Carol Lasky makes a quick return to the podcast and joins us in discussing this week's contests and favorite cartoons from the current New Yorker. We also discuss a few of carol's strategies for writing winning captions.Contests we discuss are... The winning captions for New Yorker contest #874 (We've come to rake leaves and take your women and we're all out of leaves).  Finalists for contest #876 (Rat's in the belfry). Current New Yorker contest #878 (Stockings up for the holidays). The link to Patton Oswalt's Christmas Shoes routine:https://youtu.be/iq10bz3PxyY?si=vJSekJlWS_8VZO_HThe New Yorker Cartoonist Christmas Poem:https://www.jasonchatfield.com/blog/a-new-yorker-cartoonist-christmas-poemNesja Press/Drew Dernavich Letterpress Prints:https://www.nesjapress.com/shop/prints-and-broadsides/drew-dernavich-cartoonsCurated Cartoons Original Cartoon Art:https://www.curatedcartoons.comSend us questions or comments to :  Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

On this week's episode we're joined by the most winningest New Yorker Caption Contest Finalist in 2023 and any single year in the history of the contest, Carol Lasky and second place most winningest in any single year in the history of the contest, her son Colin Mills.  Carol had 5 finalist captions in TNY Caption Contest this year and Colin had 4.  They speak with us about this incredible achievement and reveal some of their strategies for writing captions.  We then discuss the winning caption for contest #873 (Mr. Potatoe Head), finalists for contest #875 (geese holding briefcases) and current contest #877 (emoji heads). Send us questions or comments to :  Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Tim Hamilton. Tim talks with us about his career as a comic book artist, cartoonist and children's book writer and illustrator. We find out how he became a New Yorker cartoonist. We also learn why you should never open files on a co-worker's computer.You can learn more about Tim at his website and Instagram feed:https://hamilton-tim.pairsite.com/CUTBLEED/www.instagram.com/t.j.hamilton/You can order his wonderful comic book (that we completely neglected to ask him about), Rabbit Who Fight:https://gumroad.com/timhamiltonrwfOrder his Children's books from Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001K8VS16And listen to his podcast, Seddy Bimco Part 2, The Revenge, here:https://shows.acast.com/seddy-bimcoOn Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  The winning captions for New Yorker contest #872 (Dinersaurs).  Finalists for contest #874 (Chore Encounters of the Third Kind). Current New Yorker contest #876 (The Algernon and the Ecstasy). And we also dive into our favorite cartoons of the current issue of the New Yorker.Finally, we talk about the winners of the last cartoonStock Caption Contest (Yay, Nicole!)Send us questions or comments to :  Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Kyle Bravo. We talk with Kyle about how he got into cartooning and breaking into The New Yorker.  He also shares his drawing style and how it differs for his roughs and his finished work for publication.  Kyle then shares how he comes up with his ideas and how he decides where to submit them and when to post on Instagram. Finally we talk about his day job as an art teacher.  On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...   The winning caption for New Yorker contest #871 (Witches Brew).   Finalists for contest #873 (Mr. Potato Head in Doctor’s Office).  Current New Yorker contest #875 (Birds Flying with Briefcases).  Send us questions or comments to :  Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

All Time New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner, Larry Wood joins us to talk about the current New Yorker contests and our favorite cartoons from this week’s issue of the New Yorker.Nicole steps in for Vin, who was unable to join us due to a prior pickleball commitment.You can preorder Larry's book on the cartoon contest here:https://www.amazon.com/Your-Caption-Has-Been-Selected/dp/1250333407/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2T36QCZS5V4D4&keywords=lawrence+wood&qid=1699478163&sprefix=laurence+wood%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-2You can find Tony Lopes's Insanity Streak Caption Contest at his website:https://www.tonylopes.com.auWe discuss the winning entry for Contest #870 (Money in motion get your cribs for free)Finalists for Contest #872 (You don't see many dinosaurs in this neck of the restaurant district) Current Contest #874 (Rake me to your leader)We finish with our favorite cartoons from the current issue. The Pixar short that was mentioned in the pod cast is "Lifted" and can be viewed here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVLoc6FrLi0Send us questions or comments to :  Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

Michael Shaw joins the podcast this week with a special Halloween episode. He retells his spooky night sleeping at the Thurber House and Beth and Paul tell their own spooky stories (Vin has led a very boring life and does not have a spooky story). We also talk about our favorite and least favorite Halloween candies.You can read the rest of Michael's Thurber story here:https://showme.missouri.edu/2021/fall-of-the-house-of-thurber/To participate in Michael's Caption Scramble, You will need to join Beth's facebook group, The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Rejects (and Enthusiasts):https://www.facebook.com/groups/1707463132903388(It is a private group, so there will be an easy quiz to take to get into it.)You can hear more of Michael on the Cartoon Pad Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cartoon-pad/id1561378159Towards the end of the episode, we discuss...  The winning caption for New Yorker contest #869 (This is my chum from the office).  Finalists for contest #871 (Trending on witchtagram).Current New Yorker contest #873 (The Benign Tuber). We also discuss the recent CartoonStock Contest and our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker.Send us questions or comments to :  Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

Writer. musician and former Assistant (to the) Cartoon Editor, Marc Philippe Eskenazi joins us on the podcast this week. Marc talks about his background and how he came to be the Assistant Cartoon Editor at the New Yorker. We also talk a bit about how the caption contest was run back in 2012.Marc is currently a member of The Surfboard Six, A music duo that plays a fun mix of indie rock surf pop. You can listen to them at Spotify here:https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rhIeNDOjvwhbLMoMGDpnz?si=CIBU85XUTRq40meCZKW98wMarc has also contributed to the New Yorker Daily Shouts. You can read some of them here:https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/marc-philippe-eskenaziWe finish the podcast with Marc joining us in a discussion of the current contest #872On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  The winning caption for New Yorker contest #868 (This session really frosts my assumptions).  Finalists for contest #870 (Baby, it's cold cash upside).Current New Yorker contest #872 (Do you have a lozenge? I have a dinosaur throat). Tom Toro Has his own version of the caption contest for his cartoon. Check it out here:https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyv70psRDCU/Send us questions or comments to :  Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Barbara Smaller. Barbara talks about her career as a cartoonist, her sense of humor, her process for creating her cartoons and we talk our favorite cartoons of her's. We also talk about the changing style of humor in the New Yorker magazine.On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  The winning captions for New Yorker contest #867 (A Windsor in the Willows).  Finalists for contest #869 (Large Mouth Boss). Current New Yorker contest #871 (The Witching Post). And we also dive into our favorite cartoons of the current issue of the New Yorker.We also highly recommend checking out the WordsBelow app for tracking your caption statistics and viewing other interesting statistics associated with the New Yorker contest:https://wordsbelow.appSend us questions or comments to :  Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com

Emmy Award winning writer and cartoonist, Ken Levine joins us on the podcast this week. Ken has been a writer for MASH, Cheers, Frasier, Wings. The Simpsons and many more TV shows. Ken tells us about his first attempt to get in the New Yorker back in the 1970s and his most recent (and successful) attempt just a few years ago.We also talk about his dream career as a sports announcer for professional baseball teams.We talk a bit about his blog and highly rated podcast, Hollywood and Levine. You can find them here:http://kenlevine.blogspot.comKen has also written several books (that we forgot to mention in the podcast). You can help us feel better by ordering them here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ken-Levine/author/B001KDZ1PU?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueOn Part 1 of the episode, we discuss...  The winning caption for New Yorker contest #866 (It's not all water weight, it's actually just 70% surface area. A lot of people get that wrong).  Finalists for contest #868 (You need an air freshener, it smells like cold dairy air in here).Current New Yorker contest #870 (It's a vocabulary builder for the baby. Money talks). Send us questions or comments to :  Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.comWould you like to know every tiny detail about the caption contest? Check out the WordsBelow app here:https://wordsbelow.app

All Time New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner, Larry Wood joins us to talk about the current New Yorker contests, the CartoonStock contest and our favorite cartoons from this week’s issue of the New Yorker.Nicole steps in for Vin, who was unable to join us. We apologize that Larry sounds like we stuffed his mouth with mashed potatoes and then stuffed him into a barrel, but that’s what happens when you stuff someone’s mouth with mash potatoes and stuff them into a barrel. Seriously though, we need to start a GoFundMe campaign to get Larry a new microphone.We discuss the winning entry for Contest #865 (The Doggone Moon)Finalists for Contest #867 (Did you hear about the tree race? It ended in a tie) Current Contest #869 (A touch bass meeting)We then discuss the winner and finalists for this month's CartoonStock Contest (When you wash upon a stage)We finish with our favorite cartoons from the current issue. Send us questions or comments to :  Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com