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| Editor | Mia Beach |
|---|---|
| Categories | Humor magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Renae Lesser and Gabriel Piser |
| Total circulation (2020) | 55,000[1] |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Cleveland Heights, Ohio |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 1045-0491 |
Funny Times (FT) is an American humor newspaper founded in 1985, and still published as of 2023, by the wife and husband team of Susan Wolpert and Raymond Lesser. Wolpert and Lesser were inspired by The Comic News of Santa Cruz, California, "a monthly journal of progressive editorial cartoons" founded in 1984 by Thom Zajac.[1][2][3][4] FT's political content is often subversive and has a progressive/liberal perspective.[5][6][7]
In 1997, Sandee Beyerle came across the office of Funny Times while trying to escape inclement weather.[8] She became managing editor,[4] and when Ray Lesser retired as editor, Beyerle replaced him. After Beyerle's retirement in 2022, Mia Beach was hired as the new editor. [citation needed]
- ^ a b "About Us". The Funny Times. 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ "Funny Times: How It All Began". The Funny Times. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ "The Comic News". The Comic News. 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ a b Schnall, Sharon (April 8, 2013). "Humor can pay the bills: Locally produced Funny Times has national following, $1.6M gross revenue". Crain's Cleveland Business. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Steve (January 25, 1991). "Cleveland paper begs to be laughed at". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Hoffman, Kevin (March 5, 2003). "Laughing Through the Apocalypse: At Funny Times, being liberal's never been so fun". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Warren, Roz (February 11, 2020). "Looking for a Terrific Paying Market for Humor and Cartoons?". Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ June, 2018