The National Lampoon Radio Hour

American radio program

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The National Lampoon Radio Hour was a weekly syndicated radio show produced by National Lampoon, Inc. from 1973 to 1974. It was popular on college campuses and featured a cast and writers that included future stars like John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, and Bill Murray. The show was part of National Lampoon's broader expansion into various media, including comedy albums, stage shows, and films, following the success of their adult-oriented humor magazine, National Lampoon, which was founded in 1970 by Harvard graduates Henry Beard, Robert Hoffman, and Doug Kenney.12

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Christopher Guest
Acting career
…also began contributing to the The National Lampoon Radio Hour as a writer and performer.
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…also began contributing to the The National Lampoon Radio Hour as a writer and performer.
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Bill Murray
SNL, Caddyshack, and Ghostbusters
…his acting career on the National Lampoon Radio Hour (1975) alongside fellow comedians John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. From 1977 to 1980 Murray performed on NBC’s Saturday Night Live sketch comedy show, on which he popularized a seedy, shifty comedic persona.
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…his acting career on the National Lampoon Radio Hour (1975) alongside fellow comedians John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. From 1977 to 1980 Murray performed on NBC’s Saturday Night Live sketch comedy show, on which he popularized a seedy, shifty comedic persona.
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National Lampoon
Theatre and radio
…syndicated weekly radio show titled The National Lampoon Radio Hour (1973–74), which was popular on college campuses. Its cast and writers included Belushi, Chase, Radner, Murray, Ramis, O’Donoghue, Richard Belzer, and Christopher Guest. A radio show titled True Facts, based on a popular feature within the magazine, was produced in…
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…syndicated weekly radio show titled The National Lampoon Radio Hour (1973–74), which was popular on college campuses. Its cast and writers included Belushi, Chase, Radner, Murray, Ramis, O’Donoghue, Richard Belzer, and Christopher Guest. A radio show titled True Facts, based on a popular feature within the magazine, was produced in…
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