Jim Abrahams, “Airplane!” & “The Naked Gun” Writer, Dies At 80
Courtesy of Jim Abrahams. It’s with heavy hearts we report the renowned director & writer Jim Abrahams, best known for his work on the hit spoof movies Airplane!, The Naked Gun, Top Secret & The Kentucky Fried Movie among others, has passed away at 80. He died Tuesday of natural causes in his Santa Monica […]
There’s A New Audiobook On The Making Of “Airplane!” Coming Soon
Surely You Can’t Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! Surely we are serious! There’s a new audiobook chronicling the making of the cult hit film Airplane! coming out. Details on the new book about “Airplane!” Next month, the book Surely You Can’t Be Serious is going to be released. Written by the film’s writer-directors David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, […]
ComedyPRO Recap at 2023 Just For Laughs Festival
Every year we pack a bag and head North to Montreal, Canada and attend the world’s largest comedy festival – Just For Laughs. For the last 15 years or so we’ve had the pleasure of experiencing JFL’s “festival within a festival” known as ComedyPRO. Its programming is geared towards the industry and both aims to […]
How the creators of Airplane! pulled off one of the funniest jokes we’ve ever heard
Holy hell! This is one of the funniest stories we’ve heard in a long time. Ask yourself, “how far are you willing to go for a joke?” Once you’ve determined that, realize that David Zucker is willing to take it even further. First some background. David Zucker and his brother Jerry Zucker are part of […]