Podcast appearances and mentions of Al Jaffee

Giuseppe Castellano talks to Sam Viviano, award-winning cartoonist, and former art director of MAD Magazine, about his membership in MAD's usual gang of idiots; what the careers of Norman Mingo and Jack Davis can teach today's illustrators; why creatives, even the worrywarts, should keep on keeping on; and more.Sam can be found on Instagram.Artists mentioned in this episode include: Steve Brodner, Herbert Lawrence Block, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, George Woodbridge, Al Jaffee, Dave Berg, Brad Holland, Guy Billout, Nicholas Blechman, Peter de Sève, Anita Kunz, Barry Blitt, Jack Unruh, Sergio Aragonés, and Don Martin If you find value in this podcast, you can support it by subscribing to our best-selling publication, Notes On Illustration, on Substack. Among other benefits, you will gain access to bonus episodes we call “Extra Credit”. | Visit illustrationdept.com for offerings like mentorships and portfolio reviews, testimonials, our alumni showcase, and more. | Music for the podcast was created by Oatmello.

Hey Pencil Pushers! Welcome back to the podcast. Today we share my chat with legendary illustrator and caricature artist Sam Viviano. Known for his extensive career with MAD Magazine and work for other notable publications such as TV Guide and Rolling Stone, Sam shares the stories behind his artistic journey. From childhood inspirations and early encounters with comic book giants to his breakthrough at MAD and relationships with iconic artists like Al Jaffee and Mort Drucker, Sam provides an intimate look into his creative process and the family-like bonds formed during his career. Tune in for an inspiring and insightful discussion about the life of an artist dedicated to his craft. Host: Mike Rosado (mrcraleigh.com) (instagram.com/ekimodasor) Post Production: Max Trujillo (instagram.com/trujillomedia) Sponsors: MRC (mrcraleigh.com) and Burny Wild's (burnywilds.com) 

fWotD Episode 2750: Costello's Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Thursday, 14 November 2024 is Costello's.Costello's (also known as Tim's) was a bar and restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, from 1929 to 1992. The bar operated at several locations near the intersection of East 44th Street and Third Avenue. Costello's was known as a drinking spot for journalists with the New York Daily News, writers with The New Yorker, novelists, and cartoonists, including the author Ernest Hemingway, the cartoonist James Thurber, the journalist John McNulty, the poet Brendan Behan, the short-story writer John O'Hara, and the writers Maeve Brennan and A. J. Liebling. The bar is also known for having been home to a wall where Thurber drew a cartoon depiction of the "Battle of the Sexes" at some point between 1934 and 1935; the cartoon was destroyed, illustrated again, and then lost in the 1990s. A wall illustrated in 1976 by several cartoonists, including Bill Gallo, Stan Lee, Mort Walker, Al Jaffee, Sergio Aragonés, and Dik Browne, is still on display at the bar's final location.The bar was founded in 1929 as a speakeasy on Third Avenue by brothers Tim and Joe Costello, who had emigrated to the United States from Ireland. Tim was known as an affable, intelligent proprietor with an interest in literature. In the early 1930s, the bar moved to the corner of East 44th Street and Third Avenue, before moving one door away on Third Avenue in 1949. The bar moved to its final location at 225 East 44th Street in 1974. Costello's closed in 1992; the Turtle Bay Café took over the space, operating until 2005. Since then, the location has been occupied by a sports bar called the Overlook. The bar is remembered through the stories that have been told about it over the years. The writer John McNulty is credited with creating a mythology around Costello's—which he called "this place on Third Avenue"—through a series of short stories published in The New Yorker in the 1940s.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:43 UTC on Thursday, 14 November 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Costello's on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Matthew.

Time to look back on those we lost (from pop culture and beyond) in 2023. This week we're covering the first half of the year, and our list includes people from movies (Raquel Welch, Treat Williams, Alan Arkin), television (Adam Rich, Cindy Williams, Richard Belzer), music (Burt Bacharach, Harry Belafonte, Tina Turner), comics (Al Jaffee, Lee Moder, John Romita Sr.), wrestling (Leaping Lanny Poffo, Superstar Billy Graham, The Iron Sheik), and many more. Kornflake has the week off, but the Mayor of Chickentown is here providing expert commentary. And next week, we'll all be here to wrap up the whole stupid year. Bring very strong beverages. The Flopcast website! The ESO Network! The Flopcast on Facebook! The Flopcast on Instagram! The Flopcast on Mastadon! Please rate and review The Flopcast on Apple Podcasts! Email: info@flopcast.net Our music is by The Sponge Awareness Foundation! This week's promo: Earth Station DCU!

2023 saw the deaths of legends from the world of music, acting, sports, and politics. Several folks above the age of 90 passed this year, including Burt Bacharach, Bud Grant, Mad Magazine's Al Jaffee, Harry Belafonte, Pat Robertson, Tony Bennett, Bob Barker, David McCallum, Dianne Feinstein, Rosalynn Carter, Henry Kissinger, Sandra Day O'Connor, and Norman Lear, and Tony Mazur talks about them and several more in this podcast.   Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the above, as well as bonus podcasts per week. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur.   Tony is also on Rumble! Go find his video podcasts over there for free.   Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

It's September 29, 2023. Clementine and her two dads (Jarvis and Jasper) are back to teach us all about news for kids since May 2023 at least! We learn about the life and death of Al Jaffee, a man who makes Transformer sculptures in his neighborhood that nobody wants, doctors using Chat GPT to learn compassion, a concert night in a NYC sewer, people on TikTok saying it isn't real, a white supremacist who tries MDMA and it changes him, a new rollercoaster that rollercoaster nerds will like, pregnant opera singers, comedian Sara Silverman suing Open AI, Pokemon Sleep, Roald Dahl being called out as a racist by his own museum, converting waste water into beer, Joe Biden's dog biting Secret Service Agents, The US wanting dead butterflies, and ancient worms being revived. 

It's September 29, 2023. Clementine and her two dads (Jarvis and Jasper) are back to teach us all about news for kids since May 2023 at least! We learn about the life and death of Al Jaffee, a man who makes Transformer sculptures in his neighborhood that nobody wants, doctors using Chat GPT to learn compassion, a concert night in a NYC sewer, people on TikTok saying it isn't real, a white supremacist who tries MDMA and it changes him, a new rollercoaster that rollercoaster nerds will like, pregnant opera singers, comedian Sara Silverman suing Open AI, Pokemon Sleep, Roald Dahl being called out as a racist by his own museum, converting waste water into beer, Joe Biden's dog biting Secret Service Agents, The US wanting dead butterflies, and ancient worms being revived. 

We have an epic number of moments, hairy spiders who are vegetarians, Bean's live obituary for Al Jaffee, Betty White on twitter, other podcasts letting us down, strawberry ice cream, a Curandera, an interesting way to retrieve bolting animals, a Kim Kardashian shaped hole in the wall, Brad Williams and Larry King missed connections and Bean on Married with Children! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/quitters-never-give-up/message

We have an epic number of moments, hairy spiders who are vegetarians, Bean's live obituary for Al Jaffee, Betty White on twitter, other podcasts letting us down, strawberry ice cream, a Curandera, an interesting way to retrieve bolting animals, a Kim Kardashian shaped hole in the wall, Brad Williams and Larry King missed connections and Bean on Married with Children! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/quitters-never-give-up/message

This week Tim sits down with Stewart Lynch to talk about his video teaching Swift coding. Steve has had a long career teaching computers in education, professional software applications and now in his own video series. Special Guest: Stewart Lynch.

The latest episode of The Queens Comic Podcast is now live! In this latest episode, Billy and Ian remember the late, great Al Jaffee before diving into Heather Benjamin's bizarre and beautifully obscene Exorcise art book. From there, it's a look at issue #3 of Last Gasp's notorious Cocaine Comix (featuring work from Leonardo DiCaprio's pops!), Will Eisner's The Spirit, EC Comics that we can't afford and then have a spirited discussion about Ditko's Mr. A & The Maker. The second half of the show discusses DC's Waller Versus Wildstorm book, Avatar's not very good Friday The 13th comics, Jack Kirby's wonderfully wacky Days Of The Mob, a neat vintage Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Sticker Book, Rick Veitch's excellent Brat Pack #1, the Heavy Metal release of Alien The Illustrated Story by Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson and, last but not least, Billy's favorite Superman series, All Star Superman. It's almost a whole hour of erratic comic talk that took a really long time to edit and it won't cost you a dime! We ain't trying to sell you anything - so give it a listen, you've got nothing to lose! Follow us on Instagram @queenscomicpodcast http://www.queenscomicparty.com #queenscomicpodcast #queenscomicparty #comics #comicbooks #undergroundcomics #cocainecomix #lastgasp #heatherbenjamin #will eisner #steve ditko #jackkirby #alien #heavy metal #superman #comicpodcast

This week, we discuss Bryan having Covid, Al Jaffee passing, RRR, Hot Shots!, Hi-Life destroyed, Mandalorian season finale, Imgur bans NSFW content, Simpsons Assassins shoes, SUATMM Funko Pop! Rocks figures, the QoftheW, insult of the week, and more! Salty Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/saltylanguagepods Our Patreon: Patreon.com/saltylanguage   Subscribe / rate / review us on Apple Podcasts!   Links: 1. Al Jaffee dies https://nbc-2.com/news/2023/04/11/al-jaffee-record-breaking-mad-magazine-cartoonist-dies-age-102/?fbclid=IwAR0nQBNXUkBbgyEm-vH5zMnuPICHELfIqlG_zoQHvpRT25jkB0ufNx4zfP8 2. Imgur bans NSFW content https://gizmodo.com/imgur-bans-nsfw-content-will-delete-old-posts-1850356455 3. Simpsons Assassin sneakers https://nerdist.com/article/the-simpsons-assassins-sneakers-worn-by-homer-ned-flanders-are-for-sale-from-retro-clothing/?utm_campaign=social+flow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com SUATMM: Funko Pop Rocks figures https://www.instagram.com/p/CrOBoasr5Zf/?igshid=ZTlkMDEyOTY%3D QoftheW: What Ruins Cake for you? Insult: Bedswerver   Visit us at: saltylanguage.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/salty-language/id454587072?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3GnINOQglJq1jedh36ZjGC iHeart Radio: http://www.iheart.com/show/263-Salty-Language/ Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ixozhhniffkdkgfp33brnqolvte Tony's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@allthebeers Bryan's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@IFinallyPlayed https://www.tiktok.com/@saltylanguage facebook.com/saltylanguage @salty_language / saltylanguage@gmail.com http://salty.libsyn.com/webpage  / http://www.youtube.com/user/SaltyLanguagePod Instagram: SaltyLanguage Reddit: r/saltylanguage Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/salty-language tangentboundnetwork.com Share with your friends!

 Newsflash time! It’s Al Jaffee! It’s Turtles and Teens! It’s your grandma and her original hips at 84, and so is Marvel! And Antarctica! Direct Download: MP3 The post Newsflash: April 24, 2023 appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.

Tonight! Sure as the rain will come, so will the news. Marvel switches comic book apps, Max has a bunch of shows planned, Section 31 goes from planned tv show to planned movie, Galaxy Quest the movie goes to a series, and we remember Barry Humphries and Al Jaffee, all that and more on this edition of multiverse tonight.Support the showThanks for listening! Come visit the podcast at https://www.multiversetonight.com/ and the Pop Goes The Culture podcast network at https://popgoestheculture.com/

Leo Laporte has returned from his trip! He shares what tech he ended up using during the trip. Dick DeBartolo joins us to talk about the gadget of the week: the Anker M650 Wireless Microphone! Why are most modems for you to rent by providers such as Comcast so sub-par? Are there smart lights out there that use Bluetooth? Leo shows off the Inky Impression 7.3" Color Display. Why is my laptop with Linux installed on it going through my battery quickly? How do I disable iCloud Desktop & Documents syncing without losing all my files and folders on my desktop? Is there any reason not to continue using Apple's Airport Extremes / Expresses? Why am I getting a certificate error when listening to TWiT podcasts? Over-50 gamers feel overlooked, study finds. Should I get rid of my old Sonos V1 hardware that I haven't used in some time? Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Guest: Dick DeBartolo Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/1971 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast meraki.cisco.com/twit GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

Leo Laporte has returned from his trip! He shares what tech he ended up using during the trip. Dick DeBartolo joins us to talk about the gadget of the week: the Anker M650 Wireless Microphone! Why are most modems for you to rent by providers such as Comcast so sub-par? Are there smart lights out there that use Bluetooth? Leo shows off the Inky Impression 7.3" Color Display. Why is my laptop with Linux installed on it going through my battery quickly? How do I disable iCloud Desktop & Documents syncing without losing all my files and folders on my desktop? Is there any reason not to continue using Apple's Airport Extremes / Expresses? Why am I getting a certificate error when listening to TWiT podcasts? Over-50 gamers feel overlooked, study finds. Should I get rid of my old Sonos V1 hardware that I haven't used in some time? Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Guest: Dick DeBartolo Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/1971 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/all-twittv-shows Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast meraki.cisco.com/twit GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

Leo Laporte has returned from his trip! He shares what tech he ended up using during the trip. Dick DeBartolo joins us to talk about the gadget of the week: the Anker M650 Wireless Microphone! Why are most modems for you to rent by providers such as Comcast so sub-par? Are there smart lights out there that use Bluetooth? Leo shows off the Inky Impression 7.3" Color Display. Why is my laptop with Linux installed on it going through my battery quickly? How do I disable iCloud Desktop & Documents syncing without losing all my files and folders on my desktop? Is there any reason not to continue using Apple's Airport Extremes / Expresses? Why am I getting a certificate error when listening to TWiT podcasts? Over-50 gamers feel overlooked, study finds. Should I get rid of my old Sonos V1 hardware that I haven't used in some time? Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Guest: Dick DeBartolo Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/1971 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/total-leo Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast meraki.cisco.com/twit GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

Leo Laporte has returned from his trip! He shares what tech he ended up using during the trip. Dick DeBartolo joins us to talk about the gadget of the week: the Anker M650 Wireless Microphone! Why are most modems for you to rent by providers such as Comcast so sub-par? Are there smart lights out there that use Bluetooth? Leo shows off the Inky Impression 7.3" Color Display. Why is my laptop with Linux installed on it going through my battery quickly? How do I disable iCloud Desktop & Documents syncing without losing all my files and folders on my desktop? Is there any reason not to continue using Apple's Airport Extremes / Expresses? Why am I getting a certificate error when listening to TWiT podcasts? Over-50 gamers feel overlooked, study finds. Should I get rid of my old Sonos V1 hardware that I haven't used in some time? Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Guest: Dick DeBartolo Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/1971 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast meraki.cisco.com/twit GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

It was a big week in geek news, with the Star Wars Celebration in jolly old England and the latest name change over at HBO/Discovery/Warner/Whatever announced in Holly-old-Wood. The Guys get giddy about Star Wars content to come, with Rey and Mando getting new movies, and Ahsoka streaming soon.  Well, “soon” in the world of Disney+ releases.   And what of Max, the new name for the Discovery-HBO-Magnolia-Etcetera streaming behemoth?  A little something for everybody, it seems, with a commitment to an extensive reboot from the Wizarding World, another pre-sequel (it's hard to tell which is which these days) from Game of Thrones, and the Penguin waddling into our living rooms.   Until all that happens, though, The Guys are excited about the Marvels movie trailer, sad about Al Jaffee, and eerily quiet about the dialogue in the latest John Wick movie.  Listen to this one, but don't Max out.  

The Bums usher in the front half of S3:E0080 with a new mascot (Bohdi the Bum) and an NBA playoff rundown; the Greek Freak has a wonky back; nobody outside of Orange County is pulling for the Lakers; Draymond draws a playoff edition suspension for Game 3 based on sins of the past; as talk turns to MLB, the Cubbies have a solid circus tour out west and remain above .500; the Pale Hose injury bug continues to bite (someone is getting fired); good guy Liam kicks cancer right in the dick; Sherzer gets a little vacation; Sin City is eyeballing a new sporting tenant; NFL updates as the Bears plan to add an upcharge to ticket prices to escape the absolute shithole that is Solider Field (and the Bums are A-OK with that); galactically stupid NFL players get busted gambling (against clear cut rules) and the suspensions and cuts run deep; Commie fans are dreaming of better times as Dan “Shit Bag” Snyder is on the verge on making billions; Mike Tidwell is next in our sights; and the close as the Bums pause their NHL ban with a Jonathan Toews send off.The back half of the mullet is flowing with another infamous beer review, featuring Bartlett, IL's More Brewing Company, with “Villa Pils” (4.8% ABV), a German-style pilsner that is crisper than More's brew house construction planning (we're still waiting); Chicago is set for a mid/major perfect storm of traffic chaos between the Kennedy Expressway's 3-year construction fiasco, a multi-year NASCAR racing commitment that conflicts with the Taste of Chicago, and the Democratic National Convention; Paddy returns from the wars in FLA (and his liver is exhausted); the Bums cover the “states” of 4/20 with the latest from DISA compliance firm on MJ legality; the Bums bid adieu to Mad Magazine's Al Jaffee (102 y/o) and ‘bit actor'/super Italian Frank Vallelonga Jr. (80 y/o) is found dead from a cocaine and fentanyl O.D. (his Pops played Carmen Lip in the Sopranos); Elon “Snake Oil Salesman” Musk chalks up another praised failure as Starship self-explodes; and close with a brief look at the HBO's still viperous “Succession” series.  The Bums have lots to say, so listen TF up. Recorded April 21st, 2023 at B.O.M. northwest headquarters ‘The Eagle's Nest' in Chicago, IL USA.  

Leo Laporte has returned from his trip! He shares what tech he ended up using during the trip. Dick DeBartolo joins us to talk about the gadget of the week: the Anker M650 Wireless Microphone! Why are most modems for you to rent by providers such as Comcast so sub-par? Are there smart lights out there that use Bluetooth? Leo shows off the Inky Impression 7.3" Color Display. Why is my laptop with Linux installed on it going through my battery quickly? How do I disable iCloud Desktop & Documents syncing without losing all my files and folders on my desktop? Is there any reason not to continue using Apple's Airport Extremes / Expresses? Why am I getting a certificate error when listening to TWiT podcasts? Over-50 gamers feel overlooked, study finds. Should I get rid of my old Sonos V1 hardware that I haven't used in some time? Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Guest: Dick DeBartolo Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/1971 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/all-twittv-shows Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast meraki.cisco.com/twit GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

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David Liljemark är serietecknare och allmän lirare. I detta avsnitt pratar vi bland annat om MAD-tecknaren Abraham "Allan 'Al' Jaffee" Jaffee som nyligen dog 102 år gammal. Det finns ett bonusavsnitt på 41 minuter för dig som donerar valfri summa till den här podden på Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arkivsamtalSwish: 0760724728Twitter: @gardenfors#arkivsamtalInstagram: @gardenforsFacebook: Arkiv Samtal - eftersnackgruppenStandup med Simon Gärdenfors: https://www.gardenfors.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join The Desert Rat today as we doff our hats and pay tribute to one of the finest comic artists of our time- MAD Magazine's legendary Al Jaffee. Besides his many other contributions to MAD he invented the famous MAD fold-in feature and worked there for over 65 years. A long life well lived. Support the platform that houses this podcast. Stop Killing Each other!

This week, Seamus and Garrett return just in time to get groovy by covering all 3 original Evil Dead movies! Plus, the penultimate episodes of The Mandalorian season 3, and a look at recent Marvel and Star Wars announcements. Episode timecodes: News - 1:11 RIP Klaus Teuber, Al Jaffee, Norman Reynolds, & Bill Butler - 1:11 The Marvels trailer - 8:48 Star Wars Celebration (Ahsoka Trailer, Daisey Ridley returns, James Mangold to helm Jedi origin movie, and the Mandalorian/Ahsoka finale movie from Dave Filoni) - 11:50 HBO Max and Discovery+ streaming merger - 20:56 Harry Potter series coming to Max - 23:09 The Evil Dead Trilogy - 27:51 The Evil Dead Trilogy spoilers - 34:33 Pop Culture Reference (The Sam Rami Car)- 1:05:42 Mando Bros - 1:08:31 Save The Rec Center (Party Down & The Replacements) - 1:30:47 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Susan Nickelson is the CEO and Director if Operations of Holistic Solutions, a cannabis dispensary in Waterford Township, New Jersey. It is the 33rd medical cannabis dispensary to open in New Jersey and the first black and woman-owned dispensary in the state, which was very recently approved for adult recreational sales. She also runs Ital Daughters, LLC, a cannabis and hemp consulting company that specializes in assisting minorities, women, veterans, municipalities, and stakeholders in understanding the regulatory aspects of the cannabis industry. Nickelson comes from a long line of herbalist women who have curated cannabis on the island of Jamaica for hundreds of years. In this enlightening conversation, she discusses her path to business ownership, the importance of working toward racial and economic equity in the industry and the law, and she shares lovingly about cannabis as a natural part of her family tradition. Before the featured interview, Wendy Sheridan and Robin Renée serve up the Random Facts of the day about the Scotch Pine and the most boring day in the world. The attempt at the SpaceX Starship test launch, the Supreme Court's temporary preservation of the FDA approval of the mifepristone abortion pill (RU-486), a landmark bill working through the California legislature that would make Hindu castes a protected class, Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News, the largest natural explosion in over a century and remembering the great Al Jaffee of Mad Magazine fame are all in the News. In The Artscape, Robin interviews Wendy about her recent paintings and upcoming art exhibits. At the end of the show for You Got Questions? We Got Answers! they ponder, "What was your biggest ever waste of money?" Things to do: Visit Holistic Solutions, like them on Facebook, and follow them on Instagram, Learn more here: Minorities for Medical Marijuana New Jersey Cannabis Business Association Minority Cannabis Business Association See the artwork of Wendy Sheridan at the 2023 Union County Senior Citizens ART EXHIBIT, April 20 - June 1, HELIOsphere on April 28, and at Balticon 57, May 26 - 29. Check out Mad Magazine. Support The Leftscape on Patreon and be privvy to humorous TMI!   Sound engineering by Wendy Sheridan Show notes by Robin Renée Fake sponsor messages by Ariel Sheridan Web hosting by InMotion Remote recording by SquadCast

On this episode of the DC Comics News Podcast, the DCN crew take you on a journey through this week's DC news, including trailers for the upcoming Blue Beetle movie and The Batman spin-off series, The Penguin, as well as the full cast reveal for Creature Commandos, a big Knight Terrors reveal, and much more! So sit back, and enjoy Steve J Ray: www.twitter.com/el_steevo Brad Filicky: www.twitter.com/filickyb1 Seth Singleton: www.twitter.com/1MoreSingleton Kelly Gaines: www.twitter.com/KelGainesWrite Kendra Hale: www.twitter.com/DevourAllWords Damian Fasciani: www.twitter.com/Damian_Fasciani Editor-in-Chief - Josh Raynor: www.twitter.com/MovieBlogMerc Be sure to also subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play, and if you like what you hear, please give us a 5-star rating and review! Follow us on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/DCComicsNews Twitter: www.twitter.com/DCComicsNews Instagram: www.instagram.com/DCComicsNews Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/DCComicsNews

This week on The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™: We remember Al Jaffee, Michael Lerner, Rachel Pollack, and Mike Machlan. Corgi UK is returning to Star Trek models. Jeremy Renner blames himself. In Moving Pictures: HBO Max is changing its name. James Mangold will write and direct Swamp Thing. Paramount+ has ordered a Dungeons & […]

Paul and Al are back on their regular beat, remembering Al Jaffee and Rachel Pollack, talking about all the upcoming Fall of X and Knight Terrors books, enjoying Mark Waid's mini-renaissance at DC and dissecting the digital drops of DSTLRY, as well as reviewing The Great British Bump-Off and Guardians of the Galaxy. The Official Handbook of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe? I don't believe they exist.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Wordle, 12 Years a Slave, Paul's mustache, Emo Phillips' joke that didn't age well, spoilers for Succession S4E3, Al Jaffee dead at 102, getting re-diagnosed, late night shows, residuals, Infinity Pool, marketing for streaming shows, the changes at twitter, being 50, … Continue reading →

Wie was de bejubelde en verguisde Guus Belinfante? En waarom bleek hij in het protestjaar 1968 ongeschikt als rector magnificus van de Universiteit van Amsterdam? Journalist Geke van der Wal schreef de biografie In Plaats van Woede en spreekt bij Wat blijft met Floortje Smit. Verder aandacht voor Benjamin Ferencz, de laatst overgebleven aanklager in de Neurenberg-processen. Jacobine Geel spreekt over Huub Oosterhuis, en de legendarische cartoonist Al Jaffee komt aan bod. In het tweede uur van #WatBlijft volgt Ellen van den Berg het spoor terug van Bram Peper, oud-burgemeester van Rotterdam. Hij was verantwoordelijk voor veel stadsvernieuwing en de Erasmusbrug, maar kwam in opspraak door de Bonnetjesaffaire. --- Redactie: Nina Ramkisoen, Noah van Diepen, Geerte Verduijn, Maartje Willems, Jessica Zoghary Eindredactie: Bram Vollaers

Açık Gazete'nin köşelerinden Haftanın Karikatürleri'nde İzel Rozental'in seçtiği ve anlattığı çizimler arasından Al Jaffee'nin çizimi haftanın karikatürü seçildi.

Comic Reviews: DC Flash 796 by Jeremy Adams, Fernando Pasarin, Roger Cruz, George Kambadais, Oclair Albert, Wellington Dias, Pete Pantazis, Matt Herms, Luis Guerrero Marvel Amazing Spider-Man 23 by Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr, Scott Hanna, Marcio Menyz Planet of the Apes 1 by David Walker, Dave Wachter, Bryan Valenza Spider-Man 7 by Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Andrew Hennessy, Edgar Delgado Infinity Comics Marvel Meow and Pizza Dog by Jason Loo Image Copra Versus 1 by Michel Fiffe Hey Kids! Comics! Vol 3: The Schlock of the New! 1 by Howard Chaykin Junk Rabbit 1 by Jimmie Robinson Sweet Paprika: Black, White, and Pink 1 by Mirka Andolfo, Katana Collins, Xong Bros, Kim Krizan, Elisa Ferrari, Gabriele Bagnoli, Steve Orlando, Emilio Pilliu, Stjepan Sejic, Retsu Tateo, Luca Blengino, Otto Schmidt Dark Horse Hairball 1 by Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins Dynamite Disney Villains – Scar 1 by Chuck Brown, Trevor Fraley IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Fifth Anniversary Special Edition by Ian Flynn, Tracy Yardley, Jim Amash, Bob Smith, Matt Herms Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – The Dog of War 1 by Mike Chen, Angel Hernandez, Nick Filardi Ahoy Second Coming: Trinity 1 by Mark Russell, Richard Pace, Leonard Kirk, Andy Troy Archie Archie and Friends: All Action 1 by Rich Margopoulos, Bill Golliher, Daniel Kibblesmith, Tim Kennedy, Pat Kennedy, Ryan Jampole, Bob Smith, Rex Lindsey, Glenn Whitmore Vault Nasty 1 by John Lees, George Kambadais, Adam Cahoon OGN Grace Needs Space by Benjamin Wilgus, Rii Abrego Danger and Other Unknown Risks by Ryan North and Erica Henderson Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang Codex Black: A Fire Among Clouds by Camilo Moncada Lozano, Angel De Santiago The Mighty Bite by Nathan Hale Twistwood Tales by AC Macdonald Ray's OGN Corner: Parachute Kids by Betty Tang Additional Reviews: Mandalorian 3.6, Picard 3.8, Super Mario Bros. Movie, Skinamarink, Lamentation from Cullen Bunn, Owl House finale, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane News: Rachel Pollack, Al Jaffee, Harry Potter reboot, new Mark Russell kickstarter, Gail Simone Red Sonja novel, Five Nights at Freddy's release date, Batman Beyond returns with new mini, new creative team on Thor, Star Wars news and rumors, Steve Orlando Iceman series, Mangold doing a Star Wars and a Swamp Thing movie, Acolyte cast, Fall of X spin-offs, Tales of the Jedi Season 2 announced, Stranger Things animated series greenlit Trailers: Spider-Verse 2, Barbie, Muppets Mayhem, My Adventures with Superman, Ahsoka, Indiana Jones 5, Star Wars: Visions s2, Young Jedi Adventures Comics Countdown (05 Apr 2023): Stillwater 18 by Chip Zdarsky, Ramon Perez, Mike Spicer Batman 134 by Chip Zdarsky, Mike Hawthorne, Miguel Mendonca, Adriano Di Benedetto, Romeu Morey, Roman Stevens Hairball 1 by Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins Parachute Kids GN by Betty C. Tang Radiant Pink 4 by Melissa Flores, Meghan Camarena, Emma Kubert, Rebecca Nalty Barnstormers 5 by Scott Snyder, Tula Lotay, Dee Cunniffe I Hate This Place 7 by Kyle Starks, Artyom Topilin, Lee Loughridge Flash 796 by Jeremy Adams, Fernando Pasarin, Roger Cruz, George Kambadais, Oclair Albert, Wellington Dias, Pete Pantazis, Matt Herms, Luis Guerrero Danger and Other Unknown Risks GN by Ryan North and Erica Henderson Spider-Man 7 by Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Andrew Hennessy, Edgar Delgado

¡Regresamos a un país de pesadillas, vuelven los Guardianes de la Galaxia y el reencuentro de Usagi Yojimbo con las Tortugas Ninja, en esta ocasión en ⁠⁠⁠#LosCómicsDeLaSemana⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 143! ÑOÑOTICIAS (8:46) - Valentín habla de Clarks III porque le encanta perder tiempo (11:46) - Este lunes nos dejó el inigualable Al Jaffee. (20:09) - Los Vengadores enfrentarán nuevos villanos diseñados por C.F. Villa. (26:50) - Mark Waid nos contará los Últimos Días de Lex Luthor. (33:47) - Regresa Karma-tron DC COMICS (42:46) - The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country - The Glass House #1 (

Join us as we remember the legendary Al Jaffee, explore the New York International Car Show, and glam up with Chad's vanity lights. Plus, we look at the bizarre Museum of Failures for a hilarious look at some of history's biggest flops!

A plague has befallen the cast, but two soldiers carry on the fight. 80's Jeff and Kommander K climb the pile of skulls to talk about Star Wars Celebration: London, Tower of Silence, Super Mario Brothers movie, Ipcress Files, Spellslinger, Brandon Sanderson, Larry Correia, Al Jaffee, The Marvels, and the 40th anniversary release of Return of the Jedi. Let's get intimate, it's time for a GeekShock!

Join us as we remember the legendary Al Jaffee, explore the New York International Car Show, and glam up with Chad's vanity lights. Plus, we look at the bizarre Museum of Failures for a hilarious look at some of history's biggest flops!

Mad magazine was the haggadah of my childhood. It was my sacred text, my script and my constant companion — so much so that I cannot imagine my childhood and early adolescence without it. That is why these past few days have been sad for me, and for so many others. Al Jaffee, perhaps the last of the creators of Mad, has died at the biblical age of 102. In 2016, Guinness World Records recognized him for having had the longest career as a comic artist. Let me go through that haggadah — that "sacred" script — of my childhood. I lived for Mad. 

This week: Beeso and Doc ask if the travesties committed against basketball in this week's play-in games have changed how you think the NBA playoffs will turn out. Also: dodging skinfold tests the Beenleigh way, coming round to LeBron's way of thinking, the only media voice brave enough to speak out against screaming 9 year olds at basketball games, taking advantage of Canadians, affronts against the eyeballs, passive-aggressive voice, Tampa trauma, Nurse vacancies, coaches mostly make no difference at all, the fourth Musketeer (Mark Daigneault to his mum), Brett/Bruce Brown/Bowen, activate the DORT, OKC's decade-long two-year teardown, Giddey for MVP, shouts to Al Jaffee, JR level stupidity, horse-swamp interface series, no switching, is the entire first round going to suck, Twitter beef mid-offs, kaiju LeBron, #TouchYarns, dumb awards narrative seasons, Doncic for Jokic, unintended CBA consequences, hanging around outside high schools, STAYYY OHHFFF THAA WEEEEDUH, supply-side economics and unfalsifiable hypotheses. Find us on: Spotify Podcasts | Apple Podcasts | Omny StudioRSS feeds: Just sports | Just music | EverythingContact: Twitter | Facebook | EmailLast week to donate for Beeso's charity masochism: 24 Hours of Heroes AustraliaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's Nose could be some genetic switch that flipped. Something that was there, dormant, and it just… On April 8, The New York Times Opinion published an interactive, “17 Pop Culture Moments That Define the COVID Era.” The Nose didn't really have a choice but to start figuring out its own COVID canon. And: The Power is a TV series adaptation of Naomi Alderman's 2016 science fiction novel (which The Nose covered in 2018). It tells the story of a world where teenage girls suddenly develop the ability to produce electricity. It stars an ensemble cast that includes John Leguizamo, Halle Bush, Toheeb Jimoh, Eddie Marsan, and Toni Collette. Five of The Power's expected nine episodes are available to stream on Prime Video. Rebecca Castellani's endorsements: Dark on Netflix the books of Margaret Atwood Rand Richards Cooper's endorsement: the books of W.G. Sebald Lindsay Lee Wallace's endorsements: Crush on Hulu Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin Colin's endorsement: the music of Connie Converse Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take: Al Jaffee, Mad magazine's cartoon maestro, dies at 102 He was Mad magazine's longest-serving contributor and proudly helped corrupt the minds of generations of young Americans Mary Quant, British Fashion Revolutionary, Dies at 93 Known as the mother of the miniskirt, clad in her signature play clothes and boots, with huge painted eyes, fake freckles and a bob, she epitomized London's Swinging Sixties. Food storage synonym Tupperware has ‘substantial doubt' it can survive Taylor Swift's breakups defined her early stardom. Not anymore. The tone and reaction to Swift's split with actor Joe Alwyn after six years is remarkably different from a decade ago Some People's ‘Funny' Is Other People's ‘Offensive' A Resurfaced Clip Of Aubrey Plaza Recalling The Time A Director Instructed Her To Masturbate On Camera Has Left People Seriously Disturbed “The camera was mounted on the ceiling, I was in my underwear and a Clinton t-shirt, and there were a bunch of old men smoking — the crew guys. And then I went and touched myself.” Actor Jesse Metcalfe talks about dating in CT on podcast Inside Donald Glover's New Creative Playground He changed the course of television with Atlanta and laid out a blueprint for a whole era of dark comedy. And now, out in Ojai, California, the multihyphenate star is preparing for the next phase of his career, building something even bigger and more ambitious that only he could have imagined. ‘Succession' and ‘Dr. Pimple Popper' Together in New Warner Streaming App The service, expected to be called Max, is meant to help the company compete more directly with Netflix and Disney. “The Body You've Been Comparing My Current Body To Was The Unhealthiest Version Of My Body”: Ariana Grande Addressed Speculation Around Her Body “I was on a lot of antidepressants and drinking on them and eating poorly and at the lowest point of my life when I looked the way you consider my ‘healthy.'” How ‘Hud' Began Texas's Love Affair With the Bastard Paul Newman plays a brutish, morally repugnant monster in the classic anti-western. So why do Texans admire him anyway? The Case of the Fake Sherlock Richard Walter was hailed as a genius criminal profiler. How did he get away with his fraud for so long? NASA's Webb Telescope Reveals Supernova in Unprecedented Detail A stunning new picture of an exploded star includes a “green monster” and other never-before-seen features. Brad Pitt and the Bizarre Charity Mess That's Left Katrina Victims Stranded Again Owners of faulty homes built by the star's Make It Right Foundation in New Orleans were relieved when charity Global Green promised $20.5 million for repairs. The only problem: It never had the money. A Journey Inside the Updated James Bond Novels Book Bond has long been obscured by his cinematic doppelgänger. Now, thanks to savvy edits, readers can finally have a serious discussion about the complicated man on the page. GUESTS: Rebecca Castellani: Co-founder of Quiet Corner Communications and a freelance writer Rand Richards Cooper: A fiction writer, contributing editor at Commonweal, and the restaurant critic for the Hartford Courant Lindsay Lee Wallace: Writes about culture, health care and health equity, and other stuff, too The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode!Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leaked intelligence documents suggest a challenge for Ukraine's air defense; The Day 6 Twitter account's blue check mark says goodbye; how Brownie Wise turned Tupperware into to a business empire powered by women; activist investors question Scotiabank's outsized investment in a controversial Israeli weapons company; new podcast helps people support the victims of gender-based violence; Mike Sacks remembers legendary MAD Magazine cartoonist Al Jaffee; and more.

While it's no secret that houses aren't cheap, there are some signs on the horizon that they might be getting pricier. Why is this and could it just be a seasonal thing? Guest: Judy Marsales, Broker of Record, Judy Marsales Real Estate Ltd. - Canada is home to some of the most expensive phone plans on planet Earth. There's a possibility that won't be the case for much longer - assuming things go to plan. Guest: Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University - With the recent loss of Al Jaffee, the award-winning artist behind many of Mad magazine's cartoons, Scott reminisces on the incredible impact Mad had on its readers and asks what's happened to cartoons as a medium. Guest: Robert Thompson, Founding Director, Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture, Syracuse University

Fecha de Grabación: Lunes 10 de abril de 2023 Algunas noticias y temas comentados: Falleció la escritora Rachel Pollack, recordada por Doom Patrol. Murió el legendario caricaturista Al Jaffee, colaborador de MAD. Falleció Mike Machlan, veterano entintador en Marvel y DC Comics. Se realizó la Star Wars Celebration 2023, y hubo muchos anuncios. Habrá tres nuevas películas de Star Wars independientes entre sí. Nuevo tráiler de Star Wars: Ahsoka, serie para Disney+ en agosto. Comentamos el tráiler de Blue Beetle, próxima película de DC. En Warner anuncian nueva serie de Harry Potter para HBO Max. Además: Tales from the Crypt, Batman en la Edad de Plata, Bart Allen como Flash, Simon Baz, ¡...y mucho más! Comentario de series y películas: Shadow and Bone, segunda temporada de la serie de fantasia desarrollada por Eric Heisserer, basada en los libros de Leigh Berdugo. Con Jessie Mei Li, Archie Renaux, Freddy Carter, Amita Suman, Kit Young, Ben Barnes, Zoë Wanamaker, Patrick Gibson, Daisy Head, Danielle Galligan, Lewis Tan, Jack Wolfe, Calahan Skogman y Anna Leong Brophy. (Netflix) The Banshees of Inisherin, película escrita y dirigida por Martin McDonagh, con las actuaciones de Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon y Barry Keoghan. (Film4/Searchlight/Star+) Comentario de lucha libre: WWE: Wrestlemania 2023. New Japan: Sakura Genesis 2023. Pueden escuchar el podcast en este reproductor: Descarga Directa MP3 (Botón derecho del mouse y "guardar enlace como"). Peso: 96 MB; Calidad: 128 Kbps. El episodio tiene una duración de 1:44:30, y la canción de cierre es "A Kind of Magic" de Queen. Además de nuestras redes sociales (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram), ahora tenemos una nueva forma de interactuar con nosotros: un servidor en Discord. Es un espacio para compartir recomendaciones, dudas, memes y más, y la conversación gira alrededor de muchos temas además de cómics, y es una forma más inmediata de mantenerse en contacto con Esteban y Alberto. ¡Únete a nuestro servidor en Discord! También tenemos un Patreon. Cada episodio del podcast se publica allí al menos 24 horas antes que en los canales habituales, y realizamos un especial mensual exclusivo para nuestros suscriptores en esa plataforma. Tú también puedes convertirte en uno de nuestros patreoncinadores™ con aportaciones desde 1 dólar, que puede ser cada mes, o por el tiempo que tú lo decidas, incluyendo aportaciones de una sola vez. También puedes encontrar nuestro podcast en los siguientes agregadores y servicios especializados: Comicverso en Spotify Comicverso en iVoox Comicverso en Apple Podcasts Comicverso en Google Podcasts Comicverso en Amazon Music Comicverso en Archive.org Comicverso en I Heart Radio Comicverso en Overcast.fm Comicverso en Pocket Casts Comicverso en RadioPublic Comicverso en CastBox.fm ¿Usas alguna app o servicio que no tiene a Comicverso? En la parte alta de la barra lateral está el feed del podcast, el cual puedes agregar al servicio de tu preferencia. Nos interesa conocer opiniones y críticas para seguir mejorando. Si te gusta nuestro trabajo, por favor ayúdanos compartiendo el enlace a esta entrada, cuéntale a tus amigos sobre nuestro podcast, y recomiéndalo a quien creas que pueda interesarle. Deja tus comentarios o escríbenos directamente a comicverso@gmail.com

Graffiti - art or not?; Napster and beyond; Al Jaffee; Is the earth flat?; Keep it short; Prepare your ad-libs; Are you playing hard to get?; An interview with and music from Ledfoot.

Think of it as Slapnuts: The Early Years! Anna and Krista tackle Il re pastore (The Shepherd King), written by everyone's favorite poop king. While the music is great, the staging they saw was... well, let them tell you. They also dedicate the episode to Al Jaffee and drop some very happy news.

THIS IS BOB'S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I'M BOB WELCH YOU MIGHT NOT RECOGNIZE THE NAME… BUT YOU MAY.. RECOGNIZE HIS WORK… ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH MAD MAGAZINE THE STORY OF AL JAFFEE.. IN A MINUTE.. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bobwelch/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bobwelch/support

This week, we discuss NPD BookScan 2022 numbers, how much Roy Lichtenstein sucks, losing both Rachel Pollack and Al Jaffee, Shazam! Fury Of The Gods' box office run, and Marvel/DC movie crossover possibilities. Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, and Kevin Sharp.

Louisville Congressmember, Al Jaffee obit, Expiring chocolate, Nova Scotia Great White shark cage, Black hole study, Thailand virus story, Seine clean-up and more

In this week's episode of the Comics Connection Podcast, Andy and I report on the state of comic conventions in 2023, the loss of an iconic artist for Mad Magazine, the end of the Ike era at Marvel, and what independent comic publishers can learn from his impact on the company.

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider computer fonts. In the news, the world lost a legend with the passing of Al Jaffee, why "trucks" have taken over America, and Mac sales are down 40%.

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 10th, 2023.(00:36): Microsoft fixes 5-year-old Defender bug, reducing Firefox-related CPU use by 75%Original post(02:08): Night of the living brain fog dead or how I hacked myself better via open source Original post(04:01): rePalmOriginal post(05:35): Effective Spaced RepetitionOriginal post(07:33): The biggest EV battery recycling plant in the US is open for businessOriginal post(09:40): FTX stored private keys to crypto assets in plaintext, without access controlsOriginal post(11:47): How I Fixed a Parasitic Drain on my Car in 408 DaysOriginal post(13:59): Teaching ChatGPT to speak my son's invented languageOriginal post(15:31): How To Get Started In SolderingOriginal post(17:04): Al Jaffee, king of the Mad Magazine fold-in, has diedOriginal postThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

AP correspondent Julie Walker reports on Obit Al Jaffee Mad Magazine

Pat talks about people who have their Christmas trees still up, an update on Pat's never ending house work, more pickle juice for muscle cramps!, a Lake Tahoe update, greeting ladies, Al Jaffee, longtime 'Mad Magazine' cartoonist has passed away at the age of 102…

For many Baby Boomers, Mad Magazine played a significant role in their life. It's where many of us first learned about satire and politics. One of the primary components of the magazine, Al Jaffee, passed away the other day. He was 102. Jaffee is best known for creating the fold-in on the inside back cover. He also wrote the recurring feature Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions. It's the end of an era... Click Here To Subscribe Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon MusicGoogle PodcastsTuneIniHeartRadioPandoraDeezerBlubrryBullhornCastBoxCastrofyyd.deGaanaiVooxListen NotesmyTuner RadioOvercastOwlTailPlayer.fmPocketCastsPodbayPodbeanPodcast AddictPodcast IndexPodcast RepublicPodchaserPodfanPodtailRadio PublicRadio.comReason.fmRSSRadioVurblWe.foYandex jQuery(document).ready(function($) { 'use strict'; $('#podcast-subscribe-button-13292 .podcast-subscribe-button.modal-64f25dac7e222').on("click", function() { $("#secondline-psb-subs-modal.modal-64f25dac7e222.modal.secondline-modal-64f25dac7e222").modal({ fadeDuration: 250, closeText: '', }); return false; }); });

After a too-long break from the show, the Mayor of Chickentown is back as our special guest co-host! (It's more court-ordered community service, we assume.) We start with a look at the recently-announced 2022 inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (We're happy about Lionel, Dolly, Pat Benatar, and all those Durans. On the other hand, still no 38 Special, but we can dream...) Then Kevin reports on this year's Watch City Steampunk Festival, where amongst all the geared and goggled humans, we found old friends Jessica, Sergio, and Panda! (Jessica gave a stunning performance as festival queen, she and Sergio are working on new music with their metal band Anaria, and Panda is actually Draculina in the comic books now. Our friends are pretty ridiculously amazing.) Kevin also picked up some weird old paperback books, including Mad books by Al Jaffee and novels based on Leave It to Beaver and The Brady Bunch. (Just try to keep us away from a Brady book. We'd read one about Fake Jan alone.) Also: A surprise caller on the Flopcast Hotline! (You'll probably recognize the voice.) Next week: Our tenth anniverary episode. Do not get excited. A correction from this episode: Kevin gave the wrong name for that excellent comic book shop in Waltham, Massachusetts! It is actually The Outer Limits! Sorry about that! And our regular links... The Flopcast website! The ESO Network! The Flopcast on Facebook! The Flopcast on Instagram! The Flopcast on Twitter! Please rate and review The Flopcast on Apple Podcasts! Email: info@flopcast.net Our music is by The Sponge Awareness Foundation! This week's promo: The Best Saturdays of Our Lives!

This week, we talk to "the last idiot standing," Mr. Johnny Sampson! Johnny is a cartoonist who does a lot of cool stuff, but perhaps most notably is the guy who Al Jaffee passed the baton to when he retired from doing the fold-in for MAD Magazine. FOLLOW! Johnny Sampson (Cartoonist, MAD Magazine) Instagram: @johnnysampson Twitter: @johnnysampson Web: johnnysampson.com DC Comics (Publisher, MAD Magazine) Web: dccomics.com Instagram: @dccomics Twitter: @DCComics . . . BUY THIS COMIC! is the show where YOU keep the vital and vibrant medium of comics alive by infusing it with your hard-earned cash. Buy This Comic! Twitter: @buythiscomic Instagram: @buythiscomic Facebook: @buythiscomic Web: buythiscomic.net Jason Mojica (Host, Buy This Comic!) Twitter: @elmodernisto Instagram: @jasonmojicacomics In New York City? Visit our sponsor's new shop: HEY KIDS COMICS! Music: "You Are A Monster" by Monroeville Music Center, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License

If you're a Mad Magazine fan, you know Al Jaffee! A legend in the comics industry, Al worked for tons of publications but was responsible for some of the longest, most endearing Mad Magazine features including the famous Fold In and Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions. Al just turned 100 (!) so, along with the rest of the comics world, Grown Ass Men wanted to celebrate as well. Every party needs top notch guests so we called upon Karen Green (Curator for Comics and Cartoons at Columbia University Libraries) and R. Sikoryak (brilliant artist of Constitutional Illustrated and The Unquotable Trump). We had a great time discussing everything Jaffee. So give a listen! A special shout out to Blythe Gruda, the amazing singer on Al Jaffee's theme song. Original music by Adam Bernstein

Gilbert and Frank celebrate the 100th (!) birthday of Mad magazine cartoonist Al Jaffee with this encore episode from 2016, featuring Al and longtime Mad writer Dick DeBartolo, who discuss their friendships with publisher William M. Gaines, their admiration of Jack Davis and Mort Drucker and the secret origin of the term "potrzebie." Also, Al remembers Harvey Kurtzman, Dick falls for Lauren Bacall, Stephen Colbert pays tribute to a comedy hero and Gilbert bashes "Up the Academy." PLUS: Gloria Swanson! "To Tell the Truth"! "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions"! Al parties with Jason Robards! And the warped genius of Don Martin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this repeat of a classic GGACP episode, Gilbert and Frank chat with one of their favorite performers, actor-writer-director DAVE THOMAS, who looks back on his years with Second City (and "SCTV"), his transition to dramatic series writing, his admiration for Bob Hope and his working relationships with Dan Aykroyd, Eugene Levy, Tom Poston and Martin Short. Also, Richard Harris gets rough, Buck Henry storms out, Gilbert cuts the rug with John Travolta and Mel Blanc plays Dave's dad. PLUS: "The New Show"! Yasser Arafat hits the links! Dave praises Al Jaffee! And the comedy stylings of Max von Sydow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Josh and Roy pack bowls of Tomahawk, which gets them fast and deep in heady, chatty conversation. In What Jew Wondering About?, Josh and Roy wonder about processing. Next, they get Ripped from the Headlines. Then it's a refresher bowl before they fire up the Random Number Generator and learn another 613 of the Week. And it all wraps up like a blunt with a visit to the Land of Yiddish Proverbs.Hey friend, while you are reading this, help us grow the show!Become a Tokin' Supporter through Patreon: Click here to Support the show on Patreon!Rate and review Wondering Jews on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us on Twitter or leave us a voicemail on our Wondering Jews Hotline - 503-847-9769.HEADLINES:MAD Magazine legend Al Jaffee folds it in at 99Monthly Cannabis Sales in Oregon Topped $100 Million for the First Time Ever'Miss Hitler' beauty pageant contestant jailed for part in neo-Nazi terror groupSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/wonderingjews)

The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of Giant-Size X-Men #1. This was the re-introduction of the title with new heroes, an early exercise in diversity in comics. We talk about the history of the title, some different character stories, the issue's impact on the X-Men and comics in general, and a bunch of stuff in between. Plus our usual tangents galore and our comics picks of the week.   Announcements: Come hang out with us! We usually have monthly meetups on 2nd Saturdays in Garland, TX; details on Facebook & Twitter & the Events tab on our website We're super excited to announce our partnership with ComicBooks For Kids. Details on the website (and you should be listening to hear more, too

Take Off with Bob and Doug’s Strange Brew! Superfriend Sheldon joins us as we look back at the movie Strange Brew, test our Canadian knowledge, and play the arcade game Root Beer Tapper.   Take off to the Great White North!   In the NEWS Mad Magazine’s Al Jaffee retires at 99 years old! Paul Hogan revisits his character Crocodile Dundee (sort of) The trailer for Bill and Ted Face the Music arrives, and it’s wonderful! We Love Our Cereal Let’s All Go to the Movies - Strange Brew In 2020, Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley intercepted with the International Space Station, but in 1983 Bob and Doug McKenzie intercepted with the Elsinore Brewing Company in the movie Strange Brew.  This spinoff of their popular skit on SCTV hit theaters and showed the fictional brothers’ true love of beer. Sheldon Norton, Superfriend and Canadian, join Jay and Shua to reminisce about the goofy comedy and then give them a test to see how Canadian they actually are.    TechnoRetro Arcade:  Bally Midway’s Root Beer Tapper In 1983, Bally released an arcade game where you got to be a bartender! But you have the option of serving up some delicious, foamy root beer in this classic game where your coordination must be in tip top shape so you don’t drop the mugs. 

Talking about the mountaineers Edmund Hillary and George Mallory:Abhinandan: He's the one who made that line famous, “Because it's there.” Have you heard that line?Rajyasree: It is why I also went mountaineering because it was there.Abhinandan: This is Mallory's line. I think it is the coolest line in history ever.Rajyasree: Ever!Abhinandan: I use it all the time. Why did you eat that ice cream? Because it's there! Why did you eat that cake? Because it's there!Rajyasree: That's why you have diabetes.Abhinandan: That also because it's there.Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the films Chintu Ka Birthday, Chippa and Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai; the child abuse helpline awareness video; the life and works of the filmmaker Basu Chatterjee; the second death anniversary of the chef Anthony Bourdain; and MAD magazine artist Al Jaffee's retirement. Tune in! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

(9am) Intro and Top News: Florida police union offers to hire cops who were fired or resigned over police misconduct - CNN CrossFit chief sorry for tweet on Floyd killing after Reebok split - Reuters Mad magazine legend Al Jaffee retires at age 99 after a record-breaking career | The Spokesman-Review IBM exits facial recognition business, calls for police reform - Reuters Viewers refute myth that black US films, TV are poor exports (10am) Pop Quiz Hotshot (10:30am) Celebrity Birthdays Guess the celebrity birthday from several clues. Join in the fun!

Kornflake has returned from Minnesota with a full report on MarsCon, home of our beloved Dementia Track of comedy music performances! And this was the busiest MarsCon ever for Kornflake! In addition to her regular Dementia Water Aerobics classes (keeping nerds in shape and exhausted since 2013), she (along with Jacob Haller and Doornail) was scheduled for her own comedy music concert! And... Kornflake and Jacob released a whole new album of original silly songs too! Also on the MarsCon Dementia schedule: Mikey Mason, Devo Spice, Marc With a C, Michael William Hunter, the great Luke Ski, Lauren Mayer, TV's Kyle and Linzilla, Brett Glass, Karl Brown, and Beth Kinderman and the Player Characters! Plus: Dementia Smackdown Wrestling, fun with the AED, emergency pool repairs, the Space Oddity Music Club and Brew Pub, and the dangers of partying with Klingons. Also: National Awkward Moments Day, a Kornflake Book Club update, listener feedback from our 1980 TV episodes, and Happy 99th (!) Birthday to the Mad cartoonist with a snappy answer for every stupid question, Al Jaffee. Be safe and be silly, kids.

This week we have sitcoms, new DaBaby, shoulder relief, and another Apple Arcade game: (8:35) The Outer Worlds (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGLTgt0EEqc) (15:28) Lodge 49 (AMC) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodge_49) (22:45) The Vince Staples Show (https://www.thevincestaplesshow.com/) (27:57) Flow State (https://flowstate.substack.com/) Drinks! Mike - Gin and Tonic- it's gin and tonic, add some lime if you like Adam - Bee's Knees (https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/12/bees-knees-recipe-drinks-cocktails-gin.html) Followup and Footnotes Music Break: "I'm the Man" - Gang Starr (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNRuR5-zXe0) New Omni album (https://omniatl.bandcamp.com/) Visions issue 2 is at the printers (https://www.readvisions.com/) Al Jaffee from Mad Magazine on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/original.aljaffee/?hl=en)

Join the Usual Gang of Idiots as we spew verbal garbage about the biggest waste of $6 (Cheap!) you can find on newsstands today. That's right -- we're gabbin' about MAD Magazine! Including such stinkers as: Al Jaffee fold-ins! Spy VS Spy! Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions! and ... What, Me Worry? Plus, Jesse's recipe for Tuna and Jell-O Pie!

Amazing Spider-Man#799 by Dan Slott, Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, and Marte Gracia, MAD#1 by Al Jaffee, Tom Richmond, Sergio Aragones, Peter Kuper, Bob Fingerman, Pete Bagge, and the Usual Gang of Idiots, Judge Dredd Mega Collection Volume 80: Dark Side of the Moonby John Wagner, Brian Bolland, John Smith, Paul Marshall, Ian Gibson and more from 2000 AD and Hachette and Judge Dredd Megazine#395 featuring the Nemesis the Warlock monograph by Matthew Smith and Kevin O'Neill from Rebellion, Infinity 8#1 by Lewis Trondheim, Zep, and Dominique Bertail from Lion Forge, Deathbed#3 by Joshua Williamson, Riley Rossmo, and Ivan Plascencia from Vertigo, Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #1 by Jeff Lemire, Max Fiumara, and Dave Stewart from Dark Horse, plus a whole mess more!

Poet/muse/amanuensis Kathy Bidus joins the show to talk about her contribution to the new collection SisterWriterEaters (Griffith Moon). Along the way, we get into her "quit college and move to New York" decision in the late '70s, the formation of an art salon in the early 80s, her Jean Valjean moment, meeting her husband (artist and past pod-guest Drew Friedman), Mad cartoonist Al Jaffee's impact on her sense of humor, the Old Jewish Comedian she's had a crush on all these years, what she learned from raising champion beagles, and the worst "please read my poetry" moment she ever had. Plus: I talk a LOT, mainly about dogs. • More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal

This October marks Al Jaffee reign as Mad Magazine’s longest running contributor, clocking in 59 years and over 479 issues. Since 1952, the comic book turned magazine infused a childish silliness with biting political depth and orignal artwork. By engaging readers to add their own “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions,” and even mangling the magazine to solve the “Fold-In” picture riddle, Mad was one of the first enterprises to treat consumers as co-conspirators. The result was an entirely new forum for humor in an era when few questioned whether father really knows best. It’s allure for children and teenagers simultaneously fueled outrage from the FBI to Congress the collective imaginations of future comedy writers and cartoonists. Writers behind The Simpsons, The Daily Show, The Onion, and The Colbert Report credit Mad Magazine for inspiring them. The sheer joy Jaffee’s work provides fans offers to fans is inverse proportion to what he and his three brothers experienced growing up. In his biography Al Jaffee’s Mad Life, co-authored by Mary-Lou Weissman, Jaffee details how his father, who enjoyed drawing, turned his four sons, especially his eldest two, Al (nee Abraham) and Harry, onto the funny pages. When Al’s mother uprooted the boys from their stable homelife in Savannah, Georgia to spend six impoverished, hungry years in Zarsai, Lithuania, Al lived for packages his father sent of newspaper clippings of the “funny pages.” While his father managed to get his then abused and neglected boys back to the States, Al’s mother moved them again to a Jewish ghetto in Lithuania. Their father father managed to get the boys out narrowly avoiding the Nazi takeover, although their mother didn’t make it to the train station on time to say goodbye. It was the last time, Jaffee saw his mother, who perished in the Holocaust. An artist through and through, cartooning became a refuge. Al was so gifted that when he landed in the Bronx, his teacher recommended him to attend the first class of High School and Music & Art, which the then Mayor LaGuardia had just created. There Jaffee met his future partners-in-crime Will Eder, Harvey Kurtzman, John Severin, and Al Feldstein and gained classical drawing skills. Cartooning wasn’t part of the curriculum or even respected, although it didn’t stop Jaffee from doodling. Luckily, between the admiration he garnered from classmates, teachers, and an advertisement for Flit cigarettes drawn by Theodore Geisel, Jaffee decided to make a go of cartooning. As you will hear in our interview, Jaffee is first and foremost a mensch.

Time Codes: 00:00:25 - Introduction 00:02:24 - Setup of interview 00:03:34 - Interview with Ger Apeldoorn 01:06:35 - Wrap up 01:08:17 - Contact us Just in time for the San Diego Comic-Con -- where he and Craig Yoe will be meeting with fans and signing books -- Ger Apeldoorn is on the show to talk with Derek about his new book, Behaving Madly: Zany, Loco, Cockeyed, Rip-off, Satire Magazines (IDW/Yoe Books). It's a beautifully produced work that highlights the many knockoffs of Bill Gaines's Mad that appeared between 1954 to 1959, attempting to capitalize on the kind of success the Usual Gang of Idiots enjoyed once the title changed to magazine format. These Mad wannabes appeared with such titles as From Here to Insanity, Cockeyed, Bunk!, SNAFU, Lunatickle, Who Goofed?, Thimk, Shook Up, Frenzy, Frantic!, Loco, Zany, and Nuts! You might think -- or thimk -- that these rip-offs would all be cheesy and subpar, but as Ger makes clear, these short-lived satire magazines included work from such comics legends as Jack Davis, Al Jaffee, Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, Howard Nostrand, Bob Powell, Ross Andru, Basil Wolverton, and Russ Heath. Derivative and second-rate? Perhaps. But the selections in Behaving Madly are no laughing matter. Well...actually, they are. Check out this great promo from Yoe Books!  

Al Jaffee has quite literally been making cartoons longer than any artist in history. Unfortunately for everyone involved, he works at Mad Magazine.

In an effort to introduce and explain the podcast to the unfamiliar or uninitiated, Gilbert and Frank assemble a collection of highlights from the first 140+ episodes, including memorable moments with Matthew Broderick, Howie Mandel, "Weird" Al Yankovic, Chevy Chase and Bob "Super Dave" Einstein (among others). Also, Uncle Junior sings, Al Jaffee turns tragedy into comedy, John Amos sends up Leonard Bernstein and Joey Pants spends a quiet day with the family. PLUS: Skelton Knaggs! Misbehaving Munchkins! Marlon Brando snubs the Academy! Slappy White makes a run for it! And Gilbert (finally) reveals his true self! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Guests: Legendary MAD Magazine and Humbug! cartoonists Al Jaffee and Arnold Roth.   Order from Amazon.com by clicking the book cover above My mother bought me my first MAD magazine off the newsstand at a Stop & Shop supermarket in 1969. The cover featured a Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid parody that I believe was drawn by Jack Davis. I read that issue over and over again—at least until I convinced mom to buy the next month’s issue. I was nine and it was the funniest thing I ever saw. Over the years, I subscribed to MAD and bought the paperbacks collecting the material I missed in earlier years. MAD was my gateway drug—I dabbled in Sick and Cracked, although they left me unsatisfied. Stan Lee started publishing CRAZY at Marvel Comics and I even managed to get a few letters published there. As I grew older, I started focusing on the names of the artists and writers I liked best—Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth, Dave Berg, Jack Davis and Sergio Aragones—the usual gang of idiots. I also heard about MAD’s precedents such as Trump and Humbug! but they were never available until now. Today, not only do I have a hardbound collection of the entire 11-issue run of Humbug!, but I’m also honored to welcome two of its top contributors and co-owners, Al Jaffee and Arnold Roth, to the show. Al Jaffee Wikipedia • Facebook Arnold Roth Website • Wikipedia Order 'Will Eisner: A Spirited Life' (2nd Edition) by Bob Andelman, available from Amazon.com by clicking on the book cover above!     The Party Authority in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland!

It was important to me that we have a special guest for episode 100. They Might Be Giants fitted the job perfectly, a band that played an incredibly important role in the early development of my musical tastes, as strange and idiosyncratic as they might ultimately become. With episode 200, the camera gets pulled make even further, to a man and a magazine that, for better or worse, let an indelible mark on my impressionable young mind, as they have for generations before and since. Weeks before I sat down to record this interview in Al Jaffee’s amazing Manhattan studio, upcoming guest Kid Congo Powers made reference to a club “looking like a scene out of Mad Magazine.” I knew what he meant immediately. The strange cross section of the human experience filtered through the lens of the Usual Gang of Idiots. And at their center is Jaffee. The cartoonist is now 95 (“closer to 96,” as he handily points out during the interview), with his signature fold-in having appeared in virtual every issue between 1964 and 2008, along with his other mainstays like "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions.” The longest working cartoonist in history kindly agreed to sit down for wide ranging interview about life, death, cartooning and the importance of a steady gig. It’s one my absolute highlights of doing the show and great way to spend episode 200.

Kokį Vilnių pamatė dailininkė Eglė Ridikaitė. „Metų knygos rinkimuose“ dalyvauja Eugenijaus Ališankos knygos. Svarbiausius vaikystės metus praleistus Lietuvoje prisimena žinomas JAV karikatūristas Al Jaffee. Ernesto Parulskio kultūros komentaras. Užsienio kultūros apžvalga. Pokalbis su Harvardo universitete dirbančia antropologe Ieva Jusionyte.

Kokį Vilnių pamatė dailininkė Eglė Ridikaitė. „Metų knygos rinkimuose“ dalyvauja Eugenijaus Ališankos knygos. Svarbiausius vaikystės metus praleistus Lietuvoje prisimena žinomas JAV karikatūristas Al Jaffee. Ernesto Parulskio kultūros komentaras. Užsienio kultūros apžvalga. Pokalbis su Harvardo universitete dirbančia antropologe Ieva Jusionyte.

Gilbert and Frank take a look back at some of the best moments of an unforgettable year, featuring a lineup of memorable guests, including Dick Van Dyke, Michael McKean, Lee Grant, Bob "Super Dave" Einstein and Matthew Broderick, to name a few. Also, Pat Cooper rants, Bruce Dern praises Gilbert, Peter Bogdanovich classes up the joint and George Takei spanks William Shatner. PLUS: Dueling Paul Williams! Uncle Junior sings! Dick Cavett strips! The wonder of Bob Hope's "Joys"! And the fascinating journey of Al Jaffee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cometbus #57 by Aaron Cometbus (Gary Panter, Al Jaffee, Paul Levitz, Kim Deitch, Adrian Tomine, Drew Friedman, Gabrielle Bell, Gabe Fowler, and more), The Complete Atomic Robo Library: The Fightin' Scientists of Tesladyne and The Dogs of War by Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener, Lake of Fire by Nathan Fairbairn and Matt Smith from Image, Watchmen, Mechanism by Raffaele Ienco from Top Cow, Slash & Burn by Si Spencer, Ande Parks, Max Dunbar, and Tula Lotay from Vertigo, Mark Millar, Empress from Icon, Back Issue #91 and Guy Gardner, Joe Staton, Tony Isabella, Namor, Haunt of Horror, and more, Millennium, A-Force Volume 1: Hypertime by G. Willow Wilson, Kelly Thompson, and Jorge Molina, Donald Duck Adventures #12 by Don Rosa and Carl Barks from Gladstone, She Wolf by Rich Tommaso from Image, CARtoons #4 by George Trosley, Fred Boatman, Joe Borer, Bob Hardin, Jell Slemons, and others from Picturesque Publishing, Michel Fiffe's COPRA, Sheriff of Babylon by Tom King and Mitch Gerads from Vertigo, NYCC Artist Island roll call, and a whole mess more!

Gilbert and Frank take a fond look back at seven-plus decades of Mad magazine with longtime contributors Dick DeBartolo and Al Jaffee, who discuss their friendships with legendary co-founder William M. Gaines, their shared admiration of Jack Davis and Mort Drucker and the secret origin of the term "potrzebie." Also, Al remembers Harvey Kurtzman and Al Feldstein, Dick falls for Lauren Bacall, Stephen Colbert pays tribute to a comedy hero and Gilbert bashes "Up the Academy." PLUS: Gloria Swanson! "To Tell the Truth"! "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions"! Al parties with Jason Robards! And the genius of Don Martin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ruben Bolling and I had a terrific time interviewing one of our heroes, the amazing Al Jaffee, who has been a member of MAD magazine’s usual gang of idiots for 56 years (his work has appeared in every issue, save one). Best known for his MAD Fold-in, which has appeared on the inside back cover of the magazine since 1964, he’s also the creator of a long running column, "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions," and my favorite, his dozens and dozens of whimsical inventions that border on the edge of plausibility. Ruben went to Al Jaffee’s studio in New York to talk to him about his remarkable career. It's so great to discover that someone you grew up worshipping turns out to be incredibly nice!

Mike Sacks (@michaelbsacks) has written for precisely EVERYONE: Vanity Fair, Esquire, GQ, The New Yorker, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, McSweeney’s, Radar, Funny or Die, MAD, New York Observer, Premiere, Believer, Vice, Maxim, Women’s Health, and Salon. He's most celebrated for his books. His first, And Here’s the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Humor Writers About Their Craft (2009) featured conversations with George Meyer, Harold Ramis, Al Jaffee, Buck Henry, Bob Odenkirk, Stephen Merchant, David Sedaris, Jack Handey, Robert Smigel, and Daniel Clowes. The sequel, Poking a Dead Frog (2014) contains interviews and advice from Mel Brooks, Jim Downey, Adam McKay, Amy Poehler, Terry Jones, Diablo Cody, James L. Brooks, Kay Cannon, Patton Oswalt, Marc Maron, George Saunders, and many more. He's currently on the editorial staff of Vanity Fair.

As you enjoy your Thanksgiving vacation or are traveling back from it, you will be grateful to hear from fascinating, fun, and formidably talented illustrator and writer Al Jaffee. We met at his studio, where his MAD mind is as creative as ever, even if he says he's not as insanely prolific at age 93. (Uh, he's doing more than most folks at any age.) Jaffee is working on his fantastically detailed and vibrant illustrations for Sponge Bob Square Pants to MAD Magazine to his long running cartoon for the Lubavitch. We spoke about religion as Al is not religious, but spent most of his childhood in bleak Jewish towns in Lithuania and narrowly escaped the Holocaust. We also spoke about his career through the decades, which started when he entered LaGuardia High School. Jaffee shared his insight into how illustrators, writers, and cartoonists created a field that didn't exist. He reveals why Jews changed their names when hustling for gigs pre-World War II to what it was like to work with Stan Lee pre-Marvel....

This October marks Al Jaffee reign as Mad Magazine’s longest running contributor, clocking in 59 years and over 479 issues. Since 1952, the comic book turned magazine infused a childish silliness with biting political depth and orignal artwork. By engaging readers to add their own “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions,” and even mangling the magazine to solve the “Fold-In” picture riddle, Mad was one of the first enterprises to treat consumers as co-conspirators. The result was an entirely new forum for humor in an era when few questioned whether father really knows best. It’s allure for children and teenagers simultaneously fueled outrage from the FBI to Congress the collective imaginations of future comedy writers and cartoonists. Writers behind The Simpsons, The Daily Show, The Onion, and The Colbert Report credit Mad Magazine for inspiring them. The sheer joy Jaffee’s work provides fans offers to fans is inverse proportion to what he and his three brothers experienced growing up. In his biography Al...

James Monroe Iglehart won his first Tony and Drama Desk Awards for his role of the Genie is Disney’s Aladdin. Considering Iglehart had only appeared on Broadway in Memphis and The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee, Aladdin is now permanently etched in stone, well gold, as a defining career role for the wildly talented singer. Iglehart also performs with the hip hop improv groupl Freestyle Love Supreme (FLS), who can be currently seen on the television channel Pivot. After you hear our interview and Iglehart freestyling, you’ll know why Broadyway is thrilled to claim and celebrate Iglehart. We spoke at Joe’s Pub in New York. If you enjoyed our interview, you can subscribe to the mailing list at www.employeeofthemonthshow.com to receive info on upcoming live tapings, discounts, and to learn the meaning of life. Seriously, our next live show is Thursday, September 18th at Joe’s Pub and will feature legendary Mad Magazine cartoonist Al Jaffee and more.

Besides the new Marvel direct to DVD feature Next Avengers, I talk about my thoughts on Opening Atlantis by Harry Turtledove (after finishing it) and first impressions on starting Sebastian Faulk's new Bond novel, Devil May Care. Also my thoughts on the comic collections, Where's Dennis by Hank Ketchum, and Tall Tales by Al Jaffee.