How Do You Write For “MAD” Magazine?
“MAD” magazine specializes in the fine art of making serious cultural and political statements through silly antics. “MAD” magazine has been the primary source for news and public commentary to generations of American youth. Leave part of your brain at home and replace it with a big dollop of humor, and prepare yourself to write for this publication. Remember that nothing and nobody is beyond the touch of “MAD” magazine. If you saw it on TV, the Internet or newspaper, it is fair game. Lose your sense of political correctness now! Select subjects that are crying out to for satire. Political figures, insane celebrities and people who got in the news for doing something utterly stupid are all good targets. Keep in mind that the figure or story has to be widespread in the media; satire around an unknown figure just isn’t funny most of the time. Embellish the story and characters while inserting enough toilet humor and sexual innuendo to keep the teenage audience’s attention. Remember that
