Hugh Hefner Memorial

Lavish, chaotic, and unapologetically decadent, this full color cartoon by Tom Toro, published in Playboy in 2017, delivers a perfectly over-the-top send-off with a punchline that lands like a raised champagne flute. Hugh Hefner's memorial service dissolves into revelry as guests spill across the room in a riot of celebration, excess, and knowing irreverence—turning solemnity into spectacle.

Originally published in Playboy, the piece captures the magazine’s signature blend of satire and sensuality, using exuberant detail and crowd-driven humor to make its point. Bold, bawdy, and sharply observed, it’s a comic tribute that embraces indulgence with a wink—and a reminder that Hef would have wanted it exactly this way.

Archival ink pen, pencil, watercolor, white-out on 14" x 11" Bristol vellum paper. Excellent condition.