Monday, May 16, 2016

Al Jaffee, Mad's 95 Year Old Cartoonist



Al Jaffee invented "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions" for Mad Magazine



He also came up with the popular "Fold-In" feature. He's is 95 years old and still going strong. In fact he was recently honored as having the longest working career of any cartoonist ever. Here's a video profile from the Gothamist. (Link to YouTube video)


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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 16, 2016 at 3:02 PM

    He's led an interesting life... his autobiography is worth checking out.

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  2. Adrian RostekMay 16, 2016 at 3:48 PM

    rotm81 thanks for recommendation, seeing working artist at his age is truly inspirational to me.

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  3. RichMay 16, 2016 at 5:19 PM

    ..."the ignominy of firing a 95years old man"...ha ha

    love this man!
    His creativity and cartoons must have contributed to his "agelesness"...

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  4. jerrycampbellpainter@gmail.comMay 17, 2016 at 9:43 AM

    Thanks for this post, James.
    Maybe your next contest could be a fold-in.

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  5. sketchanythingMay 17, 2016 at 9:47 AM

    Great! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Susan KrzywickiMay 28, 2016 at 12:23 PM

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  7. Susan KrzywickiMay 28, 2016 at 12:24 PM

    I loved his last line about firing a 95 year old man!

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