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Here you’ll find insights from Bob Mankoff, former New Yorker Cartoon Editor, educational resources to help you use humor, our very own Cartoon Caption Contest, and plenty of cartoons. Sign up for cartoons & offers straight to your inbox and never miss a laugh!


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Cartoon by Barbara Shermund, two women talking and one says: “I don’t think he’s abnormal—he’s just versatile.”

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Psychology Behind the Humor

Cartoon by Ed Fischer. A psychiatrist cures his patient by reading from a joke book

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Recent Posts

Political Cartoons: The Power of Humor in a Divisive World

August 16, 2023 by Andrew Welhouse

Cartoons make us laugh.  Politics, in general, does the opposite. I’ve seen it time after time when I tell someone what I do for work—nothing wipes a smile off a person’s face faster than admitting you work in politics.  I get it. Politics is dirty. It’s divisive. It’s angry. Maybe you’ve seen it in your…
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Anatomy of a Cartoon: Dating

August 1, 2023 by Phil Witte and Rex Hesner

Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind the gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. This week our intrepid critics take a look at Dating. Phil:  Why do you suppose so many cartoons are set in bars? Rex:  Because bars are the perfect place for drunken confessions, failed pick-up efforts, and public…
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Stay Tooned Issue #15

August 1, 2023 by Trevor Hoey

Welcome to the latest issue of STAY TOONED, where you’ll find everything you ever wanted to know about cartoons. Each month, we bring you updates and features on the world of cartooning, including cartoonist profiles and interviews, book excerpts, special cartoon features, cartoon games such as the Caption Contest, products, and so much more.

“Canine Graduation” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood

August 1, 2023 by Lawrence Wood

This month our panel of judges included the cartoonist Jason Adam Katzenstein. His captionless drawing is set at a graduation ceremony, where a dog is delivering the commencement address to a class of graduating canines. Jason’s original caption mocked the commencement speaker who starts his address by providing the dictionary definition of a word he…
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Cartoons From 25 Years Ago

July 31, 2023 by Trevor Hoey

Ready or not, the news is always happening. Good or bad, these popular news cartoons will generate some grins in your next newsletter, social, or email campaign.

“Trojan Pantomime Horse” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood

July 4, 2023 by Lawrence Wood

Joe Dator’s cartoon alludes to a story from the Aeneid. The Trojan War had been dragging on for ten years, so the Greek king Odysseus suggested building a huge wooden horse large enough to hold a select force of soldiers, including Odysseus himself. The Greeks left the horse outside the walled city of Troy and…
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