Infectious Laughter
March 31, 2020 in General
Cartoon © Pete Dredge
Naturally many cartoonists have been indulging in some sick humour whilst trying to cope under lockdown. These are from the bunkers of Procartoonists members, including the very funny and worryingly accurate Dredge cartoon above.
© Sarah Boyce
Of course most of us are used to working locked down at home. This is Sarah Boyce’s take on home working.
© Neil Dishington
It has even allowed us to revisit the cartoon cliche, well demonstrated here by Dish.
@ Jeremy Banx
The over-seventies are particularly locked up under lockdown. This from the FT by Banx.
© Guy Venables
And of course we can’t touch each other. This from the ceiling of the household of the great master Guy Venables.
© KJ Lamb
Another art inspired cartoon this from Kathryn Lamb for The Spectator. A bit too much face touching going on there too.
© Dave Brown
Naturally a little bit of politics is inevitable as Boris belatedly tries to hold back the tide. Here the ‘Cnut’ Johnson is rendered by Dave Brown for The Independent.
© Andy Davey
More on Boris’s effort on containment from Andy Davey….with a rather precient final frame.
© Steve Bright
In international news Donald Trump’s every pronouncement is – as usual – going viral, as perfectly illustrated here by Brighty.
© Roz Asquith
Roz Asquith takes a wry look at how some people might work from home.
© Rebecca Hendin
A public information strip by Rebecca Hendin for The New Statesman
© The Surreal McCoy
With people struggling to travel back to their own countries an archive cartoon from the Surreal McCoy seems very apt.
© Glenn Marshall
While you lot all worry about catching Covid 19 I’m in blind panic that I’m down to my last 250 toilet rolls!!!
© Tat Effby
This by Tat Effby shows the toilet roll I missed buying!
© Colin Whittock
Colin Whittock also concerns himself with the toilet paper crisis.
© Rupert Besley
Some distance learning from Rupert Besley.
© Wilbur Dawbarn
More spatial awareness. This by Wilbur.
© Andrew Birch
Birch concerns himself with how criminals are having to adapt now we’re all permanently at home and burglary is less of an option.
© James Mellor
On a more positive note this is James Mellor’s tribute to the key workers who are being overwhelmed at the moment.
© Royston Robertson
and here’s a VERY true cartoon by Royston for the Nursing Standard.
© Graeme Bandeira
Graeme Bandeira has been producing some wonderful and moving cartoons for The Yorkshire Post. This one has been shared particularly widely.
© Nick Newman
and finally applause to Nick Newman for this cartoon in The Sunday Times.
Thanks to the PCO members for allowing me to pilfer their work.
Remember folks to clunk, click every trip and always use a condom.
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by Glenn Marshall
PCO Cartoon Review of 2018
January 2, 2019 in Comment, General, News
Cartoon © Steve Bright
As is tradition, here is our review of the year featuring cartoons by PCO members and when I say tradition I mean we did it for the first time last year.
The Brighty cartoon above was done to introduce last year but is sadly still very true for the end of 2018.
If you can’t bear any more mentions of Brexit or Trump you’re advised to look away now!
Cartoon © Dave Brown
After the terrible Florida school shootings towards the beginning of the year Trump’s well considered proposal was to arm teachers. This was Dave Brown’s response in his ‘Rogue’s Gallery’ drawing for The Independent.
Cartoon © Mike Turner
Salisbury received a tourism boost in March when visited by two Russian holiday makers. Here’s a cartoon of Mike Turner’s on the Novichok nightmare.
Cartoon © Graeme Bandeira
March also saw the relativity sad news of Stephen Hawking’s death. Graeme Bandeira paid cartoon tribute to him in The Yorkshire Post. Our quarks are with Stephen’s family.
Cartoon © Sarah Boyce
In April the Home Office become Rudd-erless after the Windrush scandal erupted. This by Sarah Boyce published in Private Eye.
Cartoon © Nathan Ariss
Nathan Ariss had signalled Amber Rudd’s departure in Private Eye too.
Cartoon © Steve Bell
In June we had the start of the Donald/Kim love-in as they met in Singapore. That moment captured here by Steve Bell in The Guardian.
Cartoon © Martin Rowson
Then in July The Donald asked his administration to invite his other love interest Vlad Putin to the White House. The moment foretold here by Martin Rowson also in The Guardian. Of course the person Trump loves more than anyone else is Trump himself.
Cartoon © Steve Jones
The nation went into shock in July when England actually preformed well AND won a penalty shoot out in the World Cup!!! This was a favourite football tournament themed cartoon by Jonesy (used in Private Eye).
Cartoon © Tat Effby
There’s been much in the news this year about climate change and plastic in the oceans. Here’s a fine cartoon I’ve recycled on the subject by Tat Effby.
Cartoon © The Surreal McCoy
The Surreal McCoy also took to the oceans with this message on #MeToo.
Cartoon © Kipper Williams
In August Theresa May started thinking of life after being PM when she put in a ‘Strictly’ application by throwing some shapes, mostly Isosceles triangles, on her tour to South Africa. This from Kipper Williams in The Spectator.
Cartoon © Jeremy Banx
In September the Dancing Queen announced at the party conference in Birmingham plans for the ‘Festival of Brexit’. This Jeremy Banx cartoon in the Finacial Times became very popular on social media.
Cartoon © Royston Robertson
On the subject of Brexit, and it’s very difficult to get OFF the subject of Brexit, here’s a fine cartoon by Royston Robertson from The New European.
Cartoon © Andy Davey
…and there’s more. Andy Davey’s finely woven tapestry on the Brexit battle within the Conservative party. (Daily Telegpah)
Cartoon © Rob Murray
This Rob Murray Private Eye cartoon perfectly sums up our nation divided.
Cartoon © Wilbur Dawbarn
It’s not only the UK that’s been in turmoil, across in France they’ve had gilets jaunes fever. This Gauling cartoon by Wilbur Dawbarn.
As the year ended Trump closes down the US government to try and force through funding for his election promise to ‘Build A Hamster Wheel’. This just in from our correspondent Clive Goddard.
Illustration © Rebecca Hendin
This illustration by Rebecca Hendin has NOTHING to do with the year (it was drawn for the BBC Culture series ‘Stories That Shaped The World’) but I think it sums up 2018 perfectly…a sort of contemporary Edvard Munchian existential scream.
Cartoon © Brian Adcock
…and in The Guardian new PCO member Brian Adcock digs out his crystal ball to predict what might happen in 2019…yep, more of the same.
Happy? New Year from the PCO
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