Lemmings (National Lampoon)

National Lampoon: Lemmings
The poster for the 1973 show.
MusicChristopher Guest
Paul Jacobs
LyricsSean Kelly
BookDavid Axlerod
John Belushi
Christopher Guest
Tony Hendra
Paul Jacobs
Sean Kelly
Chevy Chase
Gary Goodrow
Productions1973 Off-Broadway

National Lampoon: Lemmings, a spinoff of the humor magazine National Lampoon, was a 1973 stage show that helped launch the performing careers of John Belushi, Christopher Guest, and Chevy Chase.[1][2][3][4] The show was co-written and co-directed by a number of people, including Sean Kelly.

Lemmings opened at The Village Gate on January 25, 1973, and ran for 350 performances.

The songs from the show were subsequently issued as a record album. A video of one of the original performances, National Lampoon: Lemmings: Dead in Concert 1973, was eventually made available several decades later.

The show was revived in 2007–2008, and an attempted reboot was to be staged in March 2020.

  1. ^ Tapper, Jake (July 3, 2005). "National Lampoon Grows Up By Dumbing Down". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lemmings was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "National Lampoon's Lemmings Comedy Troupe". Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  4. ^ "National Lampoon's Lemmings Take Internet TV by Storm". Reuters. May 20, 2008.