Tom Koch
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Tom Koch was a writer, most notably for Mad Magazine
.
Pronounced like "Cook" (as opposed to "Kotch", say) Koch is also known as one of the primary writers for radio performers Bob and Ray
; and it was this aspect that brought him to Mad when scripts from the same show were reproduced in the magazine with caricatures of the star duo drawn by Mort Drucker.
However, Koch's most enduring contribution to Mad is almost certainly 43-Man Squamish
, a fictitious field sport which became popular in real life, due not only to Koch's ideas and scripting but also to illustrations provided by George Woodbridge
.
Mad (magazine)
Mad is an American humor magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952. Launched as a comic book before it became a magazine, it was widely imitated and influential, impacting not only satirical media but the entire cultural landscape of the 20th century.The last...
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Pronounced like "Cook" (as opposed to "Kotch", say) Koch is also known as one of the primary writers for radio performers Bob and Ray
Bob and Ray
Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding were an American comedy team whose career spanned five decades. Their format was typically to satirize the medium in which they were performing, such as conducting radio or television interviews, with off-the-wall dialogue presented in a generally deadpan style as...
; and it was this aspect that brought him to Mad when scripts from the same show were reproduced in the magazine with caricatures of the star duo drawn by Mort Drucker.
However, Koch's most enduring contribution to Mad is almost certainly 43-Man Squamish
43-Man Squamish
43-Man Squamish is a fictional sport that was invented in issue #95 of MAD Magazine by George Woodbridge and Tom Koch. The article was memorable enough to be mentioned by the New York Times in Woodbridge's 2004 obituary....
, a fictitious field sport which became popular in real life, due not only to Koch's ideas and scripting but also to illustrations provided by George Woodbridge
George Woodbridge
George Woodbridge was an American illustrator known for his exhaustive research and historical accuracy. He is sometimes referred to as "America's Dean of Uniform Illustration" because of his expertise in drawing military uniforms....
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Further reading
- Daniel GillespieDaniel GillespieDaniel Jack Gillespie, is a physicist and mathematical chemist who pioneered numerical methods in stochastic calculus, principally the Gillespie algorithm in 1977. His work is concerned with stochastic processes, particularly specializing in stochastic methods for modeling chemical...
, Dan. Bob and Ray and Tom. Albany: BearManor Media ISBN 1-59393-008-9