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MADness #157: Squid Game!

December 22nd, 2025 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Ho Ho Ho here we go with another (and closing in on the last) of the work I have done for MAD Magazine. We are rapidly closing in on Present day stuff! When I started doing this look back it seemed likely I had done my last piece for the magazine. MAD had become almost entirely reprint material, and other than the occasional cover it certainly looked like my run at MAD had come to an end. This particular piece changed that, at least for now. This wasn’t for a special political issue, or a tribute piece to a recently passed UGOI, or for any… READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week: Rob Reiner!

December 17th, 2025 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

I did this one for this week’s “The Ink Stained Wretch” newsletter, and while I usually wait a week to post theese to my blog and socials I thought this needed to be up right away. It was absolutely horrific what happened to Rob Reiner and his wife Michele. But what a lasting positive impact he made on the world with the many incredible films he directed. He was a master storyteller. The world is a much poorer place without him.   READ MORE

MADness #156: The Fascist and the Feeblest!

December 15th, 2025 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Here we go with another look back at what passed for my career with MAD Magazine! In this episode we have a gander at the first genuinely NEW piece I’d done for the interior of the magazine (not including tributes to deceased members of the Usual Gang of Idiots) since the movie parody of “The Batman” for MAD #28 AKA the 70th anniversary issue… TWO YEARS PRIOR. That’s right, MAD had a full on two years of essentially no new content and really almost four years if you exclude that anniversary issue. This issue was coming out right as the 2024 elections took place, so… READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week: David Thewlis!

December 10th, 2025 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

Our sketch subject this week is the marvelous David Thewlis in his recent role as the Great Detective in “Sherlock & Daughter”. READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week: Brian Johnson!

December 3rd, 2025 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

Back to our on-again-off-again “Classic Rock Star” sketch series with AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson! READ MORE

Second Nashville Workshop, New Info Page!

December 2nd, 2025 | Posted in News

My March 14-15 workshop in Nashville sold out very quickly and I had so many people on the waitlist that I went ahead and added a second workshop. This one will take place the week before the original dates, same location and details. You can register for your spot here. I also have a brand new Workshop information page on my website that is far more comprehensive as far as information about what these classes are all about. It was written by Kristi Durham who took my workshop in Toronto and who is a web-marketing guru. After the class she told me that as a… READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week: George Burns!

November 26th, 2025 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

Here’s another in my “Classic Comedians” series, the (almost) immortal George Burns! In a rare bread from tradition, this original is still available in the Studio Store. READ MORE

MADness #155- Comedy Cover!

November 17th, 2025 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Time for another step along the quickly shortening path looking back at my work for MAD Magazine. We really are catching up to present day, having started this journey way back in November of 2020, when it looked like I may have done my last job for MAD. Fast forward five years and MAD has started having more frequent new material, so as it turns out that road hasn’t quite closed down yet. But I digress… in this episode we look back at what is (so far) the last job cover I did for the magazine. The theme of the issue was “comedy” but more… READ MORE

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