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Gary Larson’s cartoons are funny because they make us see the unexpected humor in things

March 3, 2023

Cartoonist Gary Larson, creator of The Far Side, is a genius because he shows us the humor in the obvious, but from a different perspective, one we normally wouldn’t think of. Here is an unexpectedly funny example.

The official website for The Far Side Comic Strip by Gary Larson (www.thefarside.com) posts The Daily Dose—a selection of classic The Far Side comics that are updated daily.

Two animated versions were produced for television: Tales from the Far Side (1994) and Tales from the Far Side II (1997). I saw them both. They’re hilarious and the music is great!!

See 11 Twisted Facts About ‘The Far Side’, which includes The Far Side 1986 Gary Larson interview on 20/20.

See other humorous and sometimes instructive cartoonists’ work in Funny cartoons make us laugh ‘cuz they’re true.

Funny cartoons make us laugh ‘cuz they’re true.

February 9, 2023

This is a very funny cartoon with a Jewish New Yorker sense of humor! Emily Carey posted it on her Instagram as Confrontation therapy — imagined by Bob Mankoff. To learn more about this celebrated cartoonist and humorist, visit bobmankoff.com.

In response, Selena Palmer posted a joke, but with this self-deprecating ethnic twist: How many Jewish mothers needed to change a lightbulb?…None…I’ll suffer here, in the dark.

Speaking of suffering, cartoons by David Sipress: thinking one was a writer and the frustration of being one (added at the bottom of that post) cracked me up.

And when it comes to worrying too much, David Sipress reminds us that things are not as bad as they seem in a funny instructive cartoon.

The antidote to worrying is to learn to live in the moment, which is brilliantly illustrated in a New Yorker cartoon by Karl Stevens.

New Yorker cartoonist Alex Gregory uses humor to show how social media changed the ways we communicate and what that does to us.

Here are some funny cartoons and videos on how cellphones and social media can destroy not build personal relationships.

This hilarious short video from CBC Comedy’s 22 Minutes shows how too many different dietary restrictions at a Christmas dinner can go awry.

Another brilliant cartoonist is Dave Coverly @speedbumpcomic. Here are some funny cartoons: about an old wolf that any senior can relate to; what a young wolf tells another will happen if they play nice with humans; what your dog is up to wondering when you’ll be back home; the frustrations of a wannabe author; and contemplating the central question in the Directory at the Institute of Philosophy, which complements an earlier one about the Center for Reincarnation Studies.

Later added: Gary Larson’s cartoons are funny because they make us see the unexpected humor in things.


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