Joining us on the podcast this week is New Yorker cartoon enthusiast, Stephen Nadler. Stephen talks about his love of all things New Yorker and the New Yorker cartoon and cover art exhibition, hosted by the Society of Illustrators, "Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration".
You can find more information about the exhibition here:
https://societyillustrators.org/.../drawn-from-the-new.../

Stephen also writes a near daily blog about New Yorker cartoon art and related subjects at his blog, "Attempted Bloggery". You can follow it here:
https://attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com

He also joins us for the contest discussion and our favorite cartoon from the current issue.

The winning entry for Contest #927 (A bird-brained enterprise).

Finalists for Contest #929 (Time Enough For Love).

Current Contest #931 (Whisky Business).


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

Send questions or comments to:
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with Artist/writer, John Donohue. John was a writer and editor at the New Yorker and tried his hand at cartooning for a while and had five of his cartoons published in it. He decided to take a new direction in his career and started doing on-the-spot ink drawings of restaurants. He's drawn restaurants from all over the world, including London, Paris, New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia and many more. He's had three books published of his drawings from Paris, London and New York City.

John does sell limited edition prints of his drawings, so if you have a favorite restaurant or one that brings back special memories, check out his website and see if he has it. He also takes requests!
https://alltherestaurants.com

You can check out his personal webpage here:
https://johndonohue.com

And order his books here:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B004MN36OS/allbooks

You can also check out what he's currently working on at Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/eat.draw.repeat/
(If you go back far enough, you'll get to see his daily drawings of his dish rack!)


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

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #926 (He's a herb-a-bore.)

Finalists for contest #928 (How about a little screen time?)

Current New Yorker contest #930 (Krilling me softly with your song.)

We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue and we discuss the recently ended CartoonStock contest (The dog with fleas and flies).
(I try to write bad pun descriptions of these contests and while thinking of one for this one, I came up with a caption I wish I thought of earlier, "Timmy says hi.")

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

Send us questions or comments to:
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

Joining us on the podcast this week are three of the top syndicated single panel cartoonists, Mark Parisi (off the mark), Wayno (Bizarro) and Dave Blazek (Loose Parts). We have a great discussion with them about cartooning, the creative process, cartoon themes and what animals are funny.

Mark and Dave each have a new book out.
Mark's book, "The Truth About 5th Grade", was written with Kim Tomsic and is a very funny young readers book. You can order it here:
https://www.amazon.com/Truth-About-5th-Grade/dp/0063038714

Dave's book, "amusing thingies", is a compilation of his funniest cartoons from the last two years (in color) and if you order it from his website, he will sign and doodle in it!
https://www.loosepartscomic.com

If you want to listen to more of Mark, Dave and Wayno, check out these past podcasts:
#43 & 126 Dave Blazek
#48 Mark Parisi
#58 & 181 Wayno

Our guests also join us for the contest discussion and our favorite cartoon from the current issue.

The winning entry for Contest #925 (Painting yourself into a Calder).

Finalists for Contest #927 (Business is for the birds).

Current Contest #929 (Two timing couple).


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

Send questions or comments to:
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with the great New Yorker cartoonist, William (Bill) Haefeli. Bill talks about how he got into cartooning, his process and his focus on social relationships in his cartoons. Bill explains his unique drawing style and its evolution. A great episode!

Bill is featured in the recent book about New Yorker cartoonists, "At Wits End", by Alen Macweeney and Michael Maslin.
https://www.amazon.com/At-Wits-End-Cartoonists-Yorker/dp/0593581059

He is also mentioned in The Phil Witte and Rex Hesner book, "Funny Stuff: How Great Cartoonists Make Great Cartoons".
https://www.amazon.com/Funny-Stuff-Great.../dp/1633889807

You can see some of his cartoons (and buy the originals!) at Curated Cartoons:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com/collections/william-haefeli

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

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #924 (Unemployed Droid).

Finalists for contest #926 (We're The Aristocarrots).

Current New Yorker contest #928 (I phone, therefore I am).


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

Send us questions or comments to:
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

For the last podcast of the year, Larry Wood joins us to talk about the contests (including the recent CartoonStock contest). We have some interesting discussions about using vulgarities in captions and the ethics of being able to submit more captions in the CartoonStock contest (paying another $5 to enter an additional 3 captions).

We discuss the winning entry for Contest #923 (Fuzzy Wuzzy had no heir).

Finalists for Contest #925 (En Plein Air-Conditioning).

Current Contest #927 (That's Mister Jonathan Livingston Seagull to you).

The CartoonStock contest (Cat Rap Fever).
https://www.cartoonstock.com/caption-contest/winners

We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue.

Looking for something to spend your Christmas money on? We highly recommend Larry Wood's book, "Your Caption Has Been Selected: More Than Anyone Could Possibly Want to Know About The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest".
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Caption-Has-Been-Selected/dp/1250333407

Do you have even more Christmas money to spend? Then check out Curated Cartoons and buy some original New Yorker cartoon art:
https://www.curatedcartoons.com

Send questions or comments to:
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

On this week's episode, Vin, Paul, Beth, Nicole and this year's best captioner, Mark Strout, review past and present contests from 2024 and choose our best and worst of the year. We also talk with Mark about how he started entering the caption contests and his process for coming up with winning captions.

And of course, we discuss...
The winning captions for New Yorker contest #922 (Rodent you invite them up?)
Finalists for contest #924 (Do androids dream of spreadsheets?)
Current New Yorker contest #926 (Stand-up Consommé.)

Happy Holidays to all and good luck with your captions!

Dig into the contest data at Victor Chongchua'a great website, WordsBelow:
https://wordsbelow.app

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

Send us questions or comments to:
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

On part 2 of this week's episode, we talk with New Yorker cartoonist, Adam Douglas Thompson. We talk with Adam about his background in the arts, painting and how he became a New Yorker cartoonist. We also talk about his cartoons, a bit about teaching art at Brooklyn College and the use of AI in creativity.
You can find Adam's cartoons and paintings at his webpage:
http://www.adamdouglasthompson.com

Adam also mentions that his wife , Helen Phillips, has written several books. You can order her books from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Helen-Phillips/author/B004LV1ZXA?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1733334765


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

Winning captions for New Yorker contest #921 (Depart! The end is near!)

Finalists for contest #923 (My inner child disagrees with me, but it'll pass).

Current New Yorker contest #925 (Art working on a work of art).


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 joins us to talk about the contests (including the recent CartoonStock contest). With the holidays coming up, we remind everyone that the best gift is the gift of laughter (has anyone ever noticed how close laughter is to slaughter? Try not to think about it too much).
You should buy yourself Larry Wood's book, "Your Caption Has Been Selected: More Than Anyone Could Possibly Want to Know About The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest". You can also buy it for someone close to you to help them understand why you are the way you are.
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Caption-Has-Been-Selected/dp/1250333407

Also check out Curated Cartoons! They're having a sale starting on Friday, November 29th (10%-25% off).
https://www.curatedcartoons.com

I would be completely remiss if I didn't also mention the Drew Dernavich/Nesja Press signed, limited edition letterpress prints.
https://www.nesjapress.com/shop/prints-and-broadsides/drew-dernavich-cartoons

We discuss the winning entry for Contest #920 (You think the turkey is dry? You should try the humor!)

Finalists for Contest #922 (Rats in your belfry.)

Current Contest #924 (I'm just looking for a data entry level position.)

We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue and the latest CartoonStock contest.
https://www.cartoonstock.com/caption-contest/winners

Send us questions or comments to :
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com