Osama jokes: The laughter of being alive
Over at the New Yorker blog, cartoon editor Bob Mankoff notes that Osama bin Laden had disappeared off their humour radar for a while, the 2007 cartoon above being his last appearance. He takes a look at Bin Laden cartoons down the years and notes that in the age of terrorism – and this is […]
How one woman was saved by cartoons
Here’s a great video from the New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly that shows how cartoons can make serious points and provide hearty laughs at the same time. In an illustrated lecture for Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED), a non-profit organisation dedicated to “Ideas worth spreading”, which it makes available through talks posted on its website, […]
Performance cartooning in New York
We have told you many times about the Battle of the Cartoonists, part of the Big Draw and have reported on performance cartooning at the Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival. Now, news reaches us of a performance event in New York, above, featuring three teams of cartoonists from The New Yorker coming up with improvised drawings based […]
Copyright concerns as cartoons go West
“Hangover’s ain’t good man… hangover’s ain’t good” The re-captioning of existing New Yorker cartoons, using verbatim ramblings from the Twitter feed of Kanye West, have been raising laughs on various websites. The trend was started by a pair of US comedians and has been taken up by others. From a cartoonist’s point of view there […]
Don't get it? New Yorker explains itself
“Marsha!”, a New Yorker cartoon by Julia Suits Ever been totally baffled by a cartoon in The New Yorker? Or do you like to feel smug in the knowledge that you understand some of the more mind boggling gags? Either way you may find the Cartoon I.Q. Test on their website useful. Could the answer […]
Cartoon Pick of the Week
Bloghorn spotted this great work during this week ending the 9th October 2009. One: Matt in the Daily Telegraph on the Conservatives becoming more frank Two: Dave Brown in the Independent on being in it together Three: Robert Leighton in the New Yorker on driving and texting Bonus Video: The Guardian‘s Steve Bell explains why […]
Cartoon Pick of the Week
Bloghorn spotted this great work during this week ending the 15th May 2009. One: Morten Mørland in The Times on following orders Two: Len Hawkins in Prospect on getting your kids into the right school Three: and Paul Noth in The New Yorker in a dark alley… The PCO: Great British cartoon talent Subscribe to […]
Cartoon Pick of the Week
Bloghorn spotted this great work during this week ending the 10th April 2009. One: Mac in the Daily Mail: “Yes, I’ve resigned. But how the hell did you know?” Two: Paul Noth in The New Yorker with an Easter cartoon. Three: Martin Honeysett in the PCO magazine The Foghorn on animal testing. For more on […]
Cartoon Pick of the Week
Bloghorn spotted this great work during this week ending the 20th March 2009. One: Christian Adams in The Daily Telegraph on banking on the polar ice-caps Two: William Haefeli in The New Yorker on pop-cultural references Three: Tim Bales in Prospect on Alcoholics Eponymous The PCO: Great British cartoon talent Subscribe to The Foghorn – […]