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Isn’t it funny what’s not funny?
January 17, 2013 in Comment, General, Links
Cartoon © Ian Baker @ Procartoonists.org
Here’s a very funny cartoon. But why is it funny? Well, E.B. White famously said that “analysing comedy is like dissecting a frog; no one laughs and the frog dies”. So let’s not go there.
Instead, our eye was drawn to a blog post by the cartoonist Christian Adams, in which he simply provides a definitive list of what is funny and what is not funny.
Of course, you can still argue with it, and roll your eyes like Woody Allen in Crimes and Misdemeanours when Alan Alda opines: “If it bends, it’s funny. If it breaks, it isn’t”, but the important fact is that no amphibians were harmed during the making of this blog post.
And, even more importantly, you’ll find lots of cartoons that can definitely be classed as funny in the Procartoonists.org portfolios.
Tags: Christian Adams, funny, funny cartoonists, funny cartoons, Ian Baker, not funny, UK Professional Cartoonists' Organisation Portfolios 11 Comments »