At age 19, Mr. Berkrot had a small role in Caddyshack as Angie D'Annunzio, the guy at the wrong end of Bill Murray's pitchfork, and got to know Doug Kenney.

The comic talent behind National Lampoon magazine and the long-lived comic romps Caddyshack and Animal House lived a wild life... and a short one. Doug Kenney died in August 1980 after a fall from ...

The team that wrote “Caddyshack”: Harold Ramis — who also directed the film — Bryan Doyle-Murray — who played a supporting role — and Douglas Kenney.

The original screenplay for Caddyshack, written by Ramis, National Lampoon cofounder Douglas Kenney, and Brian Doyle-Murray (who based the story somewhat on his own memories working as a caddy ...

The full title of Karp's book, notably, is "A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever," which might be a trifle hyperbolic.

Host Noah Adams speaks with biographer Josh Karp about his new book "A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenny and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever." Kenney co-founded the National ...

Josh Karp's biography A Futile and Stupid Gesture chronicles the life, comedy and untimely death of National Lampoon co-founder Doug Kenney. The title comes from a line Kenney penned for the ...