Talk:The Harvard Lampoon

"Altercations"

Let's try to use the phrase "altercations with Cambridge locals and police" at least sixteen more times. -Branddobbe 07:03, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Harvard Crimson parody

In the mention of the Lampoon's annual Crimson parody, the article said "which, by the way, is NOT funny" (referring either to the parody or to the Crimson). I'm moving it here for discussion, in case anyone thinks this is important to the article. --Zippy 08:27, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

talk show stunt

I seem to remember a stunt in about 1990 (plus or minus) where a bunch of HL students drove down to a nearby city to invade a local talk show. The topic of discussion was "nerds", and their stunt completely humiliated the talk show and its host. Can anyone find a print mention of this online, or better yet, a video? Anyways, other notable stunts(i.e. with an effect outside of the university) might be included in this article. -Santaduck — Preceding undated comment added 03:44, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Another stunt (if we create a stunts section): The 1933 Cod-Napping. --Santaduck — Preceding undated comment added 03:53, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

B.J. Novak

- The person who keeps removing B.J. Novak from the list of alumni is mistaken, and I believe is confusing him with Al Franken who was famously never on the Lampoon. There is even a sample of one of Novak's comedy pieces from the magazine at www.harvardlampoon.com. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.70.62.98 (talk) 21:33, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

References

Some references to reliable sources independent of the Lampoon or Harvard would be good. Surely it couldn't be the case that this organisation is ... not notable? Kenilworth Terrace (talk) 19:13, 16 January 2010 (UTC) 86.28.165.76 (talk) 23:49, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Jimmy Fallon Incident

An earlier version of this post stated: "On September 27, 2011, the Lampoon stole the Harvard Crimson President's Chair and had it used as a prop on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. "

The reference makes no mention of the alleged theft or even the involvement of the Lampoon. More information or another citation is needed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.103.9.250 (talk) 06:11, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Someone keeps adding the claim on the page even though it is unverified. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.247.47.154 (talk) 16:37, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

References

CfD nomination of Category:Harvard Lampoon people

Category:Harvard Lampoon people has been nominated for renaming. You are encouraged to join the discussion on the Categories for discussion page. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:42, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

• This discussion has been reopened at Talk:The Harvard Crimson#RfC on categories. --Tryptofish (talk) 23:12, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

William Randolph Hearst

I'm not American, so I may be talking nonsense, but - Under the list of notable members, the entry for W R Hearst includes the words "Senator in the U.S. house of Representatives." I think this is impossible. I haven't amended it, because I don't know how it should read. Could someone who knows please have a look? 146.198.171.242 (talk) 21:50, 31 January 2018 (UTC) Peter Kenny

Conflation?

The article conflates members of the Harvard Lampoon with writers for the National Lampoon when it comes to Saturday Night Live. No Harvard Lampoon members wrote or performed for SNL. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.40.194.131 (talk) 04:05, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

• You have no idea what you're talking about. EEng 05:57, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Vanitas

I remember that the motto of the Lampoon is "Vanitas", a play on the Harvard motto "Veritas". But I can provide no references. Can someone provide such? I which case it should surely be mentioned in this article. BMJ-pdx (talk) 07:52, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

This should be good

• https://www.nytimes.com/1950/12/08/archives/the-lampoon-is-indicted-harvard-magazine-accused-of-selling-obscene.html "THE LAMPOON IS INDICTED; Harvard Magazine Accused of Selling 'Obscene' Issue" — Preceding unsigned comment added by EEng (talk • contribs) 05:56, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Elmer Award

No mention is made of the Elmer Award, which the Pee-wee Herman article mentions as having been given to him in 1985 for lifetime achievement in comedy. Can someone provide a reference? I'm curious about who "Elmer" is (Fudd, perhaps?). BMJ-pdx (talk) 02:40, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

Parody magazines

I wish I had a better source than some individual's blog , but it seems clear (note the images) that the Lampoon had been parodying magazines periodically (no pun intended) for decades before the period covered here. As it stands, our article misleadingly implies that the parodies of the 1960s represented a new venture. Jcejhay (talk) 19:17, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Ibis leadership position?

In an episode of the final (1966-67) season of What's My Line?, Jonathan Cerf was described as "Ibis... equivalent to vice president". Was this accurate? Still a thing today? More details? Is/was this part of the organizational structure? ~2026-17568-83 (talk) 13:08, 24 April 2026 (UTC)