Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 1977's Kentucky Fried Movie was the first film written by the comedy team of Jim Abrahams and brothers Jerry and David Zucker, ...

He and boyhood friends Jerry and David Zucker got their start with 'The Kentucky Fried Movie,' and they also were behind 'Top Secret!' and 'Ruthless People.' By Chris Koseluk Jim Abrahams, the ...

Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who helped create comedy classics such as “Airplane!,” the “Naked Gun” movies, and the TV series “Police Squad!” has died. He was 80. Abrahams passed away of natural ...

Jim Abrahams, one of the writers and directors behind some of the greatest and most quotable spoof and slapstick comedies of the 20th century — including Airplane!, The Naked Gun, and Hot Shots! — ...

EVANSVILLE – Two stars of one of the funniest movies ever made will come to Evansville this spring for a screening and Q-and-A. Julie Hagerty and Robert Hays will bring their 1980 classic "Airplane!" ...

Comedy is subjective, but some movies are just funny … full stop. A great comedy can be rewatched, quoted and revisited. While you won’t find the highest-grossing comedy movie on this list (it’s ...