Yo! Yo! Yo! Yo! Yooooo! On this episode of #LatinosOutLoud , @RachelLaLoca chats with legendary Director and Comedy Writer, David Zucker who you know from some of the top and most quoted comedies of all time - Airplane!, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult, BASEketball, Scary Movie 3, 4, & 5, etc...

The two chat about his incredible career, the latest Naked Gun movie--which was made without him, what it takes to be a good joke writer, and more.

MORE ABOUT DAVID ZUCKER

David Zucker has launched his own spoof comedy course! Click here for more info: MasterCrash: A Crash Course in Spoof Comedy, breaking down the 15 essential rules he uses to write, direct, and edit effective comedy. MasterCrash is a 9-hour course, delivered through 18 separate videos to help build the foundational skills for directing spoof comedy films and writing jokes that land. Filmmakers, writers, creators, and comedy fans will be given hands-on opportunities to learn ZAZ's (Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker) method of spoof writing while collaborating with other MC students, taking monthly calls with Zucker, accessing exclusive content, and hearing from surprise guest lecturers.

His newest films, Star of Malta, is in pre-production AND a German film that David is also executive producing, titled Octoberfest. The German film, in its writing phase, will be made for Traumfabrik Babelsberg and Amazon.

David's book, Surely You Can’t Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!, is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic that redefined comedy and launched a new era of spoof filmmaking. His other award nominated book is also available on Amazon: Before the Invention of Smiling: The Incredible Journey of the Zucker Family from Horse & Buggy to Indoor Plumbing

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