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Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker!

March 28–April 24

Beginning with the scrappily produced but slickly executed sketch comedy film THE KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE in 1977, the writing team of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker established their distinct brand of spoof comedy, lovingly desecrating the film and TV tropes the trio of baby boomers had grown up watching, combined with high-volume gags delivered at pace. With 1980’s AIRPLANE!, the team took on directing duties, too, and delivered a spoof comedy smash hit that would cement their brand for the coming decades. If you think it all sounds like some bad movie, then you picked the wrong week to quit drinking…so let’s break the fourth wall, because surely we could all use a laugh right now…and don’t call me Shirley.

In Memoriam: Jim Abrahams (1944–2024)