'Naked Gun' Creator David Zucker Offers 'Crash' Course in Comedy

'Naked Gun' creator David Zucker offers 'Crash' course in comedy

David Zucker helped invent the kitchen-sink approach to film satire. The co-writer/director of 1980’s “Airplane!” hurled gag after gag at audiences until they couldn’t help but howl. Puns. Sight gags. Pop culture Easter eggs. He recalls a female studio executive objecting to a bit about a female officer getting a breast reduction to fit into her Kevlar vest. If one joke didn’t land, the next three would. Ted Striker: Surely you can’t be seri…

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