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Mindy Tucker

Asher Perlman stepping out from behind a curtain.

Asher Perlman

Asher Perlman, a regular contributing cartoonist at The New Yorker and a writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, grew up in Madison and tells us he read Isthmus religiously. That alone makes us a fan. But his cartoons, which resonate with Midwestern charm, are funny enough to make us laugh out loud, too. Perlman, now based in Brooklyn, New York, will be back in town to promote his new book, Well, This Is Me (Andrews McMeel Publishing), which is packed with more than 150 cartoons about everything from Jiffy Lube to a dog’s encounter with a genie to travel, work, death and dying.

media release: Come join us for the release of Well, This Is Me, the debut cartoon collection from Asher Perlman (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), who NPR’s Scott Simon calls “one of today’s great New Yorker cartoonists.” A blend of Asher’s classics and never-before-seen material, this collection gives the people what they want: universal health care. Okay, not that, but something almost as important: a delightful book, chock-full of over 150 cartoons about everything from a dog’s encounter with a genie to the Tin Man’s trip to Jiffy Lube.

Conveniently broken up into thematic chapters, Well, This Is Me: A Cartoon Collection from The New Yorker’s Asher Perlman explores traditional comedy playgrounds, like travel and work, as well as more lighthearted subjects, like death and dying.

About the author: Asher Perlman is an Emmy award-nominated, WGA award-winning, Peabody award-winning cartoonist, comedian, writer, and actor. He is a regular contributor to the New Yorker and a writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He lives in Brooklyn, but his heart will always be in the Midwest with his family.