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

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)