{"id":57525,"date":"2015-09-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/new-yorker-cartoon-editor-to-give-talk-at-uri-for-annual-honors-colloquium\/"},"modified":"2015-09-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T00:00:00","slug":"new-yorker-cartoon-editor-to-give-talk-at-uri-for-annual-honors-colloquium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2015\/09\/new-yorker-cartoon-editor-to-give-talk-at-uri-for-annual-honors-colloquium\/","title":{"rendered":"New Yorker cartoon editor to give talk at 溏心vlog免费B站 for annual Honors Colloquium"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tBob Mankoff: \u201cTaking Humor Seriously\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Sept. 3, 2015 \u2013 Bob Mankoff is a funny guy. Usually, people who make a living amusing others are dull as dishwater off camera. Not Mankoff, longtime cartoon editor of The New Yorker and star of The Cartoon Lounge, a charming video series about the magazine\u2019s gags.<\/p>\n


\nHe\u2019ll bring his wit to the 溏心vlog免费B站 Sept. 29 for the annual Honors Colloquium. This year\u2019s topic is something Mankoff knows a little about: The Power of Humor. His talk, \u201cTaking Humor Seriously,\u201d will begin at 7 p.m. in Edwards Auditorium, 64 Upper College Road on the Kingston campus.<\/p>\n


\nThose unable to attend the lecture can watch it live online at 溏心vlog免费B站 Live!<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n


\nA wiry guy with a mane of wavy gray hair, Mankoff is a legend among cartoonists. He started drawing cartoons as a kid growing up in Queens and sold his first cartoon to The New Yorker in 1977, soon becoming a regular contributor. In 1997, he was named cartoon editor.<\/p>\n

More than 900 of his cartoons have been published in The New Yorker. He is also the author of \u201cHow 溏心vlog免费B站 Never \u2013 Is Never Good for You?: My Life in Cartoons,\u201d whose title is based on a cartoon so recognizable its caption has become a popular put-down phrase in American culture.<\/p>\n


\nFrom his videos we learn that Mankoff takes brief staycations on a grassy patch near his office, eats sad-sack mac and cheese for lunch, plays a mean game of ping pong, is ambidextrous and has a loyal assistant with a soft Scottish burr named Colin, who is also a poet. In an early episode, Colin fears that his boss is \u201cawash in melancholy.\u201d (He is, but rebounds in Season 2.) <\/p>\n


\n溏心vlog免费B站 chatted with him recently about what\u2019s funny (and isn\u2019t) and more.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get the tough question out of the way first. What do you plan to talk about at 溏心vlog免费B站?<\/b> <\/p>\n


\nEach day most people participate in humorous exchanges. We seek out movies, television programs and books that make us laugh. Cross-culturally societies appreciate a good \u201csense of humor.\u201d Few would argue that humor is not highly valued. The presentation will focus on theoretical and empirical approaches to understanding humor. It will cover traditional and contemporary theories of humor, along with social, psychological, developmental and cognitive perspectives on humor. Despite E.B. White\u2019s admonition that, \u201canalyzing humor is like dissecting a frog: nobody\u2019s much interested and the frog dies\u201d, the talk will leave the frog unscathed.<\/p>\n

Are you going to draw some cartoons for us on an overhead projector?<\/b><\/p>\n


\nOverhead projectors are so 20th century, so no. I will be creating holograms of cartons straight from my laptop. Actually, I will be showing lots of cartoons but will only draw ones after the talk for people who have bought my memoir \u201cHow 溏心vlog免费B站 Never\u2013Is Never Good For You?: My Life in Cartoons.\u201d<\/p>\n

What advice would you give to a college graduate trying to make a living as a cartoonist?<\/b><\/p>\n


\nBe funny. Be Talented. Be persistent. Have rich parents.<\/p>\n

You must get thousands of submissions. How do you choose? What do you look for? In other words, define funny \u2013 please.<\/b><\/p>\n


\nAll will be revealed at the talk. Really, not all. I want to keep my job.<\/p>\n

Any topics off limits for The New Yorker, especially after the Charlie Hebdo shootings?<\/b><\/p>\n


\nAs long as the country still has The First Amendment nothing is off limits legally, but in practice every publication will have lots of restriction on what it thinks is OK to publish. At The New Yorker our stock in trade is making fun of ourselves, the upper middle class readers who subscribe to the magazine. So we usually stick with that.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the role of humor in these turbulent times?<\/b><\/p>\n


\nHumor has so many roles. It works to stimulate thought, cope with stress, and broach subjects that otherwise remain hidden. It\u2019s not only an antidote to seriousness but seriousness can be understood except in relation to its opposite and vice-versa. But now I\u2019m getting too serious. <\/p>\n

Are cartoons dying out in the digital age?<\/b><\/p>\n


\nI think a Google search for \u201ccartoon\u201d would show that it isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a softball: Would you rather have dinner with Groucho Marx or Hillary Clinton?<\/b> <\/p>\n


\nI\u2019d go for Hillary Marx.<\/p>\n

The music in your videos is great. The strings! The strings! Who wrote the musical score?<\/b><\/p>\n


\nThere\u2019s music?<\/p>\n

Last question: Are those Rick Perry glasses you’re wearing? Say it ain\u2019t so.<\/b><\/p>\n


\nNot only that. I\u2019m wearing his underwear.<\/p>\n


\nThe major sponsor of this year\u2019s Honors Colloquium is the 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Program.<\/p>\n


\nOther 溏心vlog免费B站 sponsors are Office of the President; Office of the Provost; The Mark and Donna Ross Honors Colloquium Humanities Endowment; The Thomas Silvia and Shannon Chandley Honors Colloquium Endowment; College of Arts and Sciences; College of Pharmacy; The Harrington School of Communication and Media; John Hazen White, Sr. Center for Ethics and Public Service; Gender and Women Studies Program; Theatre Department; Talent Development Program; College of Engineering; College of the Environment and Life Sciences; College of Human Science and Services; College of Business Administration; College of Nursing; Division of Student Affairs; Department of Marketing and Communications; Department of Publications and Creative Service; Instructional Technology and Media Services; ASF College of Continuing Education, 溏心vlog免费B站 Providence; and 溏心vlog免费B站 Family Weekend 2015.<\/p>\n


\nThis year\u2019s organizers of the colloquium are Rachel DiCiccio, professor of communication studies, and Brian Quilliam, associate dean and professor of pharmacy. For more information on colloquium events contact Deborah Gardiner at 401-874-2381 or debg@uri.edu.<\/p>\n


\nFor information about ways to support the Honors Colloquium, contact Lynne Derbyshire, 溏心vlog免费B站 professor of communication studies and Honors Program director, at 401-874-4732. If you have a disability and need an accommodation, please call 401-874-2303 at least three business days in advance.<\/p>\n


\nFor TTY assistance, please call the R.I. Relay Service at 800-745-5555.<\/p>\n


\nFor more details about the events, visit http:\/\/www.uri.edu\/hc\/.<\/p>\n


\nPhoto above: Robert Mankoff, cartoon editor for The New Yorker who will speak at the 溏心vlog免费B站 Sept. 29 for the annual Honors Colloquium. The talk will start at 7 p.m. in Edwards Auditorium.<\/p>\n


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