In humor, you need surprise or it's not going to be funny. You also have ... "another cartoon with truth in it that thrives on conflict." "The man in the cartoon is not caring in the way the ...

Mankoff's most famous cartoon shows a man in a suit standing at a desk ... everyday absurdity of it all. ... Being funny is being awake. It might be something as simple as compressing the words.

By Dave Itzkoff FUNNY MAN Mel Brooks By Patrick McGilligan There’s a revealing moment early in “Funny Man,” Patrick McGilligan’s comprehensive biography of Mel Brooks, the relentless ...