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A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)

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Being the King of Comedy is no joke.

In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.

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Cast & Crew

Director
David Wain
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    Doug Kenney Will Forte
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    Henry Beard Domhnall Gleeson
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    Modern Doug Martin Mull
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    Brian McConnachie Neil Casey
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    Bill Murray Jon Daly
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    P.J. O'Rourke Nelson Franklin
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    John Belushi John Gemberling
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    Harold Ramis Rick Glassman

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