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Oct 11, 2021 09:11:34   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
I couldn't figure out this cartoon last night, so I did some research. Ben Lazarus ended the strip in July 2016, and like Peanuts, repeats have been running ever since.

https://deadspin.com/mell-lazarus-and-momma-got-the-last-laugh-1790579263

"The gag itself was sent from the grave. Mell Lazarus had died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease on May 24, at the age of 89. Momma was dead. Momma was dead. The creator of Momma was dead. That’s how it ends."

It seems that he planned to have this final strip run after his death.





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Oct 11, 2021 12:01:28   #
RiJoRi Loc: Sandy Ridge, NC
 
"Momma" reminded me of my grandmother. She lived with us for many years, and every holiday she would tell me, "Richy, I'm not going to make it to next Easter / Thanksgiving / whatever."
Born weighing 2 pounds in 1891(!) she lived into her mid-90s. 😊

--Rich

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Oct 12, 2021 08:19:45   #
Stephan G
 
jerryc41 wrote:
I couldn't figure out this cartoon last night, so I did some research. Ben Lazarus ended the strip in July 2016, and like Peanuts, repeats have been running ever since.

https://deadspin.com/mell-lazarus-and-momma-got-the-last-laugh-1790579263

"The gag itself was sent from the grave. Mell Lazarus had died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease on May 24, at the age of 89. Momma was dead. Momma was dead. The creator of Momma was dead. That’s how it ends."

It seems that he planned to have this final strip run after his death.
I couldn't figure out this cartoon last night, so ... (show quote)


Dang! I must be older than molasses. I just about recognized all of the attendees at the grave site.

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Oct 12, 2021 10:06:36   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Stephan G wrote:
Dang! I must be older than molasses. I just about recognized all of the attendees at the grave site.


Who is the very white guy on the right?

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Oct 12, 2021 11:57:40   #
Stephan G
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Who is the very white guy on the right?


That may be Lazarus himself. I just looked up the photo of him and I can see similarities.

My best guess, Mell Lazarus as a cartoon character.

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Oct 12, 2021 12:08:30   #
Stephan G
 
Check out the Jan. 26, 2020 Momma cartoon.

https://cdn.alphacomedy.com/29/2020/01_26_20_9f99a097a0c6cc8eab1c217c63a5ca73.jpg

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Oct 12, 2021 15:02:15   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Stephan G wrote:
That may be Lazarus himself. I just looked up the photo of him and I can see similarities.

My best guess, Mell Lazarus as a cartoon character.


That's a possibility, since it was published a couple of months after his death.

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Oct 12, 2021 15:03:29   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Stephan G wrote:


That's copyrighted 2014.

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Oct 12, 2021 18:19:41   #
Dennis833 Loc: Australia
 
The headstone of Spike Milligan's grave in the grounds of St Thomas' Winchelsea, East Sussex. ... Spike Milligan's epitaph includes the phrase Dúirt mé leat go raibh mé breoite, Irish for "I told you I was ill".

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