In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.
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| Directing | David Wain | Director |
| Writing | John Aboud | Screenplay |
| Writing | Michael Colton | Screenplay |
| Writing | Josh Karp | Book |
| Production | Ed Helms | Executive Producer |
| Production | John Aboud | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Colton | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Principato | Producer |
| Production | David Wain | Executive Producer |
| Production | Edward H. Hamm Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sean McKittrick | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ben Ormand | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Stern | Producer |
| Art | Austin Gorg | Art Direction |
| Art | Jonah Markowitz | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debra McGuire | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lindsay Garrison | Makeup Department Head |
| Camera | Kevin Atkinson | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Craig Wedren | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Jamie Gross | Editor |
| Editing | Robert Nassau | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liz Ferguson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laura Peyer | Key Makeup Artist |
| Art | David A. Cook | Set Decoration |
| Production | Allison Jones | Casting |
| Visual Effects | Brice Liesveld | Visual Effects Producer |
| Production | Ted Sarandos | Producer |
| Production | Pauline Fischer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Collin Creighton | Executive Producer |
| Editing | David Egan | Editor |
| Sound | Alexandra Patsavas | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Korey Budd | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Ben Ormand | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | M. Ryan Traylor | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Amanda Carrara | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Vladimir Tevlovski | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Jeffrey G. Barnett | Stunts |
| Crew | Michael Duisenberg | Stunts |
| Crew | Koby Azarly | Stunts |
| Crew | Chris Carnel | Stunts |
| Production | Ben Harris | Casting Associate |
| Directing | Heather Pollock | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Steven Light-Orr | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Shelley A. Wallace | Set Designer |
| Art | Jason Perrine | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Kristen O'Malley | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | M. Marcos Gonzalez | On Set Dresser |
| Art | Armando Abarca | Set Dresser |
| Art | Max Bostic | Set Dresser |
| Art | Randy Bostic | Set Dresser |
| Art | Paul Boucher | Set Dresser |
| Art | Mark Finer | Set Dresser |
| Art | Michael Gregan | Set Dresser |
| Art | Marco López | Set Dresser |
| Art | Mark Palmer | Set Dresser |
| Art | Randy Severino | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Michael Brian Hart | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Michael Brian Hart | Camera Operator |
| Camera | David Richert | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Ed Novick | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabela Braga | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lenka Padysakova | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laura Peyer | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sabrina Wilson | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lara Cilento | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aubrey Marie | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Meghan Heaney | Additional Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bia Iftikhar | Additional Hairstylist |
| Crew | Joe Pancake | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Directing | Kevin Zelman | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Eugene Davis | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Brice Liesveld | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | James Pastorius | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Alex Knudsen | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Tara Acquesta | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Sean Garnhart | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Sean Garnhart | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Sean Garnhart | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Nicholas Renbeck | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
