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ARCHIVE: amended from Issue 2, January 1995 WOODY ALLEN’S fame for extracting humour from the serious side of life is well-known. And in many of his films, humour is noticeably absent as he mines the darkest recesses of the human psyche and relationships. So, a return to his earlier work, at a time when...
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ARCHIVE. Amended from original in issue 2, January 1995. STRANGE-BUT-TRUE department: It appears that the world famous dance practiced in homes throughout Kilburn, the Hokey Cokey, has intersting origins. Back in Reformation times, the jesters and satirists otherwise known as Protestants made up the dance to mock the Roman Catholics’ communion rites. The myriad...
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ARCHIVE. Amended from original in issue 2, January 1995. AN ILL-JUDGED household tip on a TV home improvements show was blamed for the sudden wholesale destruction of thousands of the country’s toilets. Toilets in shops suffered a sudden retail destruction. The programme’s suggested solution to nasty smells left in toilets was: “Simply light a...
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THE FOLLOWING IS a section from a topical cartoon on Ha! Humorous Arts. can you guess what’s happening? There’s one way to find out!
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ARCHIVE. Issue 2, January 1995. “I liked the odd use of capitals in ‘Video Nice-ies” – Neil Jones, Liverpool. Thanks Neil; so DID wE. “Ha! amused me!” – Martin Mason, London “Anyone could enjoy Ha!” – Agraman, The Buzz, Cheshire. “I liked Ofice Messages” – Jonathan Isaacs “Maintain present theme and all should go...
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I’VE BEEN BUSY relaunching my old magazine onto the web. Please take a look!
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ARCHIVE. Amended from original in issue 4, May 1995. YOU’RE WALKING DOWN a crowded street and to your horror, you notice the people looking at you and laughing. They’re pointing at your nether regions and when you look down, you notice that you are not wearing anything but a skimpy sleeveless vest. For an...
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ARCHIVE. Amended from original in issue 1, September 1994. IS CARTOONING VIEWED as a ‘folk art’ along with macramé, pottery and morris dancing? As a cartoonist I am often asked, “Why don’t you bugger off?” This is usually from prospective clients. One receives the impression that cartoons are expected to be free, or at...
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Click on images TWICE to enlarge. I WILL be showing these cartoons at the forthcoming St Just-le-Martel Cartoon Festival in Limoges. They asked for cartoons on astronomy and I thought I would also incorporate some caricatures as well just to show the full breadth of my amazing talents!
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ARCHIVE. Amended from original in issue 5, September 1995. Prince Nigel is the Queen’s second cousin, twice removed (twice removed, forcibly, from Buckingham Palace. He now lives in Battersea). After leaving the famous public school, Martindales, he settled into his bedsit with his collection of anoraks and proceeded to read the entire Inter City...
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I’VE BEEN working on some roughs for a competition Air New Zealand are planning to launch. It’s always interesting to see how fresh and immediate roughs appear. They are often much more satisfying to look at than finished artwork. (Click on images to enlarge)
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My career as an amateur astronomer is blighted by street lighting and the English weather. In fact you could say that I suffer from… Astral Dejection I’ve seen Galaxies, Milky Ways and Mars in sweet shops – they’re chocolate bars. But I’ve never seen them in the night sky either with telescope or naked eye. I must be a poor...
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I WENT TO see the exhibition of cartoons by Independent cartoonist Dave Brown last night at The Political Cartoon Gallery. There is an awe-inspiring array of meticulously-crafted artwork here from his regular Saturday offerings when he draws spoofs from well known artworks to reflect what has been happening in the news. Unfortunately, I couldn’t...
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