21 Questions: Brett Koth

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Who is your favorite literary character?
S.J. Perelman, as he portrayed himself in his essays. Also Philip Marlowe. Raymond Chandler wrote the best similes ever.
If you could make a cameo appearance in a show, what show would it be?
Dancing With America’s Studliest Cartoonists.
What is your greatest fear?
A tights malfunction on the above show.
thing you could eat for the rest of your life?
Deep-fried 100-dollar bills.
Favorite movie? Worst movie?
Favorite: Plan Nine From Outer Space.
Worst: Plan Nine From Outer Space.
If you could be born again into any era, which would you choose?
Prehistoric era. I like drawing on walls.
Last text message I sent...
I’ve never sent a text. Yeah, I’m that guy.

What is your motto?
Never hand-letter the word “flick” in block letters.
What song do you have on repeat?
The Nyan Cat song. On an endless freaking loop in my brain.
Ultimate vacation?
A sunny beach, a good book and no bars on my cell phone.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
I get to do what I love for a living. I’m very lucky.
What is your favorite cartoon/comic character?
Daffy Duck, hands down.
If you weren't drawing, what would you be doing?
Wal-Mart greeter. I have a thing for blue vests.
My biggest pet peeve is...
When my bulldog uses my toothbrush without asking.
Who do you admire/who is your role model?
Michael Maltese and Jack “Clumsy Carp” Caprio, both amazing gag writers.
And my friend and mentor, Jim Davis.
When was the last time you laughed really hard?
The night I saw four midgets in a relay foot race around a track against a camel on cable TV. Really. I did.
One thing you couldn’t live without?
Coffee. Oxygen would come in a close second.
Guilty pleasure?
Swatting carpenter bees in flight with a badminton racquet. Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.
What is your greatest extravagance?
My #2 watercolor brush made of Jim Davis’ arm hairs.
The best advice you've ever gotten?
“Sign that. How is anyone ever going to know who drew it?” (Thanks, mom)
I know it's weird but I think...
...I feel a song coming on.

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