<description>&lt;p&gt;Mike talks with comedy legend &lt;span class= "whitespace-normal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001878/"&gt;David Zucker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, the creative force behind the movie &lt;span class= "whitespace-normal"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Airplane!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Zucker shares what it took to make &lt;em data-start="276" data-end= "287"&gt;Airplane!&lt;/em&gt;—pitching a spoof no one quite understood, casting serious actors to deliver absurd lines with a straight face, and why making his co-writers laugh was the secret sauce to pleasing the audience. He also discusses his new "&lt;a href= "https://www.skool.com/spoof/about"&gt;Master Crash&lt;/a&gt;" course, where Zucker teaches the dos and don'ts of spoof comedy writing. Along the way, we learn how &lt;span class="whitespace-normal"&gt;John Landis&lt;/span&gt; landed &lt;span class="whitespace-normal"&gt;National Lampoon's Animal House&lt;/span&gt;, helping ignite a new era of irreverent filmmaking. It's a fast, funny conversation about risk, rebellion, and earning your parking space the hard way.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Tip o' the hat to our excellent sponsors&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.skillsusa.org/mike/"&gt;SkillsUSA.org/mike&lt;/a&gt; Join the skilled trade movement!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.goodranchers.com/"&gt;GoodRanchers.com&lt;/a&gt; Code &lt;strong&gt;MIKE&lt;/strong&gt; gets &lt;strong&gt;$25 off&lt;/strong&gt; your first order&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.netsuite.com/mike"&gt;NetSuite.com/Mike&lt;/a&gt; Download their &lt;strong&gt;FREE&lt;/strong&gt; business guide, Demystifying AI&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.mdriveformen.com/"&gt;MDriveForMen.com&lt;/a&gt; Try Boost and Burn to aid energy, metabolism and fat burning.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

471: David Zucker—Thanks for the Parking Spot

FEB 17, 202696 MIN
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

471: David Zucker—Thanks for the Parking Spot

FEB 17, 202696 MIN

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Mike talks with comedy legend David Zucker, the creative force behind the movie Airplane! Zucker shares what it took to make Airplane!—pitching a spoof no one quite understood, casting serious actors to deliver absurd lines with a straight face, and why making his co-writers laugh was the secret sauce to pleasing the audience. He also discusses his new "Master Crash" course, where Zucker teaches the dos and don'ts of spoof comedy writing. Along the way, we learn how John Landis landed National Lampoon's Animal House, helping ignite a new era of irreverent filmmaking. It's a fast, funny conversation about risk, rebellion, and earning your parking space the hard way. Tip o' the hat to our excellent sponsors SkillsUSA.org/mike Join the skilled trade movement! GoodRanchers.com Code MIKE gets $25 off your first order NetSuite.com/Mike Download their FREE business guide, Demystifying AI MDriveForMen.com Try Boost and Burn to aid energy, metabolism and fat burning.