for hours....

[@lennonscat]

Way Stoned... He definitely was having a good time.

[@KrishmanyuThakur]

Great speech by Will Forte.

[@jaydee3730]

what a futile and stupid comment...

[@athfcoz]

Doug was born in my hometown of West Palm Beach FL.

[@ernestkinas9934]

Pure comic genius.

[@mondofzz]

At 26:33 Doug repeats the rumor that Jerry Mathers (TV's Beaver Cleaver) died in Viet Nam. Shelley Winters said the same thing on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show." It's not true.

[@TJWhite-pl6gt]

Very awesome to hear. I envy those people in the audience! Fact check: Jerry Mathers wasn't killed in Vietnam!

[@DaftSwank]

Will Forte did a decent job playing Doug in the movie ...

[@CJMorillo]

DaftSwank yeah! I thought Will Forte was not trying and was just talking like he normally does, but the way the real Doug Kenney actually talked wasn't far off from that.

[@troyevitt2437]

The irony of him in a scene involving a young Lorne Micheals, tho, and Cris Kattan as pre-David-Letterman Paul Schaffer...so meta. Plus, I thought Chevy Chase was played by Jason Sudakis before I realized it was Joel McHale.

The irony of Joel McHale playing Chevy after their tumultuous relationship on the Community set was great.

[@frank60h]

I feel like it might have been both

[@gerrydooley951]

I would recommend the documentary

[@StooGP]

The greatest cutting edge Satirist of all time.

[@user-gk8ru4zr7f]

Sad story, they recovered only a 10th of ballbag after the sharks had their way with him. Saved a fortune on the casket cost

[@WhiteCamry]

The "dinosaurs that didn't make it" was later published as "Dodosaurs."

[@77hodag]

Dude sounds high.

[@Dane_Youssef]

He usually was. It's believed that's what killed him. I mean, he fell off a cliff--but don't think the drugs didn't play a heavy factor.

[@thegrievancegordieshow9882]

This archive is really important because it shows the trajectory of these young upstarts challenging authority challenging the status quo and then within about five or six years of doing that they change not only humor but Television and Cinema forever leaving a mark that people try to emulate to this very day unsuccessfully (I ought’a know) T.A.C.O.S. TeenAgers who Came from Outer Space SMOT Phones 📱 by Eggy Mobile .Satellite Mobile Outta Space Telecommunications 🐣 I know I’m 55 and past my prime but the people at National Lampoon still to this day help me to maintain my Healthy Creative Writing as an Alternative to Impulse Control Issues and Unhealthy Chemical Ingestion 🥚eGGGreGGore🐣 rulez the five g Aetherverse ☕️ yea well how we gonna show six g when it finally shows up? 🐲EgggREgggORE🐲 ☕️ okay now that’s just plain creepy 🧶 🏁

[@pillettadoinswartsh4974]

Wow, there were about 5 people there.

[@Brian-on8kb]

I wonder how Doug Kinney would have dealt with the PC and SJW culture of today? He probably would have been a breath of fresh air.

[@yournamehere6002]

Kenney

[@claimyourshame6196]

We so desperately need him. Where tf is his reincarnated form?! lol

[@daniellyons914]

He reminds me of a WASP Lenny Bruce.

[@TOR1Hershman]

Kudos .

[@TOR1Hershman]

+Tor Hershman instead of "Groovy baby" you'd do "Gravy Boobie," oh yeah...Farm Out. "See Dick run, run Dick run." Kenny was sooooooooooooooooo wrong about 'masturbating preventing acne,' I DO know that! Doug Kenney falls prey to incorrect Urban Legends (The Beaver). I do oft times say "I'm not crazy, I'm THE craziest for to be deliberately sane IS the nuttiest level to be on." NL covers were/are truly fine art. OH, I really dug "Son Of God Comics." Oh my goodness gracious, THANK YOU, Mr. Kenney [No, I shall not explain]. I absolutely enjoyed this and, as the previous post suggests, had a bit 'O a(n) epiphany via Ghost Kenney. UCLA, ya done good, thanks. Oh, BTW methinks the finest way to sum Kenney & his relationship to human CULTure isssssssssssssssssssssssssssss......you can watch, @ KZbin, Tom Snyder's interview with Charles Manson but NOT Snyder's yammering with Doug Kenney. Thank again.

[@TOR1Hershman]

+Tor Hershman *dirty rotten mater fornicating crapola* The dang thing cutoff my outro. As I was sayin'.................. ".....epiphany via Ghost Kenny. BTW methinks the finest way to sum Kenney & his relationship with our human CULTure is that...you can watch, on KZbin, Tom Snyder's interview with Charles Manson but NOT Snyder's yammering with Doug Kenney. Again, Thank you."

[@TOR1Hershman]

+Tor Hershman Oooooops, I should've clicked the 'read more' tab....in other words...............I should've READ MORE, how ironic.

[@lukekline9513]

How did this happen?

[@aleshalopez7711]

Genius

[@toopoable]

Stoned.

[@ernestkinas5973]

Doug had access to the finest weed. Unfortunately he also had access to the finest cocaine and it killed him. Him and Chevy were trying to clean up their act in 1980 in Hawaii and they both relapsed. Cocaine is a helluva drug. Made him walk off the cliff to his death. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭. So sad.:(

[@ernestkinas9934]

Maui Wowie.

[@du20austin96]

sounds like he is on drugs

[@finksinatra1575]

DU 20Austin Check Out the Amazing “A Futile And Stupid Gesture,” he is definitely fucked up.

[@Dane_Youssef]

He usually was. It's believed that's what killed him. I mean, he fell off a cliff--but don't think the drugs didn't play a heavy factor.

[@b.w.8104]

Now that Communists and homosexuals are in Vogue... What the fuck is funny now...

[@frankpontone2139]

And to think this guy killed himself 8 years later because "Caddyshack" was panned by most film critics. Today, it's a comedy classic! This UCLA appearance, however, is cringe-worthy and it's lucky for him not too many people showed up to see it.

[@TOR1Hershman]

+Frank Pontone , thou art a Christian, I bet.

[@darkstar6909]

+Frank Pontone - Actually the cause was undetermined, most believe that it was an accident. In the documentary "Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead" they talked to those who knew him better than most (Chevy Chase, John Landis) and both believed that he wasn't suicidal.

[@TOR1Hershman]

How, Dark Star 6909, does your reply relate in any shape, way, manner, form, theory or extrapolation of theory to my, worth bettin' on, speculation that Frank Pontone IS A CHRISTIAN but not a nice one? I think nice Christians, my definition of "Nice," are just wonderful.

[@TOR1Hershman]

Oh, Dark Star 6909, you WERE speakin' to Frank, SORRY! I have such a BIG, FAT, STEWPUD mouth, @ times.

[@MrUndersolo]

The comment made about his death by some of his friends was, “He accidentally fell off the cliff looking for a place to jump”. Still not completely clear what happened...

[@bocefusmurica4340]

Wow this is trash