Tom Toro returns to the podcast for a fourth time this week.
We talk with Tom about the publication of his cartoon book, "And to Think We Started as a Book Club . . .", a curated selection of his best cartoons from over the last 15 years. We also talk about his New Yorker cover he did last November (he neglected to mention that he has also done the cover for the next American Bystander. A great humor magazine that you should be reading).
Trigger warning, there is a higher percentage of bad puns in this episode, proceed with caution.

Pre-order Tom's book here:
https://www.amazon.com/Think-We-Started-Book-Club/dp/B0DV4N65GR

You can find Tom's website here:
https://tomtoro.com

And subscribe to his Substack, Undiscovered Masterpieces, here:
https://substack.com/profile/61701874-tom-toro

Tom 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 #955 (Rat-astrophe).

Finalists for contest #957 (The search for the Holy Grill).

Current New Yorker contest #959 (Coffee Clutch).


You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:
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 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: Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

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:
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com