Episodes
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On this week's episode, Vin, Paul, Beth, Nicole and this year's best captioner, Mark Strout, review past and present contests from 2024 and choose our best and worst of the year. We also talk with Mark about how he started entering the caption contests and his process for coming up with winning captions.
And of course, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #922 (Rodent you invite them up?)
Finalists for contest #924 (Do androids dream of spreadsheets?)
Current New Yorker contest #926 (Stand-up Consommé.)
Happy Holidays to all and good luck with your captions!
Dig into the contest data at Victor Chongchua'a great website, WordsBelow:
https://wordsbelow.app
You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with New Yorker cartoonist, Adam Douglas Thompson. We talk with Adam about his background in the arts, painting and how he became a New Yorker cartoonist. We also talk about his cartoons, a bit about teaching art at Brooklyn College and the use of AI in creativity.
You can find Adam's cartoonsand paintings at his webpage:
http://www.adamdouglasthompson.com
Adam also mentions that his wife , Helen Phillips, has written several books. You can order her books from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Helen-Phillips/author/B004LV1ZXA?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1733334765
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:
Winning captions for New Yorker contest #921 (Depart! The end is near!)
Finalists for contest #923 (My inner child disagrees with me, but it'll pass).
Current New Yorker contest #925 (Art working on a work of art).
You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com
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Larry Wood joins us to talk about the contests (including the recent CartoonStock contest). With the holidays coming up, we remind everyone that the best gift is the gift of laughter (has anyone ever noticed how close laughter is to slaughter? Try not to think about it too much).
You should buy yourself Larry Wood's book, "Your Caption Has Been Selected: More Than Anyone Could Possibly Want to Know About The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest". You can also buy it for someone close to you to help them understand why you are the way you are.
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Caption-Has-Been-Selected/dp/1250333407
Also check out Curated Cartoons! They're having a sale starting on Friday, November 29th (10%-25% off).
https://www.curatedcartoons.com
I would be completely remiss if I didn't also mention the Drew Dernavich/Nesja Press signed, limited edition letterpress prints.
https://www.nesjapress.com/shop/prints-and-broadsides/drew-dernavich-cartoons
We discuss the winning entry for Contest #920 (You think the turkey is dry? You should try the humor!)
Finalists for Contest #922 (Rats in your belfry.)
Current Contest #924 (I'm just looking for a data entry level position.)
We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue and the latest CartoonStock contest.
https://www.cartoonstock.com/caption-contest/winners
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Wayno, the daily cartoonist for the Bizarro cartoon, returns to the podcast to talk about winning this year's Reuben Award for Best Panel Cartoon. We also delve into creativity, music, the Pittsburgh Steelers and scary fairy tales and nursery rhymes.
You can find Wayno's Bizarro cartoons here:
https://comicskingdom.com/bizarro
His Substack here:
https://waynocartoons.substack.com/
And the terrific Bizarro merchandise here:
https://shop.comicskingdom.com/collections/bizarro-collection
Wayno also joins us for the contest and favorite cartoons from the issue segment of the podcast.
Winning captions for New Yorker contest #919 (Self-driving horse).
Finalists for contest #921 (Cast your fate to the window seat).
Current New Yorker contest #923 (Bearly-There Babydoll Teddies).
The Drew Dernavich Therapist Letterpress print is available at Nesja Press:
https://www.nesjapress.com/shop/p/all-caps-letterpress-art-print
You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com
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On part 2 of this week's podcast we are joined by Humorist, Craig Baldo. Craig has been making people laugh for as long as he can remember. Stand up comedy, warming up audiences for Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver and Jimmy Fallon, writing ad campaigns for Nike, Dos Equis, Wendy's and many others and he has collaborated with New Yorker cartoonists.
We discuss humor, creativity, existential dread and the bar scene at the University of Delaware (circa 1990). The Two cartoonists Craig worked with were Harry Bliss and Corey Randolph. He's currently looking for another cartoonist to work with, so if you're interested, contact him through his website:
https://www.craigbaldo.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:
Winning captions for New Yorker contest #918 (Have you been Survieled?)
Finalists for contest #920 (I'll be your emcee tonight).
Current New Yorker contest #922 (Rattica, Rattica, Rattica!).
We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker.
You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com
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Due to our podcast recording day falling on Election Day, we decided not to have a guest. We also did our best not to talk about the election and almost made it to the end, but otherwise, it's all contest and cartoon talk!
We discuss the winning entry for Contest #917 (Beaver? I hardly know her).
Finalists for Contest #919 (A horse in a car? Don't be filly).
Current Contest #921 (TSA Prediction-Check).
You can purchase original New Yorker cartoon art from Curated Cartoons here:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com
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On part 2 of this week's podcast we are joined by Illustrator, Eric Drooker. Eric's art has appeared on 40 New Yorker covers (his most recent was on last week's Money Issue) and is in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Library of Congress.
We talk with Eric about becoming an artist, His New Yorker covers, his City Trilogy and the role of art and creativity in the world today. The third volume in his City Trilogy, "Naked City" is now available. His books, New Yorker cover prints and original art can be found at his webpage:
http://www.drooker.com
Eric will be signing his books in San Francisco and Berkley in the next few days. You can find out more here:
https://www.booksigningcentral.com/2024/10/30/eric-drooker-naked-city-author-talk/
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:
Winning captions for New Yorker contest #916 (Always look on the bright side of Dave).
Finalists for contest #918 (Video killed the five star restaurants).
Current New Yorker contest #920 (Dinner and a show).
We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker.
(Paul wishes to apologize for the way he sounds on this episode. He fell into a well right before the podcast and due to contract disputes, Lassie was unable to save him.)
You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with New Yorker cartoonist, Yinfan Huang. Yinfan moved to the United States (Minneapolis to be exact) to attend college to be an Illustrator. She later moved to New York, discovered the New Yorker and sold her very first cartoon from the first Tuesday batch she submitted. Impressive! She is also an Illustrator and has illustrated several children's books. She has recently finished a graphic novel memoir that will be published in mid 2025.
You can learn more about Yinfan at her webpage:
http://www.yinfanhuang.com
You can also preorder her graphic memoir, Yellow Singing Sail, that will be published on June 3rd, 2025.
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/yellow-singing-sail-yinfan-huang/1146391412?ean=9781525305511
https://www.target.com/p/yellow-singing-sail-by-yinfan-huang-paperback/-/A-94054608
On Part 1 of the episode, we are joined by Larry Wood to discuss the current contests:
Winning captions for New Yorker contest #915 (Cat o' nine shirttails).
Finalists for contest #917 (Janus, I'm worried about the Beaver).
Current New Yorker contest #919 (One horse Town Car).
We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker and we also critique the CartoonStock contest.
https://www.cartoonstock.com/caption-contest/current
Toondeloo is a new weekly caption contest you can enter, hosted by the former New Yorker contest crowdsource developers and managers:
https://www.toondeloo.com
You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com
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This week on the podcast, we are joined by two terrific cartoonists, Shannon Wheeler and Ken Krimstein. We've had both on the podcast previously, but we decided to have both on again at the same time. We're glad we did, because it turned out to be a very lively discussion about all things cartooning and a bit about bees.
We also talk about their current book projects and they join in on the contest commentary and favorite cartoons from this week's issue.
Fun was had by all!
You can order Ken's new book, "Einstein in Kafkaland", here:
https://www.amazon.com/Einstein-Kafkaland.../dp/1635579538
And check out Shannon's KickStarter for his new Too Much Coffee Man book here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/whistleblowerpapes/too-much-coffee-man-saves-the-universe-and-other-mistakes?
The current contests we talk about are:
Winning captions for New Yorker contest #914 (Pisces Powerbook).
Finalists for contest #916 (Uncle Fester Island).
Current New Yorker contest #918 (R E S P E C T take out C C T V).
We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker.
Toondeloo is a new weekly caption contest you can enter, hosted by the former New Yorker contest crowdsource developers and managers:
https://www.toondeloo.com
You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com
Send us questions or comments to:
[email protected] -
Our guest this week was unable to join us due to a conflict on their calendar (they had "do podcast" and "forget to do podcast" marked on their calendar). They have rescheduled for later this year.
Meanwhile, Paul, Beth and Nicole try to hold it together for the podcast and almost succeed until the very end. You can book us for your next event.
Beth mentions a very funny facebook page called "Important Otter News". You can check it out here:
https://www.facebook.com/ImportantOtterNews
We discuss the winning entry for Contest #913 (Putting your mind at easel).
Finalists for Contest #915 (Schrödinger's laundry pile).
Current Contest #917 (Ward, I'm quarried about the Beaver).
You can purchase original New Yorker cartoon art from Curated Cartoons here:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com
You can order Larry Wood's book, "Your Caption Has Been Selected: More Than Anyone Could Possibly Want to Know About The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest" here:
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Caption-Has.../dp/1250333407/
Send us questions or comments to :
[email protected] -
Larry Wood, the all time New Yorker cartoon caption contest winner, author and CartoonStock caption contest judge, joins us once again to talk about the current New Yorker contests, our favorite cartoons from this week’s issue of the New Yorker and the latest CartoonStock contest. We also discuss a new caption contest with a cartoon drawn by our own Paul Nesja. The link for this contest is below.
We discuss the winning entry for Contest #912 (Apple a Day Keeps the Dr Away).
Finalists for Contest #914 (Goldfish and Laptop).
Current Contest #916 (Sun peeking over the horizon).
Play the Toondeloo Caption Contest with Paul's cartoon below.
Home (toondeloo.com)
You can purchase original New Yorker cartoon art from Curated Cartoons here:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com
You can order Larry's book, "Your Caption Has Been Selected: More Than Anyone Could Possibly Want to Know About The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest" here:
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Caption-Has.../dp/1250333407/
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with New Yorker cartoonist, Amanda Chung. Amanda's first cartoon in the New Yorker appeared in the Nov. 20, 2023 issue. Her cartoons have also appeared in Air Mail, The Weekly Humorist and other publications. Before being published, Amanda contacted the podcast and Vin offered to collaborate with her. It's been a successful collaboration and we discuss the dynamics of it during her interview.
Amanda mentions a few resources that have helped her become a successful cartoonist. Here are links to a few of them:
Emily Flake's class:
https://learn.sawcomics.org/courses/really-funny-gag-cartoons-with-emily-flake-archive
Amy Kurzweil's Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/Amykurzweil
Quentin Blake
https://quentinblake.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:
Winning captions for New Yorker contest #911 (Frankenstein's Pokémon).
Finalists for contest #913 (The Art of the How Does that Make You Feel?)
Current New Yorker contest #915 (Twas not curiosity killed the cat, twas the spin cycle).
We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker and we also critique the CartoonStock contest.
https://www.cartoonstock.com/caption-contest/current
Toondeloo is a new weekly caption contest you can enter, hosted by the former New Yorker contest crowdsource developers and managers:
https://www.toondeloo.com
You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com
Send us questions or comments to:
[email protected] -
On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with New Yorker cartoonist, Ali Solomon. Ali is both a cartoonist and humor writer and has been a regular contributor to the New Yorker since 2018. Her work has also appeared in McSweeney's Internet Tendency, the Washington Post, The Believer, and WIRED, among other places. She has also written a book, "I Love(ish) New York City: Tales of City Life", A humorous and relatable look into the joys and pitfalls of living in New York City.
You can order her book here:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ali-Solomon/author/B0BFZJRLMY
You can also check out her website here:
https://www.ali-solomon.com
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:
Winning captions for New Yorker contest #910 (Heavenly Choir drops a new song).
Finalists for contest #912 (Apple of my eye doctor).
Current New Yorker contest #914 (My captions don't bubbling up anymore).
We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker.
You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with former New Yorker Cartoon Editor and current Cartoon Editor at Air Mail Magazine, Bob Mankoff. Bob talks about the New Yorker and CartoonStock caption contests, A.I., dream cartoons and something new that he's been working on with Robert Nowak (former manager of the New Yorker contest crowdsource voting), called Toondeloo. Toondeloo is a contest based on the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest. Enter the caption that you entered in the current week's New Yorker contest and then come back later to vote on all the captions entered into Toondeloo. After the voting is done, contestants will see a Leader's Board with the captions ranked by voting score. Check it out here:
https://www.toondeloo.com/
And don't forget to enter the CartoonStock contest with a chance to win upto $500!
https://www.cartoonstock.com/caption-contest/current
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:
Winning captions for New Yorker contest #909 (Keep the condiments to yourself).
Finalists for contest #911 (Is that a monster in your pocket, Igor, or are you just happy to see me).
Current New Yorker contest #913 (Different brush strokes for different folks).
We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker.
You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com
Send us questions or comments to:
[email protected] -
Larry Wood, the all time New Yorker cartoon caption contest winner, author and CartoonStock caption contest judge, joins us to talk about the current New Yorker contests, our favorite cartoons from this week’s issue of the New Yorker and the latest CartoonStock contest.
There were some great captions for what we thought was a tough cartoon to work with and There's a another tough cartoon to caption for the CartoonStock contest this month and we highly recommend that if you normally don't enter that one, you should enter it this month as anybody with a half way decent idea for a caption stands a good chance of being a finalist. You can enter here (there is a $5 entry fee):
https://www.cartoonstock.com/caption-contest/current
The Patton Oswald comedy bit about him texting "I hate", can be found here:
https://youtu.be/FoJ4h2KuYW8?si=BqfbIp8sdh8YTx4E
You can order Larry's book, "Your Caption Has Been Selected: More Than Anyone Could Possibly Want to Know About The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest" here:
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Caption-Has.../dp/1250333407/
You can purchase original New Yorker cartoon art from Curated Cartoons here:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com
And finally, you can purchase the Drew Dernavich/Nesja Press "Bagel Story" print here:
https://www.nesjapress.com/.../bagel-story-letterpress-print
We also discuss the winning entry for Contest #908 (Hats off to Harry Houdini).
Finalists for Contest #910 (Harp in valley ETA).
Current Contest #912 (A high Red Delicious Corpuscle count).
And the finalists for the last CartoonStock contest (The dark carts of grocery shopping).
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview humorist, Al Mullen.
Al his written humor pieces for The New Yorker, McSweeney's and other publications. He is also the creator and publisher of Public Transportation Magazine (PTM). PTM is a very funny eight page Zine that can only be found on New York public transportation. Past issues have included many New Yorker writers and cartoonists and the next issue (probably coming out in September) will have pieces by David Cross, Jack Handey and Roz Chast. Look for it on a train seat near you!
Check out the PTM website here:
https://www.publictransportmagazine.com
There's also a punchline contest! Win the highly coveted PTM T-shirt!
https://www.publictransportmagazine.com/punchline-contest
If you would like to contribute words, images or money to the magazine you can contact Al here:
[email protected]
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:
Winning captions for New Yorker contest #907 (Dancing in the spreadsheets).
Finalists for contest #909 (Bar Fry).
Current New Yorker contest #911 (The Miniature Prometheus).
Send us questions or comments to:
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Cartoonist, Hartley Lin.
Hartley has been contributing to the New Yorker since 2018. He has been creating his on comic book, "Pope Hats" since 2009. In 2019, His graphic novel, "Young Frances" was published with positive reviews. The New York Times stated: “It’s a testament to his vision that a book with such a long gestation can still feel so of the moment. Or maybe it’s that the floating world of one’s 20s, rendered here with such sympathy and humor, always lives somewhere in us, as accessible as a recurring dream.”
We talk with Hartley about how he got into cartooning, his methods and his recent cartoon in the Caption Contest.
You can learn more about Hartley and find where you can purchase his comics and graphic novel at his website:
https://www.popehats.ca
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:
Winning captions for New Yorker contest #906 (Belly Can Flop).
Finalists for contest #908 (Magic On The Beach).
Current New Yorker contest #910 (Heaven Harp Us).
We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker and our frustration with the current contest rating system (They really, really need to remove duplicate captions!)
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The podcast celebrates No Guest August (a holiday that we just made up) this week! It's just us talking about the contests and our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker. Completely organic with no added filler or additives. We do get a bit fried talking about the current contest, but we recover nicely with only Beth losing track of time and thinking it's still last week.
We discuss the winning entry for Contest #905 (The Pied Piper of Penn Station).
Finalists for Contest #907 (Our revenue is up 33 1/3).
Current Contest #909 (Bar Fly Fry Guy).
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New Yorker cartoonist, Drew Dernavich, joins us on the podcast this week. It's been over a year since Drew has joined the podcast. His last appearance was the ill-fated 100th Anniversary episode that is unlistenable due to technical problems (the problem being that none of us knew how to properly use a professional podcast studio). Drew talks about what he's been up to this last year and joins us in the discussion of the New Yorker contests, our favorite cartoons from the current issue and the frequent portion of the podcast that we're calling "Vin Doesn't Get It".
Drew also invites everyone to come see him and other cartoonists at the annual New Yorker Festival at the end of October for a live cartoon improv session. We'll post more information on that as it becomes available.
We also talk a bit about the letterpress prints he has collaborated on with Paul and his wife, Christy. The newest print "All Caps" will be available soon. You can still order the two previous prints here:
https://www.nesjapress.com/shop/prints-and-broadsides/drew-dernavich-cartoons
We discuss the winning entry for Contest #904 (Can You Lasso a Goat, Ted?).
Finalists for Contest #906 (The Olympic "Go Fish" Finals).
Current Contest #908 (I Don't See How This Is Remotely Funny).
Podcast correction...
P. C. Vey is the top cartoon contributor to the contest at 75 cartoons.
Tom Cheney is next at 57.
Drew is third at 54.
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Larry Wood, the All Time New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Winner, Author and CartoonStock Caption Contest Judge, joins us to talk about the current New Yorker contests, our favorite cartoons from this week’s issue of the New Yorker and the latest CartoonStock contest.
Some great discussions on winning the contests and Paul challenges the listeners to figure out a caption he came up with for the "DJ in the boardroom" cartoon.
There's a tough cartoon to caption for the CartoonStock contest this month and we highly recommend that if you normally don't enter that one, you should enter it this month as anybody with a half way decent idea for a caption stands a good chance of being a finalist. You can enter here (there is a $5 entry fee):
https://www.cartoonstock.com/caption-contest/current
The Patton Oswald comedy bit about the rat in the yard can be found here:
https://youtu.be/A4VoMNS6A-M
You can order Larry's book, "Your Caption Has Been Selected: More Than Anyone Could Possibly Want to Know About The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest" here:
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Caption-Has.../dp/1250333407/
We discuss the winning entry for Contest #903 (In the UK, they'd call this a Booty Sale).
Finalists for Contest #905 (The rattail end of the line).
Current Contest #907 (Building the business from scratch).
Finalists for the last CartoonStock contest (Fork/face lift).
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