# Very Semi Serious

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-semi-serious/740754>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 18, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-semi-serious/740754 "2015-12-18T04:33:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-semi-serious/740754/1 "2015-12-18T04:33:33Z")

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A new HBO documentary about New Yorker cartoonists centered on current cartoon editor Bob Mankoff, I think any fan of the magazine would enjoy it - anyone else catch it?

[link](http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/very-semi-serious-a-partially-thorough-portrait-of-new-yorker-cartoonists/synopsis/about.html)

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**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-semi-serious/740754/2 "2015-12-23T20:26:56Z")

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Not yet because I don’t have cable, but the filmmaker, Leah Wolchok, is married to one of my cousins and is generally an awesome person. 🙂