We have to know cognitively what another mind is thinking and also empathically what they're feeling. And of course, in general, that's always the case, but it's often very generic. Like with Leo Cullum's doctor, it's just the fact that people in general are cruel and insensitive. But in the Barbara Smaller cartoon, we understand it's this particular person or this specific sub-class of person and her particular needs and desires, and that's different than a pun cartoon in which it's just semantic.
There are no cartoons about happy marriages. - Robert Mankoff
There are no cartoons about happy marriages.
- Robert Mankoff
The generations that were exposed to sitcom have the people actually saying the line, saying the joke, whereas sort of before that you have much mor… - Robert Mankoff
The generations that were exposed to sitcom have the people actually saying the line, saying the joke, whereas sort of before that you have much mor…
I'm very fond of the strictly visual cartoons I did when I was breaking in in the 1970's. Over time I migrated to a more verbal approach. - Robert Mankoff
I'm very fond of the strictly visual cartoons I did when I was breaking in in the 1970's. Over time I migrated to a more verbal approach.
Humor is basically a cognitive process. And it's a creative process not only on the part of the cartoonist but on the part of the viewer. - Robert Mankoff
Humor is basically a cognitive process. And it's a creative process not only on the part of the cartoonist but on the part of the viewer.
A lot of what the Internet is showing is that talent is more disperse than gatekeepers such as myself... - Robert Mankoff
A lot of what the Internet is showing is that talent is more disperse than gatekeepers such as myself...
When you look back at the older cartoons, they're very much more observational cartoons. And the cartoon, the people in the cartoons are not making t… - Robert Mankoff
When you look back at the older cartoons, they're very much more observational cartoons. And the cartoon, the people in the cartoons are not making t…
Humor of all types is notoriously subjective. That's true not only between different people but even within an individual at different times. This su… - Robert Mankoff
Humor of all types is notoriously subjective. That's true not only between different people but even within an individual at different times. This su…
If you have any problems at all, don't hesitate to shut up. - Robert Mankoff
If you have any problems at all, don't hesitate to shut up.
Humor levels the playing field. I understood that early on - that was something I had. - Robert Mankoff
Humor levels the playing field. I understood that early on - that was something I had.
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