John Ficarra

John Ficarra
Ficarra at a signing for Inside Mad at a
Barnes & Noble in Manhattan
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Editor, Publisher
Notable works
Mad magazine

John Ficarra (born ca. 1956) is an American publishing figure. He was hired as assistant editor of the American satire magazine Mad in 1980, shortly after his debut as a contributing writer.[1] He became editor-in-chief (a position he shared with Nick Meglin until 2004[2]) in 1985, when the incumbent (Al Feldstein) retired,[3][4] to 2018.[3]

  1. ^ Dueben, Alex (February 24, 2016). "'MAD's' John Ficarra is Still Running Comic's Greatest Gang of Idiots. CBR.com. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Hendrix, Grady (March 13, 2013). "Interview: John Ficarra". Film Comment. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Ficarra, John (May 13, 2019). "Pete Buttigieg as Alfred E. Neuman? I don't see it. But I also don't buy the mayor's response". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Hedges, Chris (March 28, 2001). "For Mad, a Reason to Worry; Struggling for Relevance in Sarcastic World". The New York Times. Retrieved December 14, 2010.