Larry Wood, the all time New Yorker cartoon caption contest winner, author and CartoonStock caption contest judge, joins us 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 have some great discussions on what we think makes good (or bad) captions and why we dislike certain kinds of captions. It turns out it difficult to determine a funniest caption when no one can agree on what's funny.

We discuss the winning entry for Contest #954 (The lifeguard from the black lagoon.)

Finalists for Contest #956 (Tail feather gating.)

Current Contest #958 (AAA meeting.)

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:  [email protected]

On part 2 of this week's podcast we are joined by Illustrator, John Cuneo. John's art has appeared in many publications, including The New Yorker, Esquire, Sports Illustrated and The Atlantic Monthly.

We talk with John about his background, his distinctive drawing style, New Yorker covers and much more!
You can learn more about John and see his New Yorker covers and other illustrations at his website:
https://johncuneo.com
And you can order his books here:
https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/john-cuneo

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

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #953 (Into the Lion's dentures).
Finalists for contest #955 (Row(dent) Housing). 
Current New Yorker contest #957 (Blessed are the Cheeseburgers). 

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]

Paul Noth returns to the podcast this week.
We talk with Paul about winning this year's Thurber Prize for American Humor, his new Substack, "Noth Things" and his upcoming book project that collects almost 200 of his best cartoons (including dozens of new ones)!  

You can find Paul's website here:
https://www.paulnoth.com

And subscribe to Noth Things at:
https://substack.com/@paulnoth
(Paul says there will be a caption contest starting soon there!)

Paul also joins us for the contest discussions and our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker. 

The winning caption for New Yorker contest #952 (Crashing the dinner party).  

Finalists for contest #954 (I'm a gill watcher). 

Current New Yorker contest #956 (Surely you JOUST™). 


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


Send us questions or comments to:  
[email protected]

Cartoonist, Rose Anne Prevec joins us on the second half of the podcast this week. Rose Anne has been creating cartoons since she was young, but has only recently been having them published, most notably in Airmail, Alta Journal, Narrative, Reader’s Digest, The Wall Street Journal and the Weekly Humorist. The New Yorker has been elusive, but we think she'll get in there in the near future.
You can find her cartoons at her website:
https://www.groundhoghill.ca

Rose Anne also has a book of her cartoons, "CHUCKLINGS" and has also appeared in the cartoon compilation, "HOLD THAT THOUGHT". Both can be found here:
https://www.groundhoghill.ca/chucklings

She can be found on facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/groundhoghill/about
And on Instagram at:
https://www.instagram.com/groundhog_hill/ 

Rose Anne also mentions attending Amy Kurzweil's cartooning class. You can check it out here:
https://amykurzweil.com/classes-and-public-engagement/


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

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #951 (Dante's nine channels of hell).

Finalists for contest #953 (Safari, so good).

Current New Yorker contest #955 (Stooped, stooped rat creatures). 

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]

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

Ken has the most recent cartoon in the CartoonStock Caption Contest and we talk with him about his cartoon and his reaction to the winning captions. He also joins us for the New Yorker contests and favorite cartoons from the current issue. 

Ken also has a reading for his play, "Back To The Drawing Board", on August 24th in Los Angeles at the Westchester Playhouse. if you'd like tickets, you can contact Ken at [email protected].

https://kentwoodplayers.org/directions.aspx

Larry Wood also joins us on podcast this week.

You can find Ken's blog here:
http://kenlevine.blogspot.com

Ken has also written several books: 
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ken-Levine/author/B001KDZ1PU?ref=ap_rdr 

New Yorker contests this week:
The winning caption for New Yorker contest #950 (Who wore it furter?) 
Finalists for contest #952 (Should we tip 20% or all the way over?)
Current New Yorker contest #954 (Beacher Creature Feature). 

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

Send us questions or comments to:  
[email protected]

Cartoonist Harry Bliss joins us on the second half of the podcast this week. 
Harry has been contributing to the New Yorker since 1998, first as a cover artist and also as a cartoonist. He has recently collaborated with Steve Martin in a series of cartoons that have been collected in the book, "A Wealth of Pigeons". Harry also illustrated Steve's book, "Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions", about Steve's career in the movies.
Harry has recently had his memoir published as a graphic novel, "You Can Never Die: A Graphic Memoir".

You can find more about Harry Bliss at his website:
https://store.harrybliss.com

You can find his daily cartoon, "Bliss", at GoComics:
https://www.gocomics.com/bliss

And you can order Harry's books here:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Harry-Bliss/author/B000APP8SE  


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

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #949 (Overboard Meeting).

Finalists for contest #951 (Channel Suffering in Hell).

Current New Yorker contest #953 (Clarence, the Floss-ed Lion). 

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]

Screenwriter and cartoonist, Alex Gregory joins us on the podcast this week. Alex was a guest on the podcast three years ago and we mostly talked about his career in cartooning on that episode (#66). On this episode, we go over some of our favorite cartoons of his and talk more about his screenwriting. The most recent show he's been a writer on is "The Studio", which was recently nominated for 23 Emmy's (the most for any first season comedy series)!

You can check out Alex's IMDp page here:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339733/

You can find "The Studio" on Apple TV+:
https://www.apple.com/lae/apple-tv-plus/

And "The White House Plumbers" on HBO Max:
https://www.hbomax.com

Alex also joins us for the contest discussions and our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker. 

The winning caption for New Yorker contest #948 (The court is in season).  

Finalists for contest #950 (Sausage vest). 

Current New Yorker contest #952 (My Dinner With Android). 

We mentioned Paul Karasik's patreon page in the podcast:
https://www.patreon.com/c/paulkarasik/posts

And you can buy the book that Paul helped to illustrate, "Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy", here:
https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Austers-New-York-Trilogy/dp/0553387642

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:  
[email protected]

Larry Wood, the all time New Yorker cartoon caption contest winner, author and CartoonStock caption contest judge, joins us 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 have the usual spirited debates with Larry about the contest finalists and we take a few digressions into politics and the much more controversial debate on what was the better show, "Seinfeld" or "Curb Your Enthusiasm". 

We discuss the winning entry for Contest #947 (Cartoon Catch & Release Podcast.)

Finalists for Contest #949 (Daddy took her T-bonds away.)

Current Contest #951 (Hot couch potato.)

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:  [email protected]

Humorist and cartoonist, José Arroyo joins us on the podcast this week. José joins us again nearly two years after we last had him on and it's been a very busy two years for him! He's been working with Conan O'Brien on a number of projects including Conan's travel show, "Conan O'Brien Must Go" (currently available on Max), the Oscars and Conan's appearance on the Hot Ones podcast. 
We have some great  discussions on creativity and humor. We also learn that Cornell University is a great college to go to if your math skills are a bit lacking and that Beth drops her phone on her face before falling asleep at night. 

You can learn more about José 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

The Conan O'Brien Hot Ones episode with José as "Dr. Arroyo":
https://youtu.be/FALlhXl6CmA?si=k6z1DAVIAeXrGFvj

José also joins us for the contest discussions and our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker. 

The winning caption for New Yorker contest #8946 (Solving for K(9)).  

Finalists for contest #948 (A law firm grip on the ball). 

Current New Yorker contest #950 (Skinny buns). 

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:  
[email protected]

Michael Litwak joins us on the second half of the podcast this week. 
Michael is a recent contributor to the New Yorker and has had his cartoons published in a number of other publication. He is also a successful filmmaker with his most recent effort, "Molli And Max In The Future" receiving a NYT Critic's Pick and a Certified Fresh (98% rating) on Rotten Tomatoes.

Check out Michael's webpage here for his cartoons and more info on his films: 
https://www.michaellitwak.com/about
And you can find where "Molli And Max In The Future" is streaming here:
https://www.tvguide.com/movies/molli-and-max-in-the-future/2060120370/

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

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #945 (This just tin can).

Finalists for contest #947 (ituna fish).

Current New Yorker contest #949 (Onboarding meeting). 

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:  
[email protected]