He has collaborated with numerous contemporary humorists and authors, notably George Plimpton and Delia Ephron. Its parody and picaresque methods have become favourites of black humorists. He illustrates the text with cartoons by prominent humorists mocking hypocrisy and platitude. Benchley's humor inspired a number of later humorists and filmmakers. The three co-creators have been labeled as authors, entrepreneurs and humorists by Dan Rather. Some German humorists such as Loriot used seriousness as a source of humour. Humorists have also punned on the phrase. Beck has been the subject of mockery and ridicule by a number of humorists. Between the 1960s and the late 1980s, there was an important influence of Uruguayan humorists. Along with his poetry, he was regarded as one of the best humorists of Urdu. His elder brother Patras Bokhari, one of Urdu's finest humorists, lived there. The faux paradox has captured the imagination of science-oriented humorists. This prismatic portrait affirms Shepherd's position as one of the 20th century's great humorists. He is also credited as being a forerunner of other American humorists like Will Rogers. He served as President of the Society of American Press Humorists.