New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast

Episode 77 - Ken Krimstein

September 21, 2022 Vin Coca, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja Season 2 Episode 77
New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast
Episode 77 - Ken Krimstein
Show Notes

On part 2 of this week's episode, we interview cartoonist Ken Krimstein.  Ken talks about his early years as a cartoonist and his start at the New Yorker. He touches on his several books and talks a bit about his next book. We delve into the humor of being offensive and discuss some cartoons that would not be published in today’s climate.


Visit Ken’s website to see his work and purchase his books.


 http://www.kenkrimstein.com


 
 On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss... 
  
 The winning caption for New Yorker contest #816
  
 Finalists for contest #818
  
 Current New Yorker Contest #820


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


Notes and corrections:

-Towards the end of the interview with Ken, Beth mentions a cartoon about a couple in bed and attributes the cartoon to Christopher Weyant, The cartoon is actually by Zachary Kanin (sorry Zachary!)


-During our talk about the caption contests, Beth mentions learning that you can’t buy sliced pizza in the midwest. This is from our preliminary chitchat with Mr. Krimstein. We usually talk to the cartoonist a bit before we get into the actual podcast. As a bonus for this episode, I’ve attached the discussion Paul, Beth and Ken have about pizza and bagels. If you’re at all interested in it, it’s after the final bit of sign off music.