A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Comedy
Drama
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.
2018-01-24
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Cast
Director
David Wain
Will Forte as Doug Kenney
Domhnall Gleeson as Henry Beard
Martin Mull as Modern Doug
Neil Casey as Brian McConnachie
Jon Daly as Bill Murray
Nelson Franklin as P.J. O'Rourke
John Gemberling as John Belushi
Rick Glassman as Harold Ramis
Seth Green as Christopher Guest
Harry Groener as Harry Kenney
Max Greenfield as Chris Miller
Camille Guaty as Alex Garcia-Mata
Ed Helms as Tom Snyder
Thomas Lennon as Michael O'Donoghue
Joe Lo Truglio as Brad
Matt Lucas as Tony Hendra
Natasha Lyonne as Anne Beatts
Joel McHale as Chevy Chase
Annette O'Toole as Stephanie Kenney
Emmy Rossum as Kathryn Walker
Jackie Tohn as Gilda Radner
Matt Walsh as Matty Simmons
Finn Wittrock as Tim Matheson
Elvy as Mary Marshmallow
Frank Gingerich as Doug - Age 12
Morgan Gingerich as Doug - Age 12
David Wain as Interviewer
Ben F. Campbell as Harvard Jester
Jon Klaft as Preppy Student
Brad Morris as Peter Ivers
Carla Gallo as Lucy Fisher
Beau Bassewitz as Umpire
Rick Overton as First Publisher
Mark Metcalf as Second Publisher
David Krumholtz as Time-Life Publisher
Mitchell Hurwitz as Time-Life Publisher
Michael Colton as Art Director
John Aboud as Art Director
Kerri Kenney as Sullivan Producer
Bob Stephenson as Construction Worker
Liz Femi as Skeptical Black Woman
Chris Redd as Skeptical Black Man
Krister Johnson as Michael Gross
Mike Park as Advertiser
Gregg Turkington as Advertiser
Meera Rohit Kumbhani as Elaine
Craig Wedren as Lemmings Piano Player
Armen Weitzman as Lorne Michaels
Lonny Ross as Ivan Reitman
Brian Huskey as John Landis
Julian Wass as Premiere Party Guitar Player
Rich Sommer as Harry Crane
Kate Simmons as Party Guest
Abigail Klein as Missy
Andrew Gray McDonnell as Michael O'Keefe
Paul Scheer as Paul Shaffer
Martha Smith as Tour Guide
Matt Ballard as Bartender
Melissa Paulo as Room Service Waitress
Lindsey Kraft as Gwyneth Cravens
Bambadjan Bamba as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Garrett Boyd as Young Omega Chip Diller (uncredited)
Jack Andrew Cook as Dan Aykroyd (uncredited)
Gina Dunlap as Dancer (uncredited)
Jake Jacobson as Ted Knight (uncredited)
Allyson Nicole Jones as Student (uncredited)
Sean Leo as Boyscout (uncredited)
Christina Miller as Funeral Guest (uncredited)
Sandra Rosko as Stoner College Kid (uncredited)
Dallas Ryan as Sound Guy (uncredited)
Paul Rudd as "The Nobody" (uncredited)