Luister naar New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast

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.  Vin Joins us from his local firehouse (Vin is a volunteer fireman) and various people randomly come and go during the podcast. We have a lively discussion about the New Yorker contest and an even livelier discussion/argument about the CartoonStock contest. Buy Larry's book and take a side in the argument (see link below to order his book). We discuss the winning entry for Contest #940 (Catching a cold front). Finalists for Contest #942 (Never judge a slug by its cover). Current Contest #944 (A case of the flitters). 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 purchase original New Yorker cartoon art from Curated Cartoons here: https://www.curatedcartoons.com Send us questions or comments to:  Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

New Yorker cartoonist, Robert Leighton joins us on the second half of the podcast this week. Robert started drawing cartoons at an early age and started a comic strip, called Carl & Goober, when he was eight. The strip was very much influenced by Walt Kelly's, Pogo and Robert even used one of its characters in a strip he did for the Northwestern University Humor magazine. His first cartoon in the New Yorker was published in 2002 and he has been a frequent contributor ever since. He is also a well know puzzle maker, starting his puzzling career in the late 1980s at GAMES Magazine.  You can find more about Robert at his website here: https://robert-leighton.com You can find more of his cartoons at his instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/roberteleighton Robert and Paul talk about The Firesign Theatre, a very funny comedy group.  https://firesigntheatre.com On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests: Winning captions for New Yorker contest #939 (Medusa du jour.) Finalists for contest #941 (Piano noir.) Current New Yorker contest #943 (Couching up a hairball.)  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 Dig deep into the New Yorker cartoon caption contest data at: https://wordsbelow.app  Send us questions or comments to:   Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

New Yorker cartoonist, Jason Chatfield, joins us to celebrate the 200th episode of the podcast. We catch up on what he's been up to over the last two years and talk about his new book with Scott Dooley, "You're Not a Real Dog Owner Until…". It will be available on April 29th wherever fine books are sold and at the book's website: Realdogowner.com You can find more about Jason, subscribe to his subStack and look for his next live gig at his website: https://www.jasonchatfield.com You can read Emma Hunsinger's "How To Draw A Horse" here: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/how-to-draw-a-horse Jason also joins us in the contest discussion and our favorite cartoon from this week's issue. We discuss the winning entry for Contest #938 (Chairman of the dog that but you). Finalists for Contest #940 (Overcast with some very light humor). Current Contest #942 (Snailed it). 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

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. Some great discussions and debates about the finalist picks and we learn that Larry and Paul have a connection to the current New Yorker contest cartoon. Larry and Beth also have very funny funeral stories. We put the "fun" back in funeral! We discuss the winning entry for Contest #937 (Hell of a Heckler). Finalists for Contest #939 (Stoned Soul Picnic). Current Contest #941 (I'm the piano, man). 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 purchase original New Yorker cartoon art from Curated Cartoons here: https://www.curatedcartoons.com Send us questions or comments to:  Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

Sarah Booth joins us on the second half of the podcast this week. Sarah is the daughter of the legendary New York cartoonist, George Booth. We start out talking about her and her career as a staff artist at the New York Times. Sarah also has many great memories of growing up in the Booth household. We learn who some of George's characters are based on and how he used real life events to help him create some of his memorable cartoons. We were very delighted to have Sarah on the podcast.  For a short documentary on George Booth, click on this link: https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/the-new-yorker-documentary-how-a-legendary-cartoonist-cast-light-in-dark-times On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests: Winning captions for New Yorker contest #936 (In heaven, no one can hear you scream.) Finalists for contest #938 (Boarder Room Collies.) Current New Yorker contest #940 (I Wetness News.)  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:   Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com