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Jim Abrahams, who pioneered spoof comedy films like Airplane and Naked Gun, dead at 80

Jim Abrahams, who pioneered spoof comedy films like Airplane and Naked Gun, dead at 80

His work with brothers Jerry and David Zucker honed a style characterized by wild physical comedy, sight gags, double meanings and endless puns.

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