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Desmond Devlin
Devlin at a November 18, 2013, signing for Inside Mad at a Barnes & Noble in Manhattan
Devlin at a November 18, 2013, signing for Inside Mad at a Barnes & Noble in Manhattan
Occupation Comedy writer, satirist
Notable works Mad
Notable awards 2001 Harvey Awards nomination

Desmond Devlin is a funny writer from America. He creates comedy, which means he writes jokes and humorous stories. His work has been featured in Mad magazine since 1984. He has written over 450 articles for Mad, making him one of the most frequent writers for the magazine who doesn't also draw pictures.

What Desmond Devlin Writes

Desmond Devlin is known for many regular features in Mad magazine. These include "Melvin and Jenkins' Guide to ____" and "Badly-Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums." He also wrote "Chilling Thoughts" and "Stuff My Friend Moish Says."

Movie and TV Parodies

Desmond Devlin has created more than 50 parodies of TV shows and movies. A parody is a humorous imitation of something. He wrote spoofs for all eight Harry Potter movies. He also parodied all six films from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit series.

Awards and Recognition

In 2001, Desmond Devlin was nominated for a Harvey Award. This award recognized him as a top writer for his work at Mad magazine. He was also nominated for a CableACE award in 1994. This nomination was for a game show called Rumor Has It.

The Claptrap Project

By September 2020, Mad magazine mostly reprinted old articles. Because of this, Desmond Devlin and Mad artist Tom Richmond decided to create a new project. They announced they were raising money for a book of new movie parodies called Claptrap.

Claptrap Details

They started their Indiegogo campaign with a completed two-page spread. This was for Star Worse: Plagiarizing Skywalker. It was a funny take on the ninth Star Wars movie. The Claptrap book also includes spoofs of older popular films. These were movies that Mad magazine had not parodied when they first came out.

Films Parodied in Claptrap

The other eleven films parodied in Claptrap include:

The Claptrap book was published in 2023.

External links

  • Complete list of Devlin's MAD articles
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