Lemmings (National Lampoon)

National Lampoon's Lemmings, a spinoff of the humor magazine National Lampoon, was a 1973 stage show helped launch the careers of comedians including John Belushi, Christopher Guest, and Chevy Chase.

The play was a parody of Woodstock, featuring exaggerated or humorous versions of many well-known performances from that festival, such as Joe Cocker, James Taylor and Joan Baez, as well as parodies of Bob Dylan and a variety of fictional groups (e.g. the "Motown Manifestoes" singing Papa was a Running Dog Lackey of the Bourgeousie).

Cast

The cast included:

• John Belushi
• Chevy Chase
• Garry Goodrow
• Christopher Guest
• Paul Jacobs
• Mary-Jenifer Mitchell
• Alice Playten

Writers

The writers included:

• Christopher Guest
• Paul Jacobs
• John Belushi
• Sean Kelly
• Tony Hendra
• David Axelrod
• Anne Beatts
• Henry Beard
• John Boni
• Doug Kenney
• P.J. O'Rourke

Acts

• Welcome, and band introductions (throughout) - John Belushi
• Freud, Pavlov, Adler, and Young, performing Lemmings. - A parody of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, and the songs Woodstock, Long Time Gone, and others.
• Bob Dylan, performing Positively Wall Street, a parody of several of his styles, with the title taken from Positively 4th Street - Christopher Guest
• Joan Baez, performing Pull the Triggers, Niggers, a parody of her protest songs and of Dylan's song George Jackson, in particular. Listed on the album cover as Pull the Tregroes, Negroes.

External links

• Original Off-Broadway Cast, National Lampoon's Lemmings (Blue Thumb, 1973; Decca Records, 2002)