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Adam McKay, an Epic card
Adam McKay is an American filmmaker. McKay began his career in the 1990s as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 155
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 690,000
Power 155 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Adam McKay quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Adam McKay card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Aside from working with Ferrell, McKay wrote and directed the ______ films The Big Short, Vice, and Don't Look Up.
Answer
satirical. Aside from working with Ferrell, McKay wrote and directed the satirical films The Big Short, Vice, and Don't Look Up. From the Adam McKay article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Adam McKay is an American filmmaker. McKay began his career in the ____s as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.
Answer
1990s. Adam McKay is an American filmmaker. McKay began his career in the 1990s as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. From the Adam McKay article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- After leaving SNL, McKay collaborated with comedian Will Ferrell on his comedy films in the 2000s such as Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Step Brothers, and The Other Guys.
- Ferrell and McKay co-wrote and co-produced six television series and films, with McKay himself co-producing their website Funny or Die through their company, Gary Sanchez Productions.
- Aside from working with Ferrell, McKay wrote and directed the satirical films The Big Short, Vice, and Don't Look Up.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Adam McKay article was read about 690,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Adam McKay
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Adam McKay (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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