Karasik Explains How A Cartoon Is Funny
Paul Karasik has dissected a New Yorker cartoon or two. He continues this coming Monday. Details here.
A Karasik quote of interest from the linked article:
“Despite E.B. White’s famous saying, ‘Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog; few are interested and the frog dies,’ my goal is to explain how a cartoon is funny, how it works its magic on the reader.” _______________________________________________________________________
Interview of Interest: Mimi Pond
From The Muse, August 8, 2017, “A chat with Mimi Pond on the Service Industry, Cocaine, and Writing the First Episode of The Simpsons” — Ms. Pond’s new book is The Customer Is Always Wrong.
An excerpt from Ms. Pond’s book appeared on the newyorker.com ‘s Daily Shouts August 2.