The world renowned cartoonist from Hyde who has never missed being in Private Eye for 38 years

He can turn his hand to the poignant, funny, and heartbreaking. His subjects range from his dad's dementia to refugees risking their lives crossing seas in small boats.

Now in recognition of his stellar career as a cartoonist an exhibtion of Tony Husband's work is to be shown in Manchester. Based at his studio in Gee Cross, Hyde, he has contributed to national newspapers and magazines, winning major accoldades.

A show, at The Edge Theatre and Arts Centre in Chorlton, will feature his cartoons which appeared in the satirical magazine, Private Eye, which has published his work for nearly four decades.

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Tony is known for his ability to capture the absurdities and ironies of everyday life with his distinctive style. Characterised by their wit, warmth, and whimsy, Tony's cartoons can make you smile, laugh out loud, or reduce you to tears.

"It's hard to explain where they come from, it just pings into my head, said Tony. His work has been in every edition of Private Eye for 38 years, including his series "The Yobs" which was commissioned by the magazine's editor, Ian Hislop. Tony's inspiration for the series was being beaten up by a gang of skinheads, in the days when he was "a long haired hippie".

He believes that in current society cartoonists are needed more than ever, with their gift for a gag, and ability to capture starkly the corruption and cruelty of the world. One cartoon came from him being moved by the migrant channel crossings. He said he imagined one of his granddaughter's on a raft in the middle of the Channel as a storm was brewing saying "Are we there yet". Tony said: "When I drew it I cried. We can't keep watching children being drowned."