Today we share our conversation with legendary humorist Andy Borowitz. You probably know Andy from his satirical news column, The Borowitz Report, which has been running for 25 years and is now available in print exclusively through Funny Times. His conversation with Ray Lesser takes us from his early years in Ohio (why are so many funny people from Cleveland?? You'll have to listen to find out!) - through his days on the Harvard Lampoon and journey to Hollywood. But most importantly, Andy pulls out his crystal ball and tells us how the Trump regime is going to end. As always, this is fake news not to be missed. This episode is tied to our October issue. In addition to toons about Halloween, mermaids, scary movies and knights, the print issue includes Dave Barry learning the psychedelic joys of modern dentistry, Ray Lesser almost makes a new friend, and Peter Kuper gives us a tour of his Rogue's Gallery in a wonderful double-page spread skewering some of the world's richest people. Speaking of skewering the powers that be, we love Andy's satirical take on today's world. Every print issue of Funny Times features the latest from The Borowitz Report, and so we were tickled when Andy told us that he only subscribes to two print publications: the Economist and Funny Times. And, for a limited time, when you send a gift to a friend in need of a laugh we'll send YOU a free digital mini-magazine with 40 of our favorite political cartoons of the past 40 years. The link to do that is <a style="text-decoration: none;" href= "http://funnytimes.com/PODCAST"> FUNNYTIMES.COM/PODCAST</a>. This is a special just for podcast listeners!

Today we share our conversation with legendary humorist Andy Borowitz. You probably know Andy from his satirical news column, The Borowitz Report, which has been running for 25 years and is now available in print exclusively through Funny Times. His conversation with Ray Lesser takes us from his early years in Ohio (why are so many funny people from Cleveland?? You'll have to listen to find out!) - through his days on the Harvard Lampoon and journey to Hollywood. But most importantly, Andy pulls out his crystal ball and tells us how the Trump regime is going to end. As always, this is fake news not to be missed. This episode is tied to our October issue. In addition to toons about Halloween, mermaids, scary movies and knights, the print issue includes Dave Barry learning the psychedelic joys of modern dentistry, Ray Lesser almost makes a new friend, and Peter Kuper gives us a tour of his Rogue's Gallery in a wonderful double-page spread skewering some of the world's richest people. Speaking of skewering the powers that be, we love Andy's satirical take on today's world. Every print issue of Funny Times features the latest from The Borowitz Report, and so we were tickled when Andy told us that he only subscribes to two print publications: the Economist and Funny Times. And, for a limited time, when you send a gift to a friend in need of a laugh we'll send YOU a free digital mini-magazine with 40 of our favorite political cartoons of the past 40 years. The link to do that is FUNNYTIMES.COM/PODCAST. This is a special just for podcast listeners!

Today we share our conversation with legendary humorist Andy Borowitz. You probably know Andy from his satirical news column, The Borowitz Report, which has been running for 25 years and is now available in print exclusively through Funny Times. His conversation with Ray Lesser takes us from his early years in Ohio (why are so many funny people from Cleveland?? You'll have to listen to find out!) - through his days on the Harvard Lampoon and journey to Hollywood. But most importantly, Andy pulls out his crystal ball and tells us how the Trump regime is going to end. As always, this is fake news not to be missed. This episode is tied to our October issue. In addition to toons about Halloween, mermaids, scary movies and knights, the print issue includes Dave Barry learning the psychedelic joys of modern dentistry, Ray Lesser almost makes a new friend, and Peter Kuper gives us a tour of his Rogue's Gallery in a wonderful double-page spread skewering some of the world's richest people. Speaking of skewering the powers that be, we love Andy's satirical take on today's world. Every print issue of Funny Times features the latest from The Borowitz Report, and so we were tickled when Andy told us that he only subscribes to two print publications: the Economist and Funny Times. And, for a limited time, when you send a gift to a friend in need of a laugh we'll send YOU a free digital mini-magazine with 40 of our favorite political cartoons of the past 40 years. The link to do that is <a href="http://funnytimes.com/PODCAST" rel="noopener noreferrer"> FUNNYTIMES.COM/PODCAST</a>. This is a special just for podcast listeners!

Tell the Joke or Be the Joke with Andy Borowitz

Welcome to The Funny Times Podcast—America's Funniest Newspaper, now in audio. I'm Mia Beach, editor of Funny Times. This summer hasn't always felt funny. Is that headache you're having from the 118 degree heat index or the wild fire smoke wafting in through the window? Escaping triple digit temperatures with a trip to the movies? Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has oodles of epic adventure but nary a joke in sight. Luckily summer is inherently funny. Hyped up on ice cream and popsicles, we laugh our butts off tripping down the slip-n-slide with nieces and nephews, kids and grandkids. We always forget to rub in that last smear of sunscreen. Campfire ghost stories are as funny as they are scary and road trips bring out our silliest antics. Looking for even more to laugh about? Luckily our September 2026 issue of Funny Times is on its way to mailboxes. We skewer the latest alarming headlines, but also spill plenty of ink lighter fare like vacations, art galleries and ear worms. The September issue also features a FULL page of cartoons from today's guest, Isabella Bannerman. We love Isabella! The warmth of her cartoons comes across just as strongly in conversation. You probably know her best from her single panel cartoons that have been syndicated for more than 20 years as part of Six Chix, a weekly comic strip featuring all women and non-binary cartoonists. More recently, Isabella has been publishing stories on her substack about her mother's experience growing up in an anti-fascist family during WWII. On this episode, Isabella Bannerman chats with multi-hyphenate Roz Warren. Roz is a writer, editor of humor anthologies (including the ground-breaking Women's Glib collections), writing coach, and librarian! I felt especially smug learning that her tag line is "I've been published everywhere from the Funny Times to the New York Times!" Roz actually almost became the editor of Funny Times many years ago but, alas, did not want to move to Cleveland! She has published many of Isabella's cartoons in her collections and was the first person to tell Isabella "you have a BODY OF WORK." As you can imagine, they had a lot to talk about! We also have a story by Jim Nolan and jokes from our listeners!

Welcome to The Funny Times Podcast—America's Funniest Newspaper, now in audio. I'm Mia Beach, editor of Funny Times. This summer hasn't always felt funny. Is that headache you're having from the 118 degree heat index or the wild fire smoke wafting in through the window? Escaping triple digit temperatures with a trip to the movies? Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has oodles of epic adventure but nary a joke in sight. Luckily summer is inherently funny. Hyped up on ice cream and popsicles, we laugh our butts off tripping down the slip-n-slide with nieces and nephews, kids and grandkids. We always forget to rub in that last smear of sunscreen. Campfire ghost stories are as funny as they are scary and road trips bring out our silliest antics. Looking for even more to laugh about? Luckily our September 2026 issue of Funny Times is on its way to mailboxes. We skewer the latest alarming headlines, but also spill plenty of ink lighter fare like vacations, art galleries and ear worms. The September issue also features a FULL page of cartoons from today's guest, Isabella Bannerman. We love Isabella! The warmth of her cartoons comes across just as strongly in conversation. You probably know her best from her single panel cartoons that have been syndicated for more than 20 years as part of Six Chix, a weekly comic strip featuring all women and non-binary cartoonists. More recently, Isabella has been publishing stories on her substack about her mother's experience growing up in an anti-fascist family during WWII. On this episode, Isabella Bannerman chats with multi-hyphenate Roz Warren. Roz is a writer, editor of humor anthologies (including the ground-breaking Women's Glib collections), writing coach, and librarian! I felt especially smug learning that her tag line is "I've been published everywhere from the Funny Times to the New York Times!" Roz actually almost became the editor of Funny Times many years ago but, alas, did not want to move to Cleveland! She has published many of Isabella's cartoons in her collections and was the first person to tell Isabella "you have a BODY OF WORK." As you can imagine, they had a lot to talk about! We also have a story by Jim Nolan and jokes from our listeners!

Welcome to The Funny Times Podcast—America's Funniest Newspaper, now in audio. I'm Mia Beach, editor of Funny Times. This summer hasn't always felt funny. Is that headache you're having from the 118 degree heat index or the wild fire smoke wafting in through the window? Escaping triple digit temperatures with a trip to the movies? Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has oodles of epic adventure but nary a joke in sight. Luckily summer is inherently funny. Hyped up on ice cream and popsicles, we laugh our butts off tripping down the slip-n-slide with nieces and nephews, kids and grandkids. We always forget to rub in that last smear of sunscreen. Campfire ghost stories are as funny as they are scary and road trips bring out our silliest antics. Looking for even more to laugh about? Luckily our September 2026 issue of Funny Times is on its way to mailboxes. We skewer the latest alarming headlines, but also spill plenty of ink lighter fare like vacations, art galleries and ear worms. The September issue also features a FULL page of cartoons from today's guest, Isabella Bannerman. We love Isabella! The warmth of her cartoons comes across just as strongly in conversation. You probably know her best from her single panel cartoons that have been syndicated for more than 20 years as part of Six Chix, a weekly comic strip featuring all women and non-binary cartoonists. More recently, Isabella has been publishing stories on her substack about her mother's experience growing up in an anti-fascist family during WWII. On this episode, Isabella Bannerman chats with multi-hyphenate Roz Warren. Roz is a writer, editor of humor anthologies (including the ground-breaking Women's Glib collections), writing coach, and librarian! I felt especially smug learning that her tag line is "I've been published everywhere from the Funny Times to the New York Times!" Roz actually almost became the editor of Funny Times many years ago but, alas, did not want to move to Cleveland! She has published many of Isabella's cartoons in her collections and was the first person to tell Isabella "you have a BODY OF WORK." As you can imagine, they had a lot to talk about! We also have a story by Jim Nolan and jokes from our listeners!

Women's Glib with Isabella Bannerman and Roz Warren

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