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Your Last update: December 4, 1998. Original material (excluding quoted material) © 1997 & 1998 Mark Simonson. Mark's Very Large National Lampoon Site is not affiliated with National Lampoon or its parent company, J2 Communications. Click here for the real thing. |
November 1998
Christopher Guest Radio Profile in the Works: A radio profile of Christopher Guest is likely to be broadcast sometime in early spring 1999 on National Public Radio affiliates. Though he is now best known for his movie work (This Is Spïnal Tap, The Princess Bride, Waiting for Guffman) and a short stint on Saturday Night Live during the '80s, Guest was a prominent fixture in National Lampoon's forays into LP records and radio in the '70s, both as a writer and performer. In addition to creating such memorable characters as Flash Bazbo--Space Explorer, music critic Roger de Swans, and sleazy record company rep Ron Fields, he also wrote and performed numerous musical parodies, giving uncanny imitations of Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Neil Young, to name a few.
If you have questions or suggestions, feel free to contact producer Bill Colrus.
More Former NatLamp Contributors Sighted: Reader (and cartoonist) Kit Lively informs me that several former National Lampoon contributors are regularly featured in Cracked magazine, including Andy Simmons (who is also one of the editors), Ron Barrett (who did Politenessman), Jeff Wong, Ed Subitzky, and Randy Jones.
The New Look: Sharp eyed visitors will notice a subtle, but fundamental change to the look of Mark's Very Large National Lampoon Site. As of November 5, there are no longer any National Lampoon graphics anywhere on the site. This change was made at the request of J2 Communications, current owner of the NatLampCo empire, such as it is. I haven't seen it, but there is a new issue out.
The New Classifieds Section is Going Strong. Many visitors have placed (free) buy/sell/trade ads on the new Classifieds page and more are being added every few days. Check it out!