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...hosted by the Harvard Lampoon—a semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine—was less a musical clash than a nostalgia trip. The four members of OK Go competed against the 17-member “Lampoon Band” in a mock-up of the “Double Dare” franchise that aired on the Fox and Nickelodeon networks from 1987 to 1993. Each team took turns guessing at a series of trivia questions. If either group was unable to answer these questions?...
...scheduled to make an appearance at a Lampoon fund raiser in the upcoming weeks, rounding out a month that already saw an appearance by Ratatat...Some artsy types decided to forego Third Eye Blind (I know, we’re surprised too) and instead listened to poets, violinists, and New York Times editorial columnists, oh my! The party then moved back to Dunster, where the eccentric alums got to try their hands at wooing the hot young undergrads...Matherites, in addition to threatening to secede from the College or whatever they proposed, seem to have bought rash-inducing soap...
...fucking fantastic,” Samberg told The Crimson, namedropping a few ‘Poonster alums with whom he works with on the “SNL” writing staff. “Undoubtedly one of the biggest influences in my comedy comes from the Lampoon. Go down the list of people who are heroes of mine and a bunch were on the Lampoon.” And Taccone added that “some of the people I respect most in the comedy world were past [Lampoon] presidents...
...right, but seriously. Simon, what about if you’re in the Lampoon castle and you’re all batting around ideas and you want to use one of them in your pieces? How do you make sure you give credit where credit...
...Well, the Lampoon publishes initials to show who wrote which piece. I actually really love writing with friends, that’s the thing I miss most since leaving college...There’s something really fun about getting constant feedback from other writers...