lampoon
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“You don’t have to be on the Harvard Lampoon or have grown up in Manhattan. That was a very important lesson for me. I’d never met a comedy writer out of D.C.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2023
Sean Kelly, the Quebec-born writer who helped infuse sharp-edged humor in the National Lampoon magazine, has died at the age of 81.
From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2022
Sean Kelly, a wry master of literary and musical parodies who helped infuse National Lampoon with the sharp-edged and often crude humor it became known for, died on July 11 in Manhattan.
From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2022
There’s a rich history of satirical publications like Mad magazine and National Lampoon — places where the news of the day collides with the potential for laughter that can reduce its heaviness.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2022
I saw you on the car that went From Harvard Square on Tuesday noon; I don't believe that you saw me, For you were reading the Lampoon.
From Cap and Gown A Treasury of College Verse by Knowles, Frederic Lawrence
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