New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Joel Mishon, cartoonist and Co-founder of CartoonStock, joins us on the podcast this week. We had a great time talking with Joel about his career as a cartoonist and administrator of cartoons at CartoonStock. We discuss the attributes a good caption should have and why some captions get picked over other captions. Some great insights into the world of Cartoon Caption Contest captioning!
You can license cartoons at CartoonStock here (and enter the contest!):
https://www.cartoonstock.com

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #982 (The penguin is mightier than the C-Train.)

Finalists for contest #984 (A picture is worth a thousand jelly beans.)

Current New Yorker contest #986 (Planet Fitness.)

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

The home for all things to do with cartoon caption contests:
https://humororama.lol

Send us questions or comments to:  Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

Comedy writer and captioneer extraordinaire, Wayne Kline, joins us on the podcast this week to talk about his career as a TV comedy writer ("Good Times", "Married With Children", Jay Leno, David Letterman and many others) and his captioneering. 

A shoutout to Tom Chitty on his Kickstarter for his new book, "Nooks and Crannies of New York: From the Chronicles of Baron von Shoogenheimer"!
You can find more information on the book and contribute to the Kickstarter here:
https://www.baronsguide.com

We discuss the winning entry for Contest #981 (Cat with a hot waxed aloof.)

Finalists for Contest #983 (Bagel immersion therapy.)

Current Contest #985 (Barney Bear Fife)

The Bambi Meets Godzilla cartoon that Paul mentions in the podcast:
https://youtu.be/5R-rbzcEM8A

Original New Yorker cartoon artwork can be found at:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com

The home for all things to do with cartoon caption contests:
https://humororama.lol

Send questions or comments to:  
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

New Yorker cartoonist, Drew Dernavich, returns to the podcast for the ninth time (one more punch on his podcast ticket gets him a free pizza!) We talk about the book he's working on that he hopes to have out by this time next year, his Whisperbubble project  and his Great Holiday Hat Fail. 
You can find out more about Whisperbubble at his Substack:
https://whisperbubble.substack.com
You can find Drew's website here:
https://www.drewdernavich.com
And his collaborations with Nesja Press here:
https://www.nesjapress.com/drew-dernavich-collaboration

We discuss the winning entry for Contest #973 (Snowman is an island).
Finalists for Contest #975 (Now THESE are nosebleed seats). 
Current Contest #977 (Catch of the Day on Rye).

You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:https://www.curatedcartoons.com

Send us questions or comments to:  
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Erika Sjule. Erika tells us that her need to draw has always been a part of her life. She has channeled it into zines, graphic novels and more recently, the New Yorker. She talks about her process from ideation to the final publication. We also talk about some of our favorite cartoons of hers. We also congratulate her on becoming a newly minted Mom!
  
You can learn more about Erika at her website:
https://www.erikasjule.com/comics

And from her interview on A Case For Pencils:
https://afinecaseforpencils.com/post/713234110181720064/erika-sjule

You can also subscribe to her Substack, Shit for Breakfast, here:
https://esjule.substack.com

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #884 (Mr. Peanut meets the Big Sleep). 

Finalists for contest #886 (Beachy Keen). 

Current New Yorker contest #888 (Cactus interruptus). 

Send us questions or comments to:  
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview Marty Dundics. Marty is the founder of Humorist Media and editor-in-chief of Weekly Humorist magazine and also produces the podcasts "Talkward" and "The Cartoon Pad". He was also the creative director and editor-in-chief of National Lampoon and worked at 'The Late Show with David Letterman'.
He's been busy and we get to talk with Marty about all his busyness! It's a lot of busyness, so it's an extra long podcast this week!
  
You can find out more about The Weekly Humorist at their website:
https://weeklyhumorist.com
You can also buy back issues, books, T-Shirts and lots of other fun stuff while you're there!
You can also check out the Humorist Media website here:
https://www.humoristmedia.com

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #883 (Cats in the crib watching a very special episode of Silver Spoons). 

Finalists for contest #885 (Snowman is an island). 

Current New Yorker contest #887 (Paradjinn shift). 

Send us questions or comments to:  
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist David Ostow. David tells us about how he became a New Yorker Cartoonist (by the usual route of becoming an Architect first) and his current gig as a stay-at-home dad. 
We also talk about our favorite cartoons of his and end up talking about the proper storage of ketchup and butter (Dave reported back to us after the podcast that the butter was in the fridge and there was no sign of ketchup anywhere).
  
You can learn more about David at his website:
https://www.davidostow.com

And from his interview on A Case For Pencils:
https://afinecaseforpencils.com/.../186991210914/david-ostow

You can also follow David on instagram to see more of his cartoons: @daveostowdraws

The funeral cartoon that Beth mentions was by Corey Pandolph and had this caption, "Today's service will be using the hashtag #Jerrysdead?"


On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #882 (Never kiss a pommel horse on the mouth). 

Finalists for contest #884 (Mr. Peanut in a jam). 

Current New Yorker contest #886 (Beach Blanket Wordle). 

We also discuss the latest winners of the CartoonStock contest (There's no business like monkey business).

Send us questions or comments to:  
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Brooke Bourgeois. Brooke has had an interesting journey on her way to becoming a New Yorker cartoonist: Harvard, neurobiology, Second City Improv, Scotland, Edinburgh Fringe, a MA in Children's Book Illustration... A very eventful journey!  

You can find more about Brooke at her website:
https://www.brookeabourgeois.com

And you can learn more about her upcoming children's book, "Penelope’s Balloons"  and preorder it here:
https://www.unionsquareandco.com/.../penelopes-balloons.../


On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #881 (Cutting to the paper chase, I'll have mine on the rocks). 
You can find out Paul Karasik's original caption by joining his Patreon page:
 https://www.patreon.com/paulkarasik

Finalists for contest #883 (There's more than one way for a cat to swing). 

Current New Yorker contest #885 (Float like a snowflake, go down like an avalanche). 

Send us questions or comments to:  
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

On this week's episode, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #880 (Repent Harlequin said the Ticktockman. Your session ends in five minutes).  
Finalists for contest #882 (I guess that's one way to tenderize a side of beef). 
Current New Yorker contest #884 (The Elephant in the gloom). 

Send us questions or comments to :  
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

Larry Wood, the All Time New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner,  joins us to talk about the current New Yorker contests, the latest CartoonStock contest and our favorite cartoons from this week’s issue of the New Yorker.

You can preorder Larry's book on the cartoon contest here:
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Caption-Has-Been-Selected/dp/1250333407/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2T36QCZS5V4D4&keywords=lawrence+wood&qid=1699478163&sprefix=laurence+wood%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-2

Preorder Asher Perlman's book, "Well, This Is Me", here:
https://www.amazon.com/Well-This-Me-Cartoon-Collection/dp/152489205X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JE7V9NI3JCAM&keywords=asher+perlman&qid=1705959420&sprefix=asher+perlman%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-1

And Buy Jack Handey's books here:
https://deepthoughtsbyjackhandey.com/bookstore/

And the animated voicemail messages Larry mentions:
https://www.youtube.com/@garrettanimates

We discuss the winning entry for Contest #879 (Ski Jump To Heaven)
Finalists for Contest #881 (Poor Sports Bar)
Current Contest #883 (Cats Cradle)

We finish with our favorite cartoons from the current issue.

Send us questions or comments to :  
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Amy Hwang.  Amy talks with us about her journey to becoming a New Yorker cartoonist, her sense of humor and we also discuss many of her very funny cartoons.
Her work is included in "From Lines to Laughs: Women+ on Men" a group exhibition of women and non-binary cartoonists at The Society of Illustrators in New York, curated by Liza Donnelly. You can learn more about it here:
https://societyillustrators.org/event/linestolaughs/

You can also find out more about Amy at her website:
https://www.amyhwang.com

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #878 (Yule Sock It To Me).  
(We actually talk about #878 with Amy in part 2 of the podcast).
Finalists for contest #880 (Hickory Dickory Doc). 
Current New Yorker contest #882 (Hi-Yo Silver Medal). 

Send us questions or comments to :  
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com