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SNL 1975 Film In the Works

February 3, 2024 | Comments: 2 »

Revised Bookshelf Listing

January 21, 2024 | Comments: 1 »

Everything Old Is New Again

January 11, 2024 | Comments: 2 »

Brian McConnachie, R.I.P.

January 9, 2024 | Comments: 2 »

New “Bookshelf” Category

December 14, 2023 | Comments: None »

Ed Subitzky Collection Published

November 11, 2023 | Comments: 1 »

Site Improvements

November 9, 2023 | Comments: None »

O.C. and Stiggs Movie Remastered, Reissued—Plus a Documentary

October 30, 2023 | Comments: 1 »

Follow Me on X (Twitter) for Updates

October 23, 2023 | Comments: None »

The Story of the 2010 NYPL National Lampoon Event. Finally.

October 19, 2023 | Comments: None »

Site Update

October 17, 2023 | Comments: None »

Sam Gross, R.I.P.

May 17, 2023 | Comments: None »

Bruce McCall, R.I.P.

May 7, 2023 | Comments: 1 »

Sean Kelly, R.I.P.

August 15, 2022 | Comments: 4 »

P.J. O’Rourke, R.I.P.

February 24, 2022 | Comments: 3 »

New National Lampoon Issue Listing

September 13, 2021 | Comments: 6 »

Trots & Bonnie Book Coming Out Soon

April 21, 2021 | Comments: 2 »

R.I.P. Anne Beatts

April 15, 2021 | Comments: 1 »

Tony Hendra, R.I.P.

March 28, 2021 | Comments: 2 »

Gerald Taylor, R.I.P.

March 22, 2021 | Comments: 3 »

Is Your Name Tim Murphy?

November 27, 2020 | Comments: 1 »

Matty Simmons, R.I.P.

May 1, 2020 | Comments: 2 »

Happy 50th, National Lampoon!

April 4, 2020 | Comments: 2 »

NatLamp Subscription Promos

April 1, 2020 | Comments: None »

Trots & Bonnie Collection to be Published

February 13, 2020 | Comments: 3 »

Gahan Wilson, R.I.P.

November 22, 2019 | Comments: 2 »

B.K. Taylor Book to Be Published

November 15, 2019 | Comments: None »

Michael Gross Tribute

November 15, 2019 | Comments: None »

Gahan Wilson Interview from 2011

May 17, 2019 | Comments: None »

Randall Enos on the Origin of Chicken Gutz

May 15, 2019 | Comments: 1 »

Gahan Wilson Fundraiser

March 10, 2019 | Comments: None »

Randall Enos on His NatLamp Days

February 1, 2019 | Comments: None »

Mr. Cheeseface, We Never Knew You

November 29, 2018 | Comments: None »

Robert Grossman, R.I.P.

March 30, 2018 | Comments: 2 »

Missing Page 84 Found, October 1974 (Pubescence) Issue

February 26, 2018 | Comments: 5 »

Cullum Rogers’ Amazing Magazine Parody Site

February 7, 2018 | Comments: 2 »

Doug Kenney Movie to Debut January 26, 2018 on Netflix

January 5, 2018 | Comments: 2 »

Lampoon Getting New Owners

August 4, 2017 | Comments: 1 »

Big Vanity Fair Piece on the Fall of National Lampoon

August 3, 2017 | Comments: 1 »

Tony Hendra Interviewed by Alec Baldwin

May 30, 2017 | Comments: None »

Big Dirty Duck Book Forthcoming

February 27, 2017 | Comments: 5 »

Satire in the Age of Trump

February 20, 2017 | Comments: None »

Back Issues of NatLamp Available for Purchase in Digital Format

February 20, 2017 | Comments: 4 »

Site Update Complete

February 14, 2017 | Comments: None »

Site Update Continues

February 13, 2017 | Comments: None »

Things Are Going to Be a Little Weird Around Here for a Little While…

February 8, 2017 | Comments: None »

NatLamp Doc Now Streaming on NetFlix

January 26, 2017 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon Art Staff, Mid-1979

September 26, 2016 | Comments: None »

Hendra’s Final Edition Releases New NatLamp Album

September 21, 2016 | Comments: None »

Doug Kenney Biopic in the Works!

April 11, 2016 | Comments: None »

Lampoon Panel Discussion Now Online

November 21, 2015 | Comments: None »

Michael Gross, R.I.P.

November 16, 2015 | Comments: None »

Lampoon Panel Discussion Announced

November 9, 2015 | Comments: None »

The American Bystander

October 21, 2015 | Comments: None »

Michael Gross Wins Stan Lee Lifetime Achievement Award

October 17, 2015 | Comments: None »

It’s Out!

September 25, 2015 | Comments: None »

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead Debuts

August 31, 2015 | Comments: None »

A Conversation with Michael Gross

July 29, 2015 | Comments: None »

NatLamp Documentary Coming Soon

July 7, 2015 | Comments: None »

Comics Journal Interviews Michael Gross

March 16, 2015 | Comments: None »

Henry Beard Talks at Length About National Lampoon

September 10, 2014 | Comments: None »

Chicken Gutz Rides Again!

August 5, 2013 | Comments: None »

A New Lampoon Book

June 5, 2013 | Comments: None »

Going on Hiatus for a While

March 30, 2012 | Comments: None »

“Where To Find Stuff” Page Updated

February 12, 2012 | Comments: None »

More Lampoon Trivia

November 22, 2011 | Comments: None »

A bit of Yearbook Parody trivia

November 22, 2011 | Comments: None »

Gahan Wilson’s “Nuts”

September 25, 2011 | Comments: None »

NatLamp Selected for The American Project

August 30, 2011 | Comments: None »

Alice Playten, R.I.P.

June 28, 2011 | Comments: None »

Jeff Jones, R.I.P.

May 19, 2011 | Comments: None »

Peter Kleinman Interview

May 15, 2011 | Comments: None »

New Ayn Rand Parody by Ellis Weiner

May 15, 2011 | Comments: None »

An Evening with Michael Gross:

April 7, 2011 | Comments: None »

Another NatLamp Exec Busted

March 18, 2011 | Comments: None »

NatLamp on The Simpsons

March 13, 2011 | Comments: None »

Sam Gross Interview

March 8, 2011 | Comments: None »

Matty Simmons Book About Animal House in the Works

January 27, 2011 | Comments: None »

Rare Sam Gross For Sale

January 11, 2011 | Comments: None »

Forty-Year-Old Puzzle Solved!

January 6, 2011 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon Revisited Video Online

December 15, 2010 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon Event Reactions

December 7, 2010 | Comments: None »

Reviews Coming in for Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead Book

December 6, 2010 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon Revisited—Post Event

December 6, 2010 | Comments Off on National Lampoon Revisited—Post Event

“What?” “I said there’s a banana in your ear…”

December 3, 2010 | Comments: None »

NYPL Live National Lampoon Event in Ten Days

November 24, 2010 | Comments: None »

It Must be Rick Meyerowitz Month

September 30, 2010 | Comments: None »

Rick Meyerowitz on the Radio

September 29, 2010 | Comments: None »

My Skype Call with Rick Meyerowitz

September 15, 2010 | Comments: None »

NatLamp CEO Sentenced

September 10, 2010 | Comments: None »

Lemmings on NetFlix

July 19, 2010 | Comments: None »

Zappa in National Lampoon…

June 16, 2010 | Comments: None »

NatLamp Documentary in the Works

June 10, 2010 | Comments: None »

Lampoon Book Sneak Peek

May 26, 2010 | Comments: None »

Answers Page Update

April 5, 2010 | Comments: None »

Belushi T-Shirt Up for Auction

March 22, 2010 | Comments: None »

Rick Meyerowitz Doing Big New Book about National Lampoon

March 21, 2010 | Comments: None »

Now in HD Where Available

March 11, 2010 | Comments: None »

Lemmings Poster Up for Auction

March 11, 2010 | Comments: None »

NatLamp Bicentennial Calendar Works for 2010 (Sort of)

February 26, 2010 | Comments: None »

The inspiration for Politenessman?

January 13, 2010 | Comments: None »

Don Ivan Punchatz, R.I.P.

November 4, 2009 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon Complete DVD Price Drops

October 7, 2009 | Comments: None »

A Couple of John Hughes Links

August 7, 2009 | Comments: None »

John Hughes, R.I.P.

August 6, 2009 | Comments: None »

M.K. Brown on YouTube

December 30, 2008 | Comments: None »

NatLamp CEO Charged with Conspiracy and Security Fraud

December 16, 2008 | Comments: None »

nationallampoon.com Flashbacks Section Workaround

October 27, 2008 | Comments: None »

Answers Page Update

September 20, 2008 | Comments: None »

Rick Meyerowitz to Do NatLamp Book

September 18, 2008 | Comments: None »

Life Imitates Art

September 8, 2008 | Comments: None »

Autographed Animal House Books For Sale

September 2, 2008 | Comments: None »

In Chris Miller News…

August 11, 2008 | Comments: None »

Brian McConnachie Interview

April 15, 2008 | Comments: None »

Doug Kenney Paperback Coming in April

March 20, 2008 | Comments: None »

More Chris Miller Stories Online

February 20, 2008 | Comments: None »

NatLamp Complete DVD: A First Look

November 17, 2007 | Comments: None »

More NatLamp DVD Info

November 5, 2007 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon Complete on DVD Update

October 18, 2007 | Comments: None »

The Real Animal House Out in Paperback

October 15, 2007 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon on DVD?

September 14, 2007 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon Event in Chicago

August 7, 2007 | Comments: None »

Misusing Animal House

July 11, 2007 | Comments: None »

Chris Miller Pop Culture Glossary

July 11, 2007 | Comments: None »

NatLamp Revival Plan

June 27, 2007 | Comments: None »

1978 Animal House Book Reissued

June 19, 2007 | Comments: None »

Another Chris Miller Story Online

June 19, 2007 | Comments: None »

Chris Miller Update

May 5, 2007 | Comments: None »

Anne Beatts Interview on Jesse Thorn’s Blog

April 16, 2007 | Comments: None »

Chris Miller Posts Memoir

March 23, 2007 | Comments: None »

P.J. O’Rourke on NPR’s Talk of the Nation

January 8, 2007 | Comments: None »

P.J. O’Rourke on C-SPAN II

December 29, 2006 | Comments: None »

Chris Miller Interview on MrSkin.com

December 29, 2006 | Comments: None »

Josh Karp on Young America

December 4, 2006 | Comments: None »

George W.S. Trow, R.I.P.

December 3, 2006 | Comments: None »

New Lampoon Movie?

November 27, 2006 | Comments: None »

Josh Karp on NPR

November 20, 2006 | Comments: None »

The Real Animal House

November 14, 2006 | Comments: None »

Real Animal House Book Now Available

November 14, 2006 | Comments: None »

In Animal House news…

August 21, 2006 | Comments: None »

Rob Hoffman, R.I.P.

August 21, 2006 | Comments: None »

Interview: Josh Karp, Author of New Doug Kenney Book

August 16, 2006 | Comments: None »

Doug Kenney Book Will be Out in September

June 7, 2006 | Comments: None »

’Poon Parody from Down Under

January 28, 2006 | Comments: None »

Lampoon Discussed at Comics Journal

January 9, 2006 | Comments: None »

Belushi Podcast

November 21, 2005 | Comments: None »

Holy Moses!

November 11, 2005 | Comments: None »

Big Blue Belushi Book

November 7, 2005 | Comments: None »

If You Don’t Read This Item, I’ll Kill This Blog

October 19, 2005 | Comments: None »

Kids Say the Darndest Things

October 11, 2005 | Comments: None »

One For the Art Experts

August 10, 2005 | Comments: None »

Department of Corrections

July 26, 2005 | Comments: None »

He’s Got It Covered

July 6, 2005 | Comments: None »

NYT: The Rise and Fall of National Lampoon

July 3, 2005 | Comments: None »

New Lampoon CD Box Set

May 23, 2005 | Comments: None »

Michael Gross Puts His Work Online

May 19, 2005 | Comments: None »

Peter Bramley, R.I.P.

May 13, 2005 | Comments: None »

Hugo Flesch Correction

December 6, 2004 | Comments: None »

The Dacron Republican-Democrat Reissued

November 30, 2004 | Comments: None »

Norman Rose, R.I.P.

November 30, 2004 | Comments: None »

Classic Radio Hour Shows to Be Available from Audible

October 4, 2004 | Comments: None »

Michael Gross to Launch Adult Website

September 20, 2004 | Comments: None »

Jackson Beck, R.I.P.

August 21, 2004 | Comments: None »

Classic Radio Hour Online Soon

July 29, 2004 | Comments: None »

Online National Lampoon Store to Open

July 19, 2004 | Comments: None »

Sometimes an O is just an O

July 14, 2004 | Comments: None »

Caddyshack Alums Reminisce

July 13, 2004 | Comments: None »

“Modern Mirth” Humor Site to Launch

July 7, 2004 | Comments: None »

O’Donoghue and Trow’s Savages to Be Released on DVD

June 21, 2004 | Comments: None »

Not exactly NatLamp, but…

May 24, 2004 | Comments: None »

NatLamp Audio Online

March 23, 2004 | Comments: None »

The Design Legacy of National Lampoon

March 22, 2004 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon’s Big Book of Love

February 20, 2004 | Comments: None »

David Kaestle, R.I.P.

January 25, 2004 | Comments: None »

Party like it’s 1976

January 21, 2004 | Comments: None »

High School Yearbook Parody Re-issue Reviewed

January 6, 2004 | Comments: None »

Christmas Vacation 2 to Air on NBC

December 9, 2003 | Comments: None »

Former NationalLampoon.com Staffers Sold on eBay

December 8, 2003 | Comments: None »

Richard Belzer Interviewed on NPR

November 17, 2003 | Comments: None »

Chicken Gutz Goes Online

November 6, 2003 | Comments: None »

New, Improved Answers Page

November 5, 2003 | Comments: None »

Christmas Vacation Now on DVD

October 31, 2003 | Comments: None »

Doug Kenney and Chris Miller on The Tomorrow Show

October 31, 2003 | Comments: None »

Radio Hour Redux

October 22, 2003 | Comments: None »

NatLamp Website Editor Scott Rubin Interviewed

September 30, 2003 | Comments: None »

Radio Hour to Resume, Belzer Says

September 17, 2003 | Comments: None »

1964 High School Yearbook Parody Re-issued

September 16, 2003 | Comments: None »

Vacation 20th Anniversary DVD Released

September 16, 2003 | Comments: None »

Animal House Special Edition DVD Released

September 16, 2003 | Comments: None »

P.J. O’Rourke Interviewed by The Onion

September 5, 2003 | Comments: None »

Did you work at National Lampoon?

August 14, 2003 | Comments: None »

Remember Those Fabulous ’70s?

August 14, 2003 | Comments: None »

The Wit and Wisdom of Michael O’Donoghue

July 28, 2003 | Comments: None »

Non sapevo parlasse italiano.

July 3, 2003 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon Concordance, 1970-1998

May 30, 2003 | Comments: None »

The Comics of National Lampoon

April 24, 2003 | Comments: None »

Tales of Lower Middle Earth

April 20, 2003 | Comments: None »

Tony Scheuren CD Released

March 26, 2003 | Comments: None »

Sean Kelly Page Added

January 21, 2003 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon, Inc. On the Move

November 26, 2002 | Comments: None »

If You Don’t Read This Item, We’ll Shoot Vincent Flanders

September 27, 2002 | Comments: None »

I’m Honored, I Think

September 2, 2002 | Comments: None »

They got eggplants the size o’ yer haid!

August 29, 2002 | Comments: None »

Yippee

August 23, 2002 | Comments: None »

Mort Sahl Performing in L.A.

August 23, 2002 | Comments: None »

Are You Ready, Kids?

July 26, 2002 | Comments: None »

Same Place, New Address

July 19, 2002 | Comments: None »

All New Material!

July 16, 2002 | Comments: None »

They’re Baaaack…

July 6, 2002 | Comments: None »

Note to George

June 20, 2002 | Comments: None »

What’s this?

June 17, 2002 | Comments: None »

Tony Hendra’s NatLamp History Report

May 24, 2002 | Comments: None »

The Story Behind “The Jimmy Dugan Story”

May 22, 2002 | Comments: None »

How Paul Jacobs Got Involved In Lemmings

April 20, 2002 | Comments: None »

Were You In the Lemmings Road Company?

April 18, 2002 | Comments: None »

Just a Coincidence?

April 17, 2002 | Comments: None »

More On XM Radio

April 12, 2002 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon Radio Hour Now on XM Satellite Radio

April 10, 2002 | Comments: None »

“Who Am I?” (Brian McConnachie on NPR)

April 10, 2002 | Comments: None »

Michael Gross, Alive and Well

March 18, 2002 | Comments: None »

What’s He Doing Here?

March 18, 2002 | Comments: None »

Shary Flenniken Site Coming

March 18, 2002 | Comments: None »

Radio Hour On CD, the Early Years

March 18, 2002 | Comments: None »

Radio Hour Logs Available

March 18, 2002 | Comments: None »

Who Was On the Live Tours in 1978?

March 2, 2002 | Comments: None »

I’ve Been Blogged

March 2, 2002 | Comments: None »

More Dispatches from London

November 5, 2001 | Comments: None »

John Bendel News

November 4, 2001 | Comments: None »

Lemmings Available on CD

November 3, 2001 | Comments: None »

New Bruce McCall Book

November 2, 2001 | Comments: None »

Future of National Lampoon Unclear

November 1, 2001 | Comments: None »

Douglas Adams, R.I.P. 

May 5, 2001 | Comments: None »

NationalLampoon.com News

May 4, 2001 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon Radio Hour Returning to the Air

May 3, 2001 | Comments: None »

Errata From London

May 2, 2001 | Comments: None »

M.K. Brown News

May 1, 2001 | Comments: None »

Where Do Former NatLamp Editors Go? 

October 7, 2000 | Comments: None »

New Christopher Guest Movie: “Best In Show”

October 6, 2000 | Comments: None »

Hendra Launches Gigawit.com

October 5, 2000 | Comments: None »

Finally, Some Competition

October 4, 2000 | Comments: None »

Can you spell “Egg McMuffin”?

October 3, 2000 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon Issues on CD?

October 2, 2000 | Comments: None »

News Update

October 1, 2000 | Comments: None »

B.K. Taylor News

October 6, 1999 | Comments: None »

Vaughn Bodé Site

October 5, 1999 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon Gets an Internet Hosting Account

October 4, 1999 | Comments: None »

Going Into Low-Maintenance Mode

October 2, 1999 | Comments: None »

Shary Flenniken News

October 1, 1999 | Comments: None »

New Radio Hour Section Finished

October 1, 1999 | Comments: None »

Radio Hour Pages Update

March 12, 1999 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon coming to the World Wide Web?

March 11, 1999 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon Magazine, 1970-1998, R.I.P.

March 10, 1999 | Comments: None »

Radio Hour Pages Update

February 2, 1999 | Comments: None »

New Feature: Answers Page

February 1, 1999 | Comments: None »

Radio Hour Pages Update

December 2, 1998 | Comments: None »

That’s Not Classic, That’s Popular!

December 1, 1998 | Comments: None »

New Look; New NL Issue Is Out

November 3, 1998 | Comments: None »

More Former NatLamp Contributors Sighted

November 2, 1998 | Comments: None »

Christopher Guest Radio Profile in the Works

November 1, 1998 | Comments: None »

New Classifieds Section Going Strong

October 3, 1998 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon Radio Hour Section Planned

October 2, 1998 | Comments: None »

The Inside Story on the “Sexy Cover” Photo of Issue No. 1

October 1, 1998 | Comments: 1 »

Started Reading the New O’Donoghue Book

September 4, 1998 | Comments: None »

More Michael O’Donoghue, With Reprints

September 3, 1998 | Comments: None »

New Issue of National Lampoon to Be Published

September 2, 1998 | Comments: None »

New Classifieds Page Added

September 1, 1998 | Comments: None »

My Collection is (Nearly) Complete

August 4, 1998 | Comments: None »

Forthcoming Lampoon Movies to Appear on Fox Family Channel

August 1, 1998 | Comments: None »

Some Former Contributors Working for Mad Magazine

July 9, 1998 | Comments: None »

Frequently Asked Questions

July 8, 1998 | Comments: None »

Some NatLamp Alums Drop By

July 7, 1998 | Comments: None »

Readers Looking for “That’s Not Funny, That’s Sick!”

July 6, 1998 | Comments: None »

Several Readers Have Back Issues For Sale

July 5, 1998 | Comments: None »

National Lampoon May Cease Publishing; Beard Interview Posted

July 4, 1998 | Comments: None »

O’Donoghue Biography Published; M.O’D Page Updated

July 3, 1998 | Comments: None »

I Have Visitors?

July 2, 1998 | Comments: None »

New Home Page

July 1, 1998 | Comments: None »

Hello…?

May 14, 1997 | Comments: None »

Mark’s Very Large National Lampoon Website, Coming Soon

December 13, 1996 | Comments: None »

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