Anatomy of a New Yorker cartoon

Title:
Anatomy of a New Yorker cartoon
Speaker:
Bob Mankoff
Description:

The New Yorker receives around 1,000 cartoons each week; it only publishes about 17 of them. In this hilarious, fast-paced, and insightful talk, the magazine's longstanding cartoon editor and self-proclaimed "humor analyst" Bob Mankoff dissects the comedy within just some of the "idea drawings" featured in the magazine, explaining what works, what doesn't, and why.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
20:59
Format: HTML5
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