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

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:
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

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:
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

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 bossjock@roadrunner.com.

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:
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

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:
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

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:
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com