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

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Avi Steinberg.  Avi talks with us about his early life and wanting to become a cartoonist, how he got into the New Yorker, his cartoons and process and reflects on being a kindergarten teacher.
He also talks about his great new children's book, "A Story No One Has Ever Heard Before".
You can order it here:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374390945/astorynoonehaseverheardbefore

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #877(I Second That Emoji).  
Finalists for contest #879 (Pearly Gate Crasher). 
Current New Yorker contest #881 (On the Rocks, Paper, Scissors). 

You can find Paul Karasik's Patreon page here:
https://www.patreon.com/paulkarasik/posts

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

On this week's episode, Vin, Paul, Beth, Nicole and Larry review past and present contests from 2023 and choose our best and worst of the year.  We also discuss the recent winners from last month's CartoonStock Caption Contest. 

And of course, we discuss...  
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #876 (Michelangelo Mouse Cage).  
Finalists for contest #878 (Christmas Stockings). 
Current New Yorker contest #880 (Giant Clock in Therapist Office). 

Happy New Year to All!  See you in 2024! 

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

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Lila Ash.  Lila talks with us about how she got her start in cartooning and how she eventually broke into The New Yorker.  We also chat about her drawing style, her paintings and how she comes up with her ideas.  Lastly, Lila shares her trials and tribulations of writing her graphic memoir "decodependence, a romantic tragicomic". 

You can order the book below.
Decodependence: A Romantic Tragicomic: Ash, Lila: 9781797223322: Amazon.com: Books

Visit Lila's website for more information. 
https://www.lilaash.com

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #875(Geese with briefcases).  
Finalists for contest #877 (Emoji heads). 
Current New Yorker contest #879 (Skiing over the pearly gates). 

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

Katherine Bettis Joins us on the podcast this week.Katherine is a fairly new cartoonist to the scene, but has already had her cartoons published in Airmail, Woman's World, The Weekly Humorist and a small publication called the New Yorker.We talk with her about how she got into cartooning, her process and her cartoons.
We also learn that she has a degree in architecture and is a musician. Once again, we try to figure out what the connection is between these vocations and cartooning. 

You can find Katherine's cartoons on her instagram page here:
https://www.instagram.com/katherinebettis

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

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #972 (Comedy of terrors.)

Finalists for contest #974 (Squeaky clean lift and jerks.)

Current New Yorker contest #976 (I never Maître d' I didn't like.)

We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker.

You can find the reverse caption contest Katherine mentions here:
https://www.reversecaptioncontest.com

And the results of The New Yorker reverse caption contest can be found here:
https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/bob-mankoff/the-reverse-caption-contest

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

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

Carol Lasky makes a quick return to the podcast and joins us in discussing this week's contests and favorite cartoons from the current New Yorker. We also discuss a few of carol's strategies for writing winning captions.

Contests we discuss are...
 The winning captions for New Yorker contest #874 (We've come to rake leaves and take your women and we're all out of leaves).  
Finalists for contest #876 (Rat's in the belfry). 
Current New Yorker contest #878 (Stockings up for the holidays). 

The link to Patton Oswalt's Christmas Shoes routine:
https://youtu.be/iq10bz3PxyY?si=vJSekJlWS_8VZO_H

The New Yorker Cartoonist Christmas Poem:
https://www.jasonchatfield.com/blog/a-new-yorker-cartoonist-christmas-poem

Nesja Press/Drew Dernavich Letterpress Prints:
https://www.nesjapress.com/shop/prints-and-broadsides/drew-dernavich-cartoons

Curated Cartoons Original Cartoon Art:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com

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

On this week's episode we're joined by the most winningest New Yorker Caption Contest Finalist in 2023 and any single year in the history of the contest, Carol Lasky and second place most winningest in any single year in the history of the contest, her son Colin Mills.  Carol had 5 finalist captions in TNY Caption Contest this year and Colin had 4.  They speak with us about this incredible achievement and reveal some of their strategies for writing captions.  We then discuss the winning caption for contest #873 (Mr. Potatoe Head), finalists for contest #875 (geese holding briefcases) and current contest #877 (emoji heads). 

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

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Tim Hamilton. 
Tim talks with us about his career as a comic book artist, cartoonist and children's book writer and illustrator. We find out how he became a New Yorker cartoonist. We also learn why you should never open files on a co-worker's computer.
You can learn more about Tim at his website and Instagram feed:
https://hamilton-tim.pairsite.com/CUTBLEED/
www.instagram.com/t.j.hamilton/

You can order his wonderful comic book (that we completely neglected to ask him about), Rabbit Who Fight:
https://gumroad.com/timhamiltonrwf

Order his Children's books from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001K8VS16

And listen to his podcast, Seddy Bimco Part 2, The Revenge, here:
https://shows.acast.com/seddy-bimco

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #872 (Dinersaurs).  
Finalists for contest #874 (Chore Encounters of the Third Kind). 
Current New Yorker contest #876 (The Algernon and the Ecstasy). 

And we also dive into our favorite cartoons of the current issue of the New Yorker.
Finally, we talk about the winners of the last cartoonStock Caption Contest (Yay, Nicole!)

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

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Kyle Bravo. We talk with Kyle about how he got into cartooning and breaking into The New Yorker.  He also shares his drawing style and how it differs for his roughs and his finished work for publication.  Kyle then shares how he comes up with his ideas and how he decides where to submit them and when to post on Instagram. Finally we talk about his day job as an art teacher. 
 
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  
 
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #871 (Witches Brew).  
 
Finalists for contest #873 (Mr. Potato Head in Doctor’s Office). 
 
Current New Yorker contest #875 (Birds Flying with Briefcases). 
 
Send us questions or comments to :  
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

All Time New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner, Larry Wood joins us to talk about the current New Yorker contests and our favorite cartoons from this week’s issue of the New Yorker.
Nicole steps in for Vin, who was unable to join us due to a prior pickleball commitment.

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

You can find Tony Lopes's Insanity Streak Caption Contest at his website:
https://www.tonylopes.com.au

We discuss the winning entry for Contest #870 (Money in motion get your cribs for free)
Finalists for Contest #872 (You don't see many dinosaurs in this neck of the restaurant district)
Current Contest #874 (Rake me to your leader)
We finish with our favorite cartoons from the current issue.

The Pixar short that was mentioned in the pod cast is "Lifted" and can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVLoc6FrLi0

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

Michael Shaw joins the podcast this week with a special Halloween episode. 
He retells his spooky night sleeping at the Thurber House and Beth and Paul tell their own spooky stories (Vin has led a very boring life and does not have a spooky story). We also talk about our favorite and least favorite Halloween candies.

You can read the rest of Michael's Thurber story here:
https://showme.missouri.edu/2021/fall-of-the-house-of-thurber/

To participate in Michael's Caption Scramble, You will need to join Beth's facebook group, The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Rejects (and Enthusiasts):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1707463132903388
(It is a private group, so there will be an easy quiz to take to get into it.)

You can hear more of Michael on the Cartoon Pad Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cartoon-pad/id1561378159

Towards the end of the episode, we discuss...  

The winning caption for New Yorker contest #869 (This is my chum from the office).  

Finalists for contest #871 (Trending on witchtagram).

Current New Yorker contest #873 (The Benign Tuber). 

We also discuss the recent CartoonStock Contest and our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker.

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

Writer. musician and former Assistant (to the) Cartoon Editor, Marc Philippe Eskenazi joins us on the podcast this week. Marc talks about his background and how he came to be the Assistant Cartoon Editor at the New Yorker. We also talk a bit about how the caption contest was run back in 2012.

Marc is currently a member of The Surfboard Six, A music duo that plays a fun mix of indie rock surf pop. You can listen to them at Spotify here:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rhIeNDOjvwhbLMoMGDpnz?si=CIBU85XUTRq40meCZKW98w

Marc has also contributed to the New Yorker Daily Shouts. You can read some of them here:
https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/marc-philippe-eskenazi

We finish the podcast with Marc joining us in a discussion of the current contest #872

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  

The winning caption for New Yorker contest #868 (This session really frosts my assumptions).  

Finalists for contest #870 (Baby, it's cold cash upside).

Current New Yorker contest #872 (Do you have a lozenge? I have a dinosaur throat). 

Tom Toro Has his own version of the caption contest for his cartoon. Check it out here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyv70psRDCU/

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

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Barbara Smaller. 
Barbara talks about her career as a cartoonist, her sense of humor, her process for creating her cartoons and we talk our favorite cartoons of her's. We also talk about the changing style of humor in the New Yorker magazine.

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #867 (A Windsor in the Willows).  
Finalists for contest #869 (Large Mouth Boss). 
Current New Yorker contest #871 (The Witching Post). 

And we also dive into our favorite cartoons of the current issue of the New Yorker.

We also highly recommend checking out the WordsBelow app for tracking your caption statistics and viewing other interesting statistics associated with the New Yorker contest:
https://wordsbelow.app

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

Emmy Award winning writer and cartoonist, Ken Levine joins us on the podcast this week. Ken has been a writer for MASH, Cheers, Frasier, Wings. The Simpsons and many more TV shows.

 Ken tells us about his first attempt to get in the New Yorker back in the 1970s and his most recent (and successful) attempt just a few years ago.

We also talk about his dream career as a sports announcer for professional baseball teams.

We talk a bit about his blog and highly rated podcast, Hollywood and Levine. You can find them here:
http://kenlevine.blogspot.com

Ken has also written several books (that we forgot to mention in the podcast). You can help us feel better by ordering them here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ken-Levine/author/B001KDZ1PU?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #866 (It's not all water weight, it's actually just 70% surface area. A lot of people get that wrong).  
Finalists for contest #868 (You need an air freshener, it smells like cold dairy air in here).
Current New Yorker contest #870 (It's a vocabulary builder for the baby. Money talks). 

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

Would you like to know every tiny detail about the caption contest? 
Check out the WordsBelow app here:
https://wordsbelow.app

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

Nicole steps in for Vin, who was unable to join us. We apologize that Larry sounds like we stuffed his mouth with mashed potatoes and then stuffed him into a barrel, but that’s what happens when you stuff someone’s mouth with mash potatoes and stuff them into a barrel. Seriously though, we need to start a GoFundMe campaign to get Larry a new microphone.

We discuss the winning entry for Contest #865 (The Doggone Moon)
Finalists for Contest #867 (Did you hear about the tree race? It ended in a tie) 
Current Contest #869 (A touch bass meeting)
We then discuss the winner and finalists for this month's CartoonStock Contest (When you wash upon a stage)

We finish with our favorite cartoons from the current issue. 

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

Larry Wood joins us for our monthly discussion about the CartoonStock contest. We have a good discussion about whether an obvious caption should be picked as a finalist (and congratulations to our own Beth for having her not obvious caption picked as a finalist in that contest!)

We discuss the winning entry for Contest #971 (I've been chipper.)

Finalists for Contest #973 (Long time listener, first time colder.)

Current Contest #975 (That's one small snap for man.)

As Paul mentions in the podcast, cartoonist Tommy Siegel has an excellent podcast, "Extremely Accurate Bird Songs". You can find it here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/.../extremely.../id1809194651

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-Been-Selected/dp/1250333407/

You can find Victor Chongchua's Words Below Website here:
https://wordsbelow.app

You can purchase original New Yorker cartoon art from Curated Cartoons here: https://www.curatedcartoons.com

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

On this week's episode we're joined once again by cartoonist Dave Blazek.  We open the show discussing Dave's recent win for Best Newspaper Panel Cartoon in 2023 at the Reuben Awards.  Dave discussed the experience, the thrill of winning for the third time and some interactions he had at the award ceremony. 

We then discuss the winning entry for Contest #864 (gazelle speaking in front of lions), Finalists for Contest #866 (the world at the bar) and the current Contest #868 (Mr Softie at therapist office). 

We end the show discussing the winner and finalists for this month's CartoonStock Contest featuring a man singing along with a washer and dryer. 

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

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Juan Astasio. We talk with Juan about how he became a new Yorker cartoonist (thanks to all the women in his life, especially moms!) We delve into his method of creating cartoons and talk about his cartoon in the New Yorker caption contest (#859 Scientist at large chalkboard). 
We forgot to mention it on the podcast, but Juan has a book that you can purchase through his website:

https://astasiototal.com

You should order one, otherwise we'll feel really awful about not mentioning it on the podcast!

You can watch the video of him creating the cartoon for the caption contest here:

https://www.tiktok.com/@newyorker/video/7260143366023679275


On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  

The winning caption for New Yorker contest #863 (A sticky situation at the office).  

Finalists for contest #865 (Goodnight moon, hello blackhole). 

Current New Yorker contest #867 (Forest Frump). 

We also highly recommend checking out the WordsBelow app for tracking your caption statistics and viewing other interesting statistics associated with the New Yorker contest.
https://wordsbelow.app

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

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Lynn Hsu. We talk with Lynn about her path from being an Architect to becoming a cartoonist and eventually making it into the New Yorker. We discuss her caption contest cartoons in both the New Yorker and CartoonStock contests. We also talk about our favorite cartoons she's created.

You can learn more about Lynn at her website:
lynnihsu.com

And you can also check out more of her cartoons on Instagram by using her handle @loopyline


On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss... 

The winning caption for New Yorker contest #862 (Political Theatre). 

Finalists for contest #864 (Oh Deer, A Curtain Cull).

Current New Yorker contest #866 (I thought this bar would have more atmosphere).

We also highly recommend checking out the WordsBelow app for tracking your caption statistics and viewing other interesting statistics associated with the New Yorker contest.
https://wordsbelow.app

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

Humor writer and cartoonist, José Arroyo joins us on the podcast this week. José Has been a writer for Jay Leno, Dennis Miller, Bill Maher and most recently, Conan O'Brien. He has been a contributor to the New Yorker since 2008. 
José tells us about his start as a Humorist, how he started writing for Jay Leno and found his way to The Conan O'Brien show. Somewhere in there he managed to become a New Yorker cartoonist. He also lets us in on what he's currently up to and what he'd like to be doing in the next year.
José was a great guest with many insights into how to be funny!

You can learn more about Jose at his website:
https://www.josearroyowriter.com

You can also order his book, "Somewhere in L.A. (A book of hours)" here:
https://www.amazon.com/Somewhere-L-Book-Hours/dp/B09HG4JX62/ref=sr_1_2?crid=OJE9YIPXHJMN&keywords=jose+arroyo&qid=1694133102&sprefix=jose+arroyo%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-2


On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  

Vin was unable to join the podcast this week, but we had frequent visiter, Nicole Chrolavicius join us. In fact, she is such a frequent visitor, that we've decided to make Nicole an official member of the podcast team, She is now an official co-host! We've doubled her wages (still $0.00!) and a gave her a key to the executive washroom, located in sunny Sacramento, California.

For this week's contests we discuss...

The winning caption for New Yorker contest #861 (Croquet Corral).  

Finalists for contest #863 (Wire you here in this office?). 

Current New Yorker contest #865 (Dog-night After Moon). 

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This week on the podcast, we welcome back Ed Himelblau . Ed joins us as we discuss  New Yorker Caption Contest winner for Contest #860 (rat and pigeon on the beach), Finalists for Contest #862 (political 3D glasses) and the current Contest #864 (gazelle speaking in front of lions).  We then choose our favorite cartoons from the current issue and discuss the winners and runners up for the CartoonStock Caption Contest.

You can learn more about Ed on his website www.himelblau.com

The link to the Free PDF of the American Bystander Cartoon issue:
https://americanbystander.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=977e662e6892afa85acbcfdd8&id=e0d7be1957

And just because the Words Below app was mentioned in the podcast, here's the link to that as well:
https://wordsbelow.app/

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This week on the podcast, we catch up with Tom Toro. We talk about "Back To School, Backpack", Tom's latest book collaboration with Simon Rich (their previous collaboration was on the book, "I'm Terrified of Bath Time"). We also talk about his syndicated cartoon, "Home Free", which recently celebrated its one year anniversary.
Tom also joins us for our usual discussion of the week's contests and our favorite cartoons from this week's issue of the New Yorker.

The contest discussion:

The winning caption for New Yorker contest #859 (Board With science).  

Finalists for contest #861 (Shout out at the Croquet Corral).
With our own Paul Nesja as a finalist! 

Current New Yorker contest #863 (Sticking it to the man). 

You can Buy Tom's books here:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=tom+toro

And see Home Free here:
https://www.gocomics.com/homefree


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Michael Gerber is Editor and Publisher of the humor magazine, The American Bystander. We talk with Michael about his love of all things humorous, from him reading (and understanding) the National Lampoon when he was six years old to the next issue of the American Bystander (which is an all cartoon issue!)

While at Yale, he resurrected the oldest published humor periodical in the country, The Yale Record (which produced many renown cartoonists). He also wrote the Harry Potter parodies (Barry Trotter), which is one of the best selling independently published parodies every written and he served time in SNL writing for the news segment (they released him for good behavior, which will always get you kicked out of SNL).

We have a wide ranging discussion of humor and cartoons and cartoonists in particular. Michael shows a great passion for the medium and for all the people who have contributed to the world of humor over the last 100 or so years. 

You can find out more about The American Bystander (and start a subscription) here: 

https://www.americanbystander.org

You can also become a member of the American Bystander Patreon.

https://www.patreon.com/bystander

And you can subscribe to The American Bystander Viral Load Substack:

https://theamericanbystander.substack.com

  
 On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...    

The winning caption for New Yorker contest #858 (Back Alley Adoption).  

 Finalists for contest #860 (The Restaurant at the End of the Pier). 

Current New Yorker contest #862 (Seeing Red, Date Night and Blue). 

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On this week’s episode, we talk to the winner of contest #857 (Flying Ant), Jessica Misener. Jessica has a background in creative writing and has been published in Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Cosmopolitan, The Awl and more. She has worked at BuzzFeed, the Washington Post Creative Group, the New York Times’ T Brand Studio and is currently a Content Editor at LinkedIn.

She has written two books, “JOMO: Celebrate the Joy of Missing Out!” and “Things to Do Before You're 30”. You can purchase her books through her webpage here:     https://jessicamisener.com 

Jessica also joins us in talking about the finalists for contest #859 (I’m board with science). 
 
 Current New Yorker contest #861 (Croquet Corral).

We finish up by talking about our favorite cartoons in the current issue of the New Yorker. 
 
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Zoe Si. We talk with Zoe about her path from being a lawyer to becoming a cartoonist and eventually making it into the new Yorker. She also talks about her nomination for a Pulitzer Prize and the honor of becoming a finalist. Zoe also has some great advice for all you frustrated lawyers out there that secretly want to become New Yorker cartoonists!

You can learn more about Zoe and see her cartoons and illustrations at:
https://www.zoe-si.com

You can also find her contributions to the New Yorker Here:
https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/zoe-si

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...    

The winning caption for New Yorker contest #856 (Iffy Pop Popcorn).  

 Finalists for contest #858 (Alley Cats and Pocket Pups). 

Current New Yorker contest #860 (I Wish They All Could Be Vermin Girls). 

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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Sara Lautman.  We ask Sara about the path she took to being a cartoonist, her early submissions to the New Yorker and her ability to come up with really great cartoons with long captions. She turns the tables on us and asks about how we got into submitting to the caption contests (Paul, Vin and Nicole Chrolavicius. Beth was unable to do the interview portion of the podcast). 

Sara also talks about her current project, A graphic novel titled "Jason". She is currently publishing chapters of it at:
https://slaut.itch.io

You can learn more about Sara and see her cartoons at:
https://www.saralautman.com

Paul mentions the very informative website, A Case For Pencils, which can be found here:
https://afinecaseforpencils.com

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...    

The winning caption for New Yorker contest #855 (couple in their house with a road going through the room). 
  
Finalists for contest #857 (Giant ant on a plane. We have some harsh words for one of the captions). 

Current New Yorker contest #859 (Man at large chalkboard). 

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On this week's episode, Vin, Paul, Beth and Nicole review past and present contests from 2025 and choose our best and worst of the year.  We also talk a bit about the CartoonStock contest and our favorite regular cartoons from the issue for the year.
We talk a bit about Keith Huie's caption for the Finalists of contest #972. Keith is a terrific artist living in Wisconsin (just a couple of towns over from Paul) and you should check out his art here:
https://shopotlag.com/collections/all/artist_keith-huie?

And you can follow him on social media:
https://www.facebook.com/KeithHuieArt
https://www.instagram.com/huieart/

And of course, we discuss...  
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #970 (A deathly good read.)  
(Congratulations to our own Nicole for her first place win!)
Finalists for contest #972 (Caption flame out!) 
Current New Yorker contest #974 (The Rat Six-Pack.)

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 interview cartoonist Alan Rozanski. Alan had a life long dream of becoming a published cartoonist and decided to make that dream a reality in the last five years. He has had cartoons published in The Wall Street Journal, Saturday Evening Post, Reader's Digest, Alta, The Oldie, Accounting Today, Woman's World, The Phoenix and more. He's met most of his goals, but is still chasing the elusive title of New Yorker Cartoonist.

You can find a bit more about Alan at his National Cartoonist Society member page:
https://nationalcartoonists.com/author/alan-rozanski

The podcast he mentions, Tom Racine's Tall Tale Radio, can be found here:
https://www.talltaleradio.com

Larry Wood Joins Vin and Paul On Part 1 of the episode and we discuss...    

The winning caption for New Yorker contest #85 (Man with laptop at poolside).   

Finalists for contest #856 (Ears of corn walking in the hot sun).

Current New Yorker contest #858 (Man in alley with cats and dogs in his coat). 

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For this week’s episode, we had a last minute change in guests due to a family emergency by our scheduled guest, Sara Lautman (everything turned out fine and she’ll be joining us at the end of the month). Larry Wood graciously filled in for her (thanks, Larry!) 

We had some technical issues while recording the podcast. We lost Vin for a bit, but he was able to rejoin us by telephone, so there are some audio quality issues. We were able to clean it up so you can listen without wincing every few minutes (so, actually much better than our usual podcast!)

We start the episode with discussions of the current New Yorker contests:   

The winning caption for New Yorker contest #853 (Sharkuterie Board).   

Finalists for contest #855 (Roadhouse). 

Current New Yorker contest #857 (Flying Ant). 

We then move onto a discussion of the most recent CartoonStock contest (Trojan Pantomime Horse) and finish with our favorite cartoons from the current issue.

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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Sam Marlow. Sam talks about his career as a cartoonist and animator. Sam was the background artist for a number of animated shows including SuperJail on Adult Swim. We also talk about his connection with fellow New Yorker cartoonist, Ellis Rosen and how he made his way to becoming a New Yorker cartoonist.

You can find more of Sam’s work at these links:

http://www.blunderbussmag.com/.../ellis-rosen-and-sam.../

http://dollfacecomics.blogspot.com

https://vimeo.com/user8727148

https://www.newyorker.com/.../monday-april-27th-work-from...

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...    

The winning caption for New Yorker contest #852 (Frog sitting on a pizza).   

Finalists for contest #854 (Man with laptop at poolside). 

Current New Yorker contest #856 (Ears of corn walking in the hot sun). 

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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Ivan Ehlers .  Ivan talks about how he became a cartoonist and breaking into The New Yorker.  He also shares his drawing and writing technique and his ongoing pursuit to develop a style.  We then talk about his cartoons in the CartoonStock Caption Contest. 

 On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...    

The winning caption for New Yorker contest #851 (Scientist talking to a giant mouse in a maze). 
  
Finalists for contest #853 (cheeseboard in the ocean approaching a giant Swiss cheese). 

Current New Yorker contest #855 (couple in their house with a road going through the room). 

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On this week's episode, we're joined once again by Larry Wood.  We open the show by discussing the New Yorker Caption Contest winner for Contest #850 (Death guitar), Finalists for Contest #852 (Frog on a pizza) and the current Contest #854 (Business man in pool).  We then move on to discuss the winner for the recent CartoonStock contest featuring a women with a closet filled with brains in jars.  After that, we share our favorite cartoons from this week's issue. A main thread in the conversation is how you can improve any caption by adding the word “ass” to it.

Vin was unable to join the podcast this week, so Nicole Chrolavicius was able to sub for him. 
 
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Amy Kurzweil.  Amy talks about how she became a cartoonist and breaking into The New Yorker.  We also discuss her two fascinating books, Flying Couch and Artificial: A Love Story, which leads to an interesting discussion about A.I.  Links to purchase her books can be found on her website below.  We then talked about her recent cartoon in the CartoonStock Caption Contest. Finally, Amy shares details about the creative community which she hosts monthly on her patreon account and the link for that is also below. 

You can learn more about Amy and purchase her books at her website here:
https://www.amykurzweil.com

The link for her patreon is:
https://patreon.com/amykurzweil

 On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...    

The winning caption for New Yorker contest #849 
  
Finalists for contest #851

Current New Yorker Contest #853

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**NOTE: for those who listen just for our thoughts on the caption contest, that starts 42 minutes into our discussion**

On this week's episode, we interview Stephen Nadler. Stephen is the author of the popular blog Attempted Bloggery where he shares thoughts on cartoons, cartoonists, caption contests and much more. Stephen has extensive knowledge of New Yorker Cartoons and the history of the magazine and he shares some of his thoughts with us. We then discuss the winner of Contest #848 (flying couple), the finalists for Contest #850 (death playing guitar) and current Contest #852 (frog sitting on pizza).  Finally, we share our favorites from this week's current issue of The New Yorker. 

Follow Stephen's blog at
https://attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com

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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview writer Linda Davis.  Linda is the author of the Charles Addams biography and offers an insight into his personal life and his life as a cartoonist, writer and artist.  A link to purchase the book is below.

On part 1, we discuss New Yorker Caption Contest winner for Contest #847 (Air Dancer), Finalists for Contest #849 (Centaur buying a suit) and the current Contest #851 (Giant mouse in a maze).  After that, we share our favorite cartoons from this week's issue.

www.amazon.com/Charles-Addams-Cartoonists-Linda-Davis/dp/1684426898

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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Rich Sparks.  Rich talks about how he broke into The New Yorker, his drawing style, gag writing and much more. 

On part 1, we discuss New Yorker Caption Contest winner for Contest #846 (Scary dog shadow), Finalists for Contest #848 (Flying couple) and the current Contest #850 (Grim Reaper playing guitar).  After that, we share our favorite cartoons from this week's issue.

You can learn more about Rich at his website here:
https://www.richsparksillustration.com

You can also order his book we mention in the podcast here:
https://yoebooks.com/upcoming-books/214-love-and-other-weird-things-by-rich-sparks.html

Finally, a link to a video of "Not So Moscow" by the band Rich is in, "The Last Afternoons":
https://youtu.be/28ldYhWab8s

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On this week's episode, we're joined by Larry Wood.  We open the show by discussing New Yorker Caption Contest winner for Contest #845 (Financial wizard), Finalists for Contest #847 (Airdancer at cocktail party) and the current Contest #849 (Centaur trying on a tux).  We then move on to discuss the winner for the recent CartoonStock contest featuring a realtor selling a cat playtree.  After that, we share our favorite cartoons from this week's issue and debate over a few cartoons we didn't fully understand.  Finally, we discuss the passing of cartoon legend Sam Gross. 

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A short podcast this week with just the hosts talking about the contests and their favorite cartoons from the current week's issue of the New Yorker.

Our scheduled guest, Shannon Wheeler had something come up at the last minute and had to drop out. We hope to have him on again sometime early in 2026.

We discuss the winning entry for Contest #969 (Ever see a bun dance?")

Finalists for Contest #971 (Get to the chopper.)

Current Contest #973 (Snowman is an island.)

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

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On this week's episode, Vin and Paul are joined by Jason Chatfield and Nicole Chrolavicius.  Jason shares news about his upcoming book "You're not a real parent until...". He also discusses some of his other endeavors from comedy shows to his work as President of the National Cartoonists' Society.  Jason then sticks around to chat with us about New Yorker Caption Contest winner for Contest #844 (wine bottle in doctor's office), Finalists for Contest #846 (Demon dog shadow) and the current Contest #848 (Gardeners looking up at a flying couple).

Link for Jason's book is at yourenotareal.com and his substack is at newyorkcartoons.com

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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Drew Panckeri.  Drew talks about how he became a cartoonist and we discuss many of our favorite cartoons he created. We also take a deep dive into the cartoons he’s had in the New Yorker and CartoonStock caption contests. 
We also take a side trip into talking about bad jobs we had when we were younger.

You can learn more about Drew at his website here:
https://www.panckericartoons.com

 On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...    

The winning caption for New Yorker contest #843 
  
Finalists for contest #845   

Current New Yorker Contest #847

We also talk about Paul’s collaboration with Drew Dernavich in creating a second limited edition letterpress print, “Bagel Story”.
https://nesjapress.com/art-prints/bagel-story-letterpress-print

And we also have an update of Beth’s venture, “Curated Cartoons”.
https://www.curatedcartoons.com   

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On this week's episode, we're joined once again by Larry Wood.  We discuss the recent winner for New Yorker Caption Contest #842, Finalists for Contest #844 and the recent Contest # 846.  We also chat with Larry about the winners and finalists for the CartoonStock Caption Contest. 

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