A VIEW TO A SHILL DEPT.This past Tuesday night, several members of the Usual Gang of Idiots appeared at the Barnes and Noble at 86th Street and Lexington Avenue in NYC to talk about our new book Inside MAD and sign copies. Here are some pictures from the evening’s festivities, in case you missed it (but, really, what excuse do you have? We’ve always been there for YOU!)
With the panel audience behind closed doors, MAD books
wait patiently to be bought…so patiently
The audience waiting for the perfect time to rush
the stage and snip a lock of Al Jaffee’s hair
Al Jaffee snappily answers someone’s stupid question,
as Tim Carvell and Desmond Devlin look on
Art Director Sam Viviano laughs awkwardly after
Al Jaffee notices his internet search history
Fans line up to have their copies of Inside MAD signed/ruined
Sam Viviano signs a copy of Inside MAD — despite a fan’s desperate pleas not to
(l. to r.) Barry Liebmann, Sam Viviano, Tim Carvell, Desmond Devlin,
a starry-eyed John Ficarra and Al Jaffee
MAD writer Barry Liebmann and Art Director Sam Viviano
MAD writers Tim Carvell and Desmond Devlin
