273: David Zucker (Airplane!, Naked Gun, Ruthless People and more)

Writer, director, producer and comedy legend David Zucker joins me to talk about the serious business of comedy, his new - and free - online comedy class MASTERCRASH the secrets to making a NAKED GUN, Kentucky Fried Theatre, moody moments with Val Kilmer, pitching to Warren Beatty, learning from failure, Francis Ford Coppola getting in the way of a brilliant AIRPLANE! sequel, co-directing RUTHLESS PEOPLE and gets us a ticket to Fazio's, the best damn dry-cleaners in the business. Oh, and why the new Naked Gun reboot stinks.

Keep an eye out for David's upcoming NAKED COMEDY podcast, featuring his chats with other comedic masters and sign up for MASTERCRASH now

MASTERCRASH

David Zucker, Jim Abrahams & Jerry Zucker's Book On The History Of AIRPLANE!

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