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Yeah, I know, just what the planet needs, yet another Blog. But this one is the OFFICIAL Blog of Illustration-ist, cartoonist, humor- mongerist, greasy Stooge-Shemp Howard-enthusiast, Danny Thomas glass coffee table ponderist Drew Friedman! Happier now?

Sunday, March 3, 2019

R. Crumb and The Book of WEIRDO

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On March 2nd, the worlds greatest greatest artist/cartoonist R. Crumb, in NYC for a gallery opening of his work, joined me and author/ed...

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

MINESHAFT #37 Cover

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This is my cover art for the upcoming Spring 2019 issue of MINESHAFT magazine, featuring artwork and prose by some of the world's grea...

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Drawing Stan Lee

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Stan Lee (1922-2018), Born Stanley Martin Lieber, was a complex man. He was both worshiped and vilified, and has been described as a tirel...

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Zacherley's Centennial

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My new portrait of the legendary TV horror host Zacherley, "the Cool Ghoul" is based on a small black & white postcard im...

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Sunday, September 9, 2018

The Nick Meglin Memorial

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Last night, 9/9/18, I spoke at the very funny and very touching memorial for the author, playright, artist, teacher, and longtime MAD maga...

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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

SCHTICK FIGURES: Drew Friedman in discussion with Karen Green, 9/25

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(click to enlarge) Artist Drew Friedman discusses four decades of drawing old Jewish comedians, legendary and forgotten comic book ar...

Friday, August 24, 2018

Spiro Agnew Books

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back cover Thanks to John Wendle...

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About Drew Friedman (not the Drew Friedman who sells designer rugs in Nantucket):

Drew Friedman: Drew Friedman is an award winning illustrator/cartoonist/figure skater. His work has appeared in Raw, Weirdo, SPY, National Lampoon, Snarf, The New York Times, MAD, The New Yorker, BLAB!, The New York Observer, The Wall Street Journal, HONK!, Rolling Stone, Field & Stream, TIME, The Village Voice, etc. His comics and illustrations have been collected in 5 anthologies, the latest, "TOO SOON?" published by Fantagraphics in 2010. His collection of portraits "Drew Friedman's Sideshow Freaks" was published by Blast books in 2011. His third volume of portraits of old Jewish comedians "Even MORE Old Jewish Comedians" was published in 2011, featuring a foreword by Roastmaster General, Jeffrey Ross. Enough is enough.

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