In the 1980 parody classic “Airplane!” this spoof comedy takes shots at the slew of disaster movies that were released in the ’70s. When the passengers and crew of a jetliner are ...

“Airplane ... a sketch comedy group in Madison, Wisconsin, that often mocked commercials they’d discovered by recording late-night movies. One night, they stumbled on “Zero Hour!”, ...

READ MORE: The Best Comedy Movies of the Last 25 Years Abrahams ... it took several more years to convince a studio to take a chance on Airplane! with them as first-time directors.

Dumb and Dumber is the ultimate in absurd humor, with Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels delivering iconic performances. The comedy ...

The Kentucky Fried Movie in 1977, which Abrahams helped write. A couple of years later, he worked on the 1980 comedy Airplane!, starring Leslie Nielsen and Julie Hagerty, scoring a BAFTA ...