Episode 11: AIRPLANE! (1980)

We discuss ZAZ, sketch comedy movies, and why the jokes in Airplane! work so well. 00:00 Intro 03:26 Background & other films in 1980 04:51 Our top 5 (& more) favorite jokes in Airplane! 28:02 The making of the film, more background 48:07 More discussion of the jokes 01:01:13 The career of ZAZ, Kentucky Fried Theatre 01:04:40 The history of sketch comedy troupes 01:06:37 Kentucky Fried Movie 01:09:26 KFM's relationship to The Groove Tube 01:13:56 The Groove Tube 01:17:37 We argue over a dirty clown sketch 01:21:26 Other sketch comedy movies from that time 01:28:49 The remainder of the career of ZAZ 01:36:29 More on Airplane! jokes 01:50:28 Concluding statements 01:54:19 Outro We no longer have a Patreon. Tips and donations: Venmo: @TeklaProductions PayPal: paypal.com/paypalme/TeklaProductions