First newspapers, now THIS.

[Bricktop]

Mad Magazine is going...



https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-news-mad-magazine-allie-goertz-weird-al-yankovic/cde6dc6e-c258-4728-bf4d-add7a9665ad6">//https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-news-mad-magazine-allie-goertz-weird-al-yankovic/cde6dc6e-c258-4728-bf4d-add7a9665ad6



Although no great loss. It was rarely funny, relying heavily on sarcasm and American satire.



But it is a sign of the times...print media is doomed.

[Anonymous]

Mad Magazine is going...



https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-news-mad-magazine-allie-goertz-weird-al-yankovic/cde6dc6e-c258-4728-bf4d-add7a9665ad6">//https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-news-mad-magazine-allie-goertz-weird-al-yankovic/cde6dc6e-c258-4728-bf4d-add7a9665ad6



Although no great loss. It was rarely funny, relying heavily on sarcasm and American satire.



But it is a sign of the times...print media is doomed.

JOE will be heartbroken.

[Zetsu]

Mad Magazine is going...



https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-news-mad-magazine-allie-goertz-weird-al-yankovic/cde6dc6e-c258-4728-bf4d-add7a9665ad6">//https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-news-mad-magazine-allie-goertz-weird-al-yankovic/cde6dc6e-c258-4728-bf4d-add7a9665ad6



Although no great loss. It was rarely funny, relying heavily on sarcasm and American satire.



But it is a sign of the times...print media is doomed.

JOE will be heartbroken.

 

[Anonymous]

I love it when Fash is sarcastic.

[Bricktop]

ac_lmfao

[kiebers]

That's a shame. I enjoyed it when I was young. Haven't seen one in quite a while.

[Anonymous]

Did anyone read Cracked magazine?

[Gaon]

Did anyone read Cracked magazine?

I know Mad, but I have not read it. I never heard of this magazine.

[Bricktop]

Did anyone read Cracked magazine?

As with everything in America, if someone comes up with a money maker, someone else will jump on the bandwagon with a poor copy.

[Anonymous]

Did anyone read Cracked magazine?

Ya, I remember Cracked. It was alright.

[Anonymous]

Did anyone read Cracked magazine?

Ya, I remember Cracked. It was alright.

It was pretty much the same as Mad magazune?

[Bricktop]

Almost identical. They copied Mad zealously.

[Thiel]

Almost identical. They copied Mad zealously.

I wasn't into either magazine as a kid, but I remember Cracked.

[Bricktop]

Mad was mostly satirical, and it was difficult to actually follow much of it's humour, as the satire was based on American culture.



I think it appealed to teens because it could often be a little risque. But rarely was it funny outside the US...not that it was ever intended to be.



It also relied on parody...writing comic material based on popular culture icons from American entertainment. Parody is a cheap way to get a laugh and more often falls flat when readers have never seen or followed the TV show or movie the parody was based on.



Nonetheless it was a fundamental part of American counter-culture for many years.

[Bricktop]

This is typical Mad humour.



I don't get it, but Americans might.



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