Filming has begun on Made Funny, a documentary web series about The New Yorker’s caption contest. Davis Chambers, who is producing and directing, tells Ink Spill that he’s been “working hard at finding caption contest winners and academics to contribute to the project.” New Yorker cartoonists Bob Eckstein, David Sipress and Joe Dator have sat in front of the cameras
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Interviews: Barsotti, Donnelly; Warp on Her Endowed Oscar; Brains and Cartoons
From The Comics Journal, March 7, 2013, the latest installment of Richard Gehr’s “Know Your New Yorker Cartoonist”: Charles Barsotti And: An interview with Liza Donnelly as part of Judy Clement Wall’s Creativity Interviews, March 7, 2013. From newyorker.com, two cartoonist-centered pieces: Bob Mankoff’s blog features Kim Warp talking about her Oscar themed drawing in the current issue of
Read moreThe Next Daily Cartoonist is…
Danny Shanahan’s Facebook page (Danny Shanahan — New Yorker Cartoonist) mentions that his successor in the Daily Cartoon slot is Chris Weyant. Danny was the Daily Cartoonist for the past two months. A slideshow of Danny’s Daily Cartoon work can be seen by clicking on the Daily Cartoon link above (where you can also view The Daily Cartoon work
Read moreWords First or Drawings? Kanin, Noth, and Sipress Discuss
From Broadwayworld.com, February 6, 2013, “The Rubin Museum Explores Illusion in 2013 BRAINWAVE Series, Opening Today” — scroll down for info concerning a March 3 appearance by Zachary Kanin (whose drawing appears above), Paul Noth and David Sipress Link to The Rubin Museum here
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