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Bob Mankoff: Anatomy of a New Yorker cartoon


Yes, it’s a TED Talk (sorry), but this seems apropos after yesterday’s post about Ivan Brunetti — The New Yorker‘s longstanding cartoon editor Bob Mankoff discussing humour and the magazine’s “idea drawings”:

(And if you’re a cynic, it might also help explain why you don’t think a lot of The New Yorker‘s cartoons are funny!)

At the TED Blog Mankoff selects his favourite New Yorker cartoons.

One Comment

  1. How can it be that no one has commented on this beloved cartoon by a beloved cartoonist??
    I use the caption frequently

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