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

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:  
[email protected]

Send your contest complaints or suggestions to:
[email protected].

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!)

Send us questions or comments to:  
[email protected]

Send your contest complaints or suggestions to:
[email protected].

Larry Wood, the All Time New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner,  joins us to talk about his new book, "Your Caption Has Been Selected: More Than Anyone Could Possibly Want to Know About The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest". The podcast hosts all received their copies last week and we all agree that it's a great book and we wish it had been around when we first started entering the contest (we'd have surpassed Larry by now if we had). 
We also talk about the current New Yorker contests, our favorite cartoons from this week’s issue of the New Yorker and the latest CartoonStock contest.

You can order Larry's book here:
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Caption-Has.../dp/1250333407/

We discuss the winning entry for Contest #897 (Pig an' a banker).

Finalists for Contest #899 (You're having a Grand Central Seizure).

Current Contest #901 (The Toastinator: Dawn of a New Breakfast).

Finalists for the last CartoonStock contest (Heavy-Weight Class Clown).


Send us questions or comments to :  
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Bob Eckstein.  We discuss his interesting path into cartooning, which includes him being a finalist in the New Yorker Caption Contest, his several published books and what type of cartooning he is mostly into these days.  We also share thoughts on what makes a good caption.

visit his website to see his work and purchase his books.
www.bobeckstein.com 

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss... 
 
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #808
 
Finalists for contest #810
 
Current New Yorker Contest #812

 Send us questions or comments to : 
 [email protected]

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Matt Diffee.  We discuss how he got into cartooning, the caption contest, his twenty year career and why he (mostly) stopped submitting to The New Yorker.  We also discuss his art style and how cartoons have changed over the years. 

visit his website to see his work and purchase his books. 
www.matthewdiffee.com/books

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss... 
  
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #807
  
Finalists for contest #809
  
Current New Yorker Contest #811

 Send us questions or comments to : 
 [email protected]

On this week's episode, Drew Dernavich is back to discuss what he's been up to and shares the origins of his recent caption contest cartoon featuring a knight guarding a sand castle in Contest #806.  We also discuss the finalists for Contest #808 and the current Contest #810.
 
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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist and Hollywood screenwriter Alex Gregory.  We discuss his career in cartooning, the caption contest, and why he stopped submitting to The New Yorker.  We also discuss his career as a screenwriter and his experience winning an Emmy for his work on HBO's Veep as well as the new project he's working on. 

On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss... 
  
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #805
  
Finalists for contest #807
  
Current New Yorker Contest #809

 Send us questions or comments to : 
 [email protected]

On this week's episode of the podcast, we're joined once again by Larry Wood.  We discuss his recent third place position in the New Yorker Caption Contest which increases his record to 13 times as a finalist. We also discuss this week's finalists and current cartoon for the New Yorker Caption Contest.  Finally, we talk about the changes to the Cartoon Stock caption contest now that there's a $1,000 cash prize.

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On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Ellis Rosen.  We discuss his career in cartooning, the cartoon contest, "SEND HELP!", his recent book collaboration with Jon Adams and the origins of “Ned”, who we hope to see more often in the New Yorker!
You can check out some of Ellis's cartoons at his website:
https://ellis-rosen.format.com

 Vin was unable to join us for our interview with Ellis, but he does join us for…
 … Part 1 of the episode, we discuss... 
  
  The winning caption for New Yorker contest #803
  
  Finalists for contest #805
  
  Current New Yorker Contest #807

 Send us questions or comments to : 
  [email protected]

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Adam Sacks.  We discuss his time-consuming drawing process, how he broke into the New Yorker and selling his first cartoon.  We also talk in detail about his recent cartoon in the caption contest. 
 
 On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss... 
 
 The winning caption for New Yorker contest #802
 
 Finalists for contest #804
 
 Current New Yorker Contest #806

 Send us questions or comments to : 
 [email protected]