Desmond Devlin
| Desmond Devlin |
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Devlin at a November 18, 2013 signing for Inside Mad at a Barnes & Noble in Manhattan. |
| Occupation |
Comedy writer, satirist |
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| Genre |
Comedy, satire |
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| Notable works |
Mad |
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| Notable awards |
2001 Harvey Award nomination |
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Desmond Devlin is an American comedy writer. His work has appeared in the pages of Mad magazine for a quarter-century, and he ranks as one of the magazine's four most frequent non-illustrating writers.[1] He was nominated for a 2001 Harvey Award for Best Writer for his work at Mad.[2]
Devlin's recurring features have included "Melvin and Jenkins' Guide to ____," "Badly-Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums," "Chilling Thoughts," "Pop-Off Videos," "MadDeconstructs Talk Shows" and "Graphic Novel Review." He has also written over fifty TV and movie parodies for the magazine, including all eight of the Harry Potter films[3][4][5][6][7][8] and The Lord of the Rings film series.[4][5][9]
References
- ↑ Slaubaugh, Mike. "MAD MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTOR APPEARANCES: Issues No. 1 to No. 522". Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ↑ "2001 Harvey Awards". The Harvey Awards. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ↑ MAD (391), March 2000
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 MAD (412), December 2001
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 MAD (424), December 2002
- ↑ Mad (433), September 2003
- ↑ MAD (443), July 2004
- ↑ MAD (460), December 2005
- ↑ MAD (436), December 2003
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