Why do we find things funny?
An ode of sorts to one of my fav cartoonists, Asher Perlman, and his new book, "Hi, It's Me Again"
About a decade ago, I found myself in the office of Bob Mankoff, the former cartoon editor of the New Yorker,1 watching as he gave feedback to established and aspiring cartoonists who’d dropped their ideas on his desk. Mankoff had invited me to sit in on this alternate version of office hours—I picture a Cartoon University, where students get various not…