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Much of modern American “funny” can trace its roots to Kentucky Fried Theater, a zany group of friends who provided comic relief in the midst of the UW’s tumultuous antiwar years.

Abrahams helped found Kentucky Fried Theater at UW–Madison and went on to success with films such as Airplane! and The Naked Gun.