#553 - David Zucker: How To Make People Laugh Thru Film

Update: 2025-11-24

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David Zucker's film credits include AIRPLANE!, THE NAKED GUN, and more. He's also written two best-sellers...SURELY YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS: THE TRUE STORY OF AIRPLANE! and BEFORE THE INVENTION OF SMILING: THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY OF THE ZUCKER FAMILY FROM HORSE & BUGGY TO INDOOR PLUMBING.

He chats with Trey Elling during a break from a national tour to celebrate the 45-year anniversary of AIRPLANE!. Topics include:

Donating Davy Crockett artifacts to the Alamo (0:00 )
THE KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE (8:01 )
AIRPLANE! (13:05 )
Teaching a comedy Master Class (16:33 )
Back to AIRPLANE! (19:00 )
David the best-selling author (24:20 )
An ode to making people laugh (28:22 )

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Trey Elling

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