Comedy for Animators
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A book about the art and history of physical comedy for people in animation. Available at that online bookstore. Learn more about me:
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Paying the Piper (1949) Directed by Robert McKimson #PorkyPig #LooneyTunes
January 23, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Paying the Piper (1949) Directed by Robert McKimson #PorkyPig #LooneyTunes
His tail drops while his butt stays elevated. Then he falls while the rod doesn’t. #animation
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
His tail drops while his butt stays elevated. Then he falls while the rod doesn’t. #animation
Tex Avery
January 22, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Tex Avery
These are caricatures of the Ritz Brothers. They capitalized on the success of the Marx Brothers.
January 22, 2026 at 7:04 AM
These are caricatures of the Ritz Brothers. They capitalized on the success of the Marx Brothers.
A still frame of Wile E Coyote. I love this pose. His legs don’t usually look this canine. He looks sneaky and integrates with the BG nicely.
January 21, 2026 at 3:59 PM
A still frame of Wile E Coyote. I love this pose. His legs don’t usually look this canine. He looks sneaky and integrates with the BG nicely.
He constructs a complicated plan, and is undone by the simplest mistake. #Comedy #Animation
January 21, 2026 at 3:28 AM
He constructs a complicated plan, and is undone by the simplest mistake. #Comedy #Animation
I love Jerry’s stretched out entrance.
January 20, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I love Jerry’s stretched out entrance.
Self Control (1938) is something Donald Duck doesn’t have. #Disney #animation
January 20, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Self Control (1938) is something Donald Duck doesn’t have. #Disney #animation
Setting up a pattern, then changing something around it, is a simple comedy technique. In Cartoons Ain’t Human (1943) Popeye made a cartoon, and here the train cycle layer continues even though the background changed, so it’s also an animation “mistake”
January 19, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Setting up a pattern, then changing something around it, is a simple comedy technique. In Cartoons Ain’t Human (1943) Popeye made a cartoon, and here the train cycle layer continues even though the background changed, so it’s also an animation “mistake”
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It's amazing how many anvils there are in the tooniverse, and how few blacksmiths
January 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
It's amazing how many anvils there are in the tooniverse, and how few blacksmiths
I believe this is a caricature of Norwegian skater and film star Sonja Henie.
January 16, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I believe this is a caricature of Norwegian skater and film star Sonja Henie.
Popeye trying to chop his way out of a log.
January 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Popeye trying to chop his way out of a log.
Texas Tom (1950)
January 15, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Texas Tom (1950)
Jerry escapes like he’s Indiana Jones. Midnight Snack (1941)
January 15, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Jerry escapes like he’s Indiana Jones. Midnight Snack (1941)
Black cat insists on crossing Donald’s path.
January 14, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Black cat insists on crossing Donald’s path.
If you are looking for a challenging animation exercise, try someone balancing in a precarious position. This is art.
January 14, 2026 at 5:08 AM
If you are looking for a challenging animation exercise, try someone balancing in a precarious position. This is art.