Today's Cancel Culture would blow a fuse trying to erase the careers of anyone involved in these 1970s sketches by the famed National Lampoon comedy troupe. Nat Lamp aired a syndicated weekly radio show in the 70s. Many of their most popular segments were later sold on albums. Here's one that would never see the light of day in this enlightened world. In the recording posted above, John Belushi interviews the very gay Charles Bronson (Christopher Guest), Clint Eastwood (Chevy Chase), and Lee Marvin (Steven Collins). Heads would explode in 2020 if comedians released this stinging mockery of LGBTQ people. But in the 1970s, being gay earned derision at the very least and violence at the very worst. In a separate sketch, Guest plays
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Bill Murray – close to an American treasure
From a 70s National Lampoon comedy album, Christopher Guest as "Mr. Roberts" interviewing a mumbling bass player, played by Bill Murray, who subsists on tins of tuna and fast food. Wimpy, wampy, wombly...hell, you're easily amused. Murray is the king of sarcasm, feigning praise for others in the most endearing way ever. BONUS: Bill Murray on Letterman's NBC show in 1987 + Jerry Seinfeld