national lampoon and sketch comedy history with Tony Hendra
b'From 2015. Tony died in March of 2021
Comedy legend Tony Hendra joins us. You might remember Tony\\xa0best\\xa0as Ian Spinal Tap\'s Cricket bat welding manager , but he has a long history of comedy starting as the writing partner of Monty Python member Graham Chapman. Tony spent years working at national Lampoon as an Editor and\\xa0writer\\xa0for the magazine. he co-wrote Lemmings Their stage revue featuring Bill Murray John Belushi Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner, long\\xa0before\\xa0their Saturday Night Live TV careers.\\xa0
As a performer, Tony wrote produced and acted in many National Lampoon comedy sketches that debuted on the very popular National Lampoon Radio Hour and later on their Lampoon comedy albums\\xa0beginning\\xa0with Radio Diner. Tony played John Lennon in this classic bit Magical Misery Tour.\\xa0
Tony is here to promote the first new Lampoon Comedy Album in 35 years ARE THERE ANY TRIGGERS HERE TONIGHT? We talk about his new comedy group The Final Edition , the\\xa0beginnings\\xa0of satirical British comedy when Tony was at Cambridge University with The Pythons, Making The Spinal Tap Film, and so much more.\\xa0
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