Bruce McCall…1935-2023 Bruce McCall, who contributed more than 80 covers to The New Yorker (and as many humor pieces) passed away today at age 87, according to The New York Times. Mr. McCall’s work was also closely associated with the National Lampoon. Mr. McCall’s and David Letterman’s This Land Was Made For You and Me (But Mostly Me) —
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Friday Spill: Bruce Petty…1929-2023; Early Release…New Yorker Cover; Video Interview Of Interest…Zareen Choudhury; Amy Kurzweil’s New Book; Ed Himelblau Is Latest Cartoon Caption Contest Guest
Bruce Petty…1929-2023 Mr. Petty, who contributed 62 cartoons to The New Yorker between 1959 and 1969, died yesterday at age 93. From The Daily Cartoonist, April 6, 2023: Bruce Petty And here’s an obit from his home country: The Sunday Morning Herald, April 6, 2023, “Bruce Petty, Cartoonist, Sculptor, and Oscar Winner, Dies Age 93” His first New Yorker cartoon
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Friday Spill: Akeem Roberts Is The Latest Guest On The Cartoon Caption Contest Pod; MoCCA This Weekend; Chast Exhibit In Minnesota
Akeem Roberts Is The Latest Guest On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast Mr. Roberts, whose first New Yorker cartoon appeared in July of 2019, joins co-hosts Paul Nesja, Vin Coca, and Beth Lawler. Listen here. (photo above, clockwise from top left: Lawler, Nesja, Coca, and Roberts). Akeem Roberts’s website. ________________________________________________________________________________ It’s MoCCA fest time again (April 1-2, 2023). All the
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Wednesday Spill: Latest Guest On The Cartoon Pad…Lars Kenseth ; Cartoon Caption Contest Celebrates Its 100th Episode; A “Comic Chat” With Harry Bliss
Latest Guest On The Cartoon Pad…Lars Kenseth New Yorker cartoonists and Cartoon Pad co-hosts, Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw speak with funny guy Lars Kenseth in this latest episode. Lars talks about sports, cartoonists, and his creepy clown drawing (published November 14, 2016) — the first ever New Yorker cartoon referencing the magazine. Listen here. Lars Kenseth began contributing to
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