471: David Zucker—Thanks for the Parking Spot
February 17, 2026
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Episode 471 · February 17, 2026
471: David Zucker—Thanks for the Parking Spot
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471: David Zucker—Thanks for the Parking Spot
Summary
<p>Mike talks with comedy legend <span class="whitespace-normal"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001878/">David Zucker</a></span>, the creative force behind the movie <span class="whitespace-normal"><em>Airplane!</em></span> Zucker shares what it took to make <em>Airplane!</em>—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 "<a href="https://www.skool.com/spoof/about">Master Crash</a>" course, where Zucker teaches the dos and don'ts of spoof comedy writing. Along the way, we learn how <span class="whitespace-normal">John Landis</span> landed <span class="whitespace-normal">National Lampoon's Animal House</span>, 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.</p>
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