Jim Abrahams, spoof comedy great behind 'Airplane!' and 'Naked Gun' films, dies at 80

Jim Abrahams, spoof-comedy great behind 'Airplane!' and 'Naked Gun' films, dies at 80

Jim Abrahams, who along with Jerry and David Zucker made up the filmmaking trio behind the spoof comedies 'Airplane!' and 'Naked Gun,' has died at 80.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 8 hours ago

From Airplane! to The Naked Gun, Jim Abrahams was a pioneer of spoof comedy

The writer and director, who died this week, helped to define what big screen spoofs would look like in the decades after. Jim Abrahams, co-creator of Airplane! and The Naked Gun, dies aged 80 ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Jim Abrahams, co-creator of Airplane! and The Naked Gun, dies aged 80

Famed comedy writer and director, who was also involved in Ruthless People and Hot Shots!, died of natural causes. Jim Abrahams, the writer-director involved with hit comedies Airplane! and The ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

‘Don’t call me Shirley’: Watch five classic moments from Jim Abrahams comedies

Writer-director was involved with a string of hits, including Airplane!, Hot Shots! and The Naked Gun. Here are some of the most famous scenes. Jim Abrahams, the writer-director involved with the ...

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Business - The New York Times - November 6

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World - The New York Times - November 11

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Business - The New York Times - November 11

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Tony Todd, star of "Candyman" film series and "Final Destination," dies at 69

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Abraham on Milan, Mourinho and Chelsea memories

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Screenwriter suing LeBron James, Netflix for allegedly stealing concept behind 'Rez Ball' film

The writer alleges that the production companies used his script to produce a strikingly similar version

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Elwood Edwards, the man behind the voice of AOL's 'You've got mail' greeting, dies at 74

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UK court sides with Icelandic firm over artist’s spoof corruption apology

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California Will Boost Sustainable Fuel Supplies to Curb Airplane Emissions

Jet engines contribute about 9 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the agreement with an airlines trade group may help reduce the total.

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Police arrest naked man living in crawl space of Southern California home

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Airplane returns to airport after takeoff after hitting a bird, catching on fire

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Life of Janey Godley, comedian who defied her tragedies by cracking jokes

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Thanksgiving Travel Forecasts Hit Record 80 Million

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Business - Inc. - November 18

The 80s: Photographing Britain review – in your face and to the barricades

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Wayfair Coupons: Up to 80% Off November 2024

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Five arrested after naked 2-year-old is found in locked cage in Kentucky, police say

Five people have been arrested after a 2-year-old was found naked and locked in a cage in Kentucky home littered with feces, police say.

Biggest November snowstorm in half century hits Seoul and grounds flights

The biggest November snowstorm to hit South Korea’s capital in more than a half century has blanketed the capital, grounding hundreds of flights and disrupting traffic

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In China, Comedy Is Giving Women a Voice. But Can Men Take a Joke?

Comedy has become a way for women to skewer China’s gender inequality. Some men aren’t happy about it.

World - The New York Times - October 31

Ted Danson on his new comedy series "A Man on the Inside"

"Cheers" actor Ted Danson's latest series is the Netflix comedy "A Man on the Inside," in which he plays a retired widower-turned-investigator who goes undercover in a nursing home. Correspondent ...

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The Great American Microchip Mobilization

Under Donald Trump and Joe Biden alike, the US has been determined to “reshore” chipmaking. Now money and colossal infrastructure are flowing to a vast Intel site in Ohio—just as the company may be ...

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