PCO Cartoon Awards Night
Photo © Neil Martin A special report from our man in the projection room with the ruffled Vienetta shirt, Glenn Marshall. Now officially the creator of the world’s funniest cartoon ever.* (*Subs, please check) Additional bits from Clive Goddard (who failed to win Best Jacket). Reporting from the glitzy Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation Awards 2024 (AKA […]
Who pocketed the cartoon awards?
Clive Goddard writes: The Political Cartoon Awards have been running for 18 years now, but this year there was something new. The event takes place in a large, swanky hall in central London with subdued coloured lighting, tasty little unidentified canapes being offered by attractive young people and more free booze than anyone has time […]
Cartoons of the News of the World
The many strands of the the News of the World hacking scandal has meant that the story has been a gift for cartoonists from across the world’s media. Some, such as Dave Brown of the Independent, above, concentrated on the Medusa-like qualities of Rebecca Brooks, but there were also many ruthless Ruperts and lots of […]
Times cartoonist moves to the Mail
Jonathan Pugh, self-portrait above, who has been pocket cartoonist at The Times for 15 years, is moving to the Daily Mail. A member of the Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation, which runs the Bloghorn, Jonathan takes over from Ken Mahood who is retiring. The Mail has a profile of Jonathan, in which he outlines his working process: […]