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Who were the Marx Brothers? – The Marx Brothers were the most critically acclaimed and successful stage and screen comedy team in history. Their period of activity lasted from roughly 1905, when two of the five brothers started out in vaudeville, through 1977, when the most famous of the brothers (Groucho) passed away. The members were Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo (who quit in 1918), and Zeppo (who replaced Gummo and performed with the team through 1933). The brothers starred in movies, radio, television, and on Broadway. Two of them also wrote books. Many stand-up comedians (to the present day) would...

Q: Did you always want to be a writer? A: I liked writing. In 4th grade we had to summarize the chapters in our history books. One or two pages. I dramatized it like a short story and turned in nine pages. The teacher gave me an "A" and told me to never do that again. In 6th grade, I wrote one-page stories and sold them on the playground for a penny. I was called into the principal's office and told I couldn't do that. Q: So, you always wanted to be a writer. A: No. I wanted to animate...

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1. Why a MAD Magazine book now? My publisher, Ben Ohmart, has been bugging me for a history of MAD book for almost a decade. After the success of "If You're Cracked, You're Happy, Part Won and Part Too" it seemed inevitable that I would eventually tackle America's foremost humor magazine for the past 70 years.  2. Why didn't you want to write it? I didn't want to do it for a number of reasons. I knew it would be a massive undertaking, and in the end, I was right. I also didn't want to write it because I thought...