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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

Sketch o’the Week- Rod Serling!

November 12th, 2025 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

Consider, if you will, our Sketch o’the Week! READ MORE

MADness #154- Al Jaffee Tribute!

November 10th, 2025 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Here we go with another step on my long and winding road of work for MAD Magazine. This is a tribute to the great Al Jaffee from MAD #32, Aug 2023. This is one of the more depressing moments in my time with MAD, and for the magazine. At this time MAD really was 100% reprint material with only a new cover and a new Johnny Sampson Fold-In as new content. It took something big like the 70th anniversary almost a year earlier or the passing of one of the legends of “The Usual Gang of Idiots” to get the suits upstairs to open up… READ MORE

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