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Thisbehind-the-sceneslookatTheNewYorker’scartoonsandcartoonistsisjustassmartandfunnyandfilledwithgreatcartoonsasyou’dhope.BobMankoff,themagazine’scartooneditor,istheidealinsiderguide.(FilmmakerLeahWolchok,anobsessiveparticipantinthemagazine’scaptioncontests,waitedforyearstosecurehisparticipation.)Aself-described‘humorologist’andcreatorofoneofTheNewYorker’smostpopularcartoonsofalltime(‘Thursday’sout.Howaboutnever–isnevergoodforyou?’),Mankoffprovidesinsightintothecentralityofsingle-panelhumourinthemagazine’spastandpresent.Weseehisweeklypitchmeetingswithcartoonistswhereestablishednamesandaspiringyoungartistsalikefrontupwiththeirwork–inthehopethathe’lllaugh,inagoodway.Featuringlivelyinterviewswithcartoonists,publishedandyettobe,thefilmdelvesintotheirprocesses,theircreativehabitatsandthemythosofthemagazinetheylineuptobepublishedin.