In the cutthroat world of television, though, the best that aspiring writers can hope for is that alums will take a look at their script submissions.
The Harvard name can even work against aspiring comedy writers because of bitterness toward the hefty Harvard network.
"In Hollywood, there is resentment against Harvard people," Oakley says. "Sometimes people have to go through extra hoops because people think they have coasted by on their Harvard friends."
Still, judging from the 100 or so Lampoon comedy writers, 'Poonsters appear to have managed these obstacles with panache.
They're so busy, in fact, that they can't find the time to attend reunions in Cambridge. They're reuniting on the West Coast instead.
It should be an animated gathering. Tee-hee.