{"id":7349,"date":"2013-10-06T14:34:01","date_gmt":"2013-10-06T18:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=7349"},"modified":"2016-04-16T10:05:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-16T14:05:00","slug":"podcast-the-guy-who-drew-the-liver-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-the-guy-who-drew-the-liver-spots","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: The Guy Who Drew the Liver Spots"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Drew<\/a><\/p>\n

Virtual Memories \u2013 season 3 episode 21 –
\nThe Guy Who Drew the Liver Spots<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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“I don’t like drawing young people, attractive people. I used to get assigned drawings of the cast of ‘Friends’ for Entertainment Weekly<\/em>, and it was painful. I would finish a drawing of Jennifer Aniston, and to reward myself, I’d draw Shecky Greene.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s the Vermeer of the Borscht Belt! Drew Friedman<\/a>, the great painter, cartoonist, chronicler of modern fame (and infamy), and Howard Stern’s favorite artist, invited me out to 2nd Ave. Deli in NYC one Saturday morning to record a conversation about art, leaving New York, show biz, R. Crumb, Joe Franklin, Tor Johnson, the Friars Club, Howard Stern, Abe Vigoda, the gallery show commemorating his books on Old Jewish Comedians, and his upcoming book of portraits on comic-book legends (as in ‘artists, writers and publishers’). We also talk about how Harry Einstein died during a roast for Lucy and Desi, trade Gilbert Gottfried stories, discuss the state of the illustration market, explore why he used stippling effects and why he stopped, and more. This one’s a lot<\/em> of fun. Go listen!<\/a><\/p>\n

“There’s a theory about why there were so many Jewish comedians: the smile behind the pain, the haunted smile. I don’t buy into it. I think they’re all just a bunch of hams. They like to be up there, telling jokes, being funny, and meeting women.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"by Photo of Drew Friedman and Jerry Lewis courtesy of Jay Ruttenberg<\/em>

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Enjoy the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more great episodes! Related conversations:<\/p>\n