{"id":320,"date":"2018-12-21T15:17:52","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T20:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/more.cartooncollections.com\/?p=320"},"modified":"2025-03-17T06:44:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T10:44:09","slug":"lawrence-wood-caption-contest-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/lawrence-wood-caption-contest-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"SEVEN-TIME New Yorker Caption Contest Winner Larry Wood Shares his Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-475 size-medium\" style=\"margin: 0 24px 14px 0;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/wood-14d7ee63-1-300x277.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Wood, 7-time New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/wood-14d7ee63-1-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/wood-14d7ee63-1.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>If the number of caption submissions we receive (and the\u00a0number of cartoon suggestions the average cartoonist fields each week) are any indication, within the hearts of many lies a frustrated cartoonist. Let&#8217;s face it, most people think they&#8217;re pretty funny. Many are wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Humor is highly subjective; however, there is one metric which is hard to deny: winning the <em>New Yorker<\/em> Cartoon Caption contest. That indicates that at least once, you were quantifiably funny. But to win it SEVEN times? Now, that sounds like solid proof.<\/p>\n<p>I had a chance to chat with Larry Wood, the seven-time <em>New Yorker<\/em> Caption Contest winner last month at the CartoonStock launch party. A tall, unimposing sort, Larry fit right in with the crew of cartoonists who&#8217;d gathered for the festivities. He&#8217;s smart, charming and quietly amusing, much like the rest of the gang.<\/p>\n<p>Larry started entering captions almost immediately after Bob Mankoff began the contest in 2005, though he didn&#8217;t win until nearly two years later. His seven wins lead to collaborations with Peter Kuper and Harry Bliss on several cartoons that have been published in the magazine, and some of Bliss&#8217;s sydicated work. Lately, Larry&#8217;s been one of many sources we use to narrow down the captions we receive, as well as occasionally selecting cartoons for the contest. Seemed like a good idea to go straight to the multi-contest winner to find out his captioneering secrets.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-480\" title=\"New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ziegler_120894.png\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner\" width=\"350\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ziegler_120894.png 432w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ziegler_120894-300x228.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>How did you become interested in the caption contest?<\/strong> I\u2019ve always loved <em>New Yorker<\/em> cartoons, and I grew up reading the hard-bound collections my parents owned. I read about the caption contest soon after it was created, and I believe the first one I entered featured a Jack Ziegler drawing of a woman who\u2019s taking calls at an emergency hotline and yelling at a man who\u2019s been through some kind of disaster and is crawling toward her. The winning caption was, \u201cNeither the time nor the place, Doug!\u201d I\u2019m not sure what I submitted, but it was something along the lines of, \u201cNo walk-ins!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-479\" title=\"New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Wilson_131614.png\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Wilson_131614.png 500w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Wilson_131614-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Wilson_131614-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Wilson_131614-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>How many times have you won the <em>New Yorker<\/em> caption contest?<\/strong> Seven times. I was also a finalist in one contest I did not win. It featured a Gahan Wilson drawing of a referee standing between two huge boxers\u2014you see them only from the knees down\u2014and extending his left hand in the air and saying something. I considered two captions: \u201cVery funny. Now give me the microphone,\u201d and \u201cAnd no fancy footwork.\u201d I submitted the \u201cmicrophone\u201d caption and came in second behind, \u201cAnd in this corner, also hailing from Chernobyl . . .\u201d That was a just but heartbreaking result because I have long loved Wilson\u2019s work, which I first discovered in the<em> Playboy<\/em> magazines I stole from my neighbors\u2019 mailboxes when I was a paperboy in upstate New York in the mid-\u201870s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you submit every week? Do you still submit?<\/strong> Yes, and yes. Bob told me a few years ago (when he contacted me after I won my fifth contest) that he was going to have to bar me from future competitions, but he then said that he was only joking and that I could continue competing because the contests were judged \u201cblindly\u201d and the judges didn\u2019t know the identity of any entrant unless and until the entrant became a finalist. <em>(ed. note: This is also true<\/em><em> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/cartoonstock.com\/blog\/cartoon-caption-contest\/\">contest we run at CartoonStock<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How many captions do you typically submit per contest?<\/strong> For <em>The New Yorker<\/em> contest we&#8217;re only allowed to submit one <em>(ed. note: on CartoonStock you can submit multiple entries)<\/em>, but I typically come up with anywhere from 3-10 and then send the captions I\u2019m considering to a small group of friends who help me select the best one.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_478\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-478\" class=\"wp-image-478\" title=\"Danny Shanahan and Larry Wood, New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Shanahan_123817.png\" alt=\"Danny Shanahan and Larry Wood, New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner\" width=\"350\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Shanahan_123817.png 432w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Shanahan_123817-300x259.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larry&#8217;s first winner<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong> Most cartoonists have a process for coming up with cartoons. Do you have process for coming up with a caption?<\/strong><br \/>\nMost of the drawings used in the contest contain two frames of reference that you have to connect through the caption. For instance, the first contest I won featured a drawing by Danny Shanahan of a woman yelling at her husband, who\u2019s reaching into his back pocket for money to give a panhandling dolphin. The caption therefore had to address both panhandling and dolphins, and the fact that the woman was angry. Dolphins are smart, and one of the cruelest things a person can say to someone who\u2019s begging for money is \u201cGet a job.\u201d I tied those two ideas together by submitting, \u201cIf he\u2019s so damn intelligent, let him get a job.\u201d Drawings that are not so bizarre are actually harder to caption because you don\u2019t get to work within such clearly defined parameters (as, say, coming up with a caption that addresses both panhandling and dolphins). I remember struggling to caption Drew Dernavich\u2019s drawing of two men stuck in an endless traffic jam. The passenger\u2019s saying something to the driver and the possibilities were endless, and that made it much harder to come up with something. I was very happy, then, when I won with, \u201cTry honking again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you believe makes for a great <em>New Yorker<\/em> cartoon caption?<\/strong> This may seem obvious, but the best captions are funny. I know the general perception is that New Yorker cartoons are more clever than funny, but I completely disagree. Every week I read a few that make me laugh out loud. There are too many to name, but a few that come immediately to mind are: Danny Shanahan\u2019s drawing of a praying mantis saying to his headless friend, \u201cYou slept with her, didn\u2019t you?\u201d; Robert Leighton\u2019s drawing of a man talking on a cell phone and saying, \u201cCan you hang on a sec? I think I just took another picture of my ear;\u201d Roz Chast\u2019s drawing of a teenager saying to her dancing mother, \u201cStop, you\u2019re hurting me;\u201d and, of course, \u201cNo, Thursday\u2019s out. How about never? Is never good for you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC47402\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-501\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/CC47402_hi.jpg\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoons - Danny Shanahan\" width=\"320\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/CC47402_hi.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/CC47402_hi-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/CC47402_hi-768x613.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC69326\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-502\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/CC69326_hi.jpg\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoons - Robert Leighton\" width=\"320\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/CC69326_hi.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/CC69326_hi-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/CC69326_hi-768x678.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC25186\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-472 size-medium\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/CC25186h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"648\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartooncollections.com\/cartoon?searchID=CC122858\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-473 size-medium\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/CC122858h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"934\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>You\u2019ve seen a lot of captions while helping us narrow down our selections for voting, what are the most common mistakes people make?<\/strong> They\u2019re too long, they\u2019re too obvious, they don\u2019t end with the punch line, they don\u2019t recognize which character in the cartoon is speaking, and they\u2019re just not funny.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_477\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-477\" class=\"wp-image-477\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Dernavich_133900.png\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner\" width=\"350\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Dernavich_133900.png 500w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Dernavich_133900-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Larry&#8217;s winner from 2010<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Puns. Yea or nay?<\/strong> Awful. Just awful. I hate puns. I have seen a few good ones, but they\u2019ve done nothing in my mind to redeem the pun\u2019s well-deserved reputation as the easiest and lowest form of humor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you could give readers three tips for coming up with a winning caption, what would they be?<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Be brief. Although some great captions are long (see the Robert Leighton example above), brevity really is the soul of wit. Eliminate all unnecessary words.<\/p>\n<p>2. End with the punch line, a closing word or phrase that surprises the reader and gives the cartoon meaning. In many unsuccessful captions, the word that should appear at the very end gets buried in the middle.<\/p>\n<p>3. Be funny. I realize this is the hardest advice to follow, but it\u2019s the most important. I\u2019ll add this: work hard to ensure that your caption makes sense of the cartoon, either by reconciling two disparate elements (e.g., panhandling and dolphins) or by providing a backstory, and by making sure that you know which character in the cartoon is speaking and therefore delivering your line.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are some more of Larry&#8217;s winners:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-481 size-full\" title=\"New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cullum.jpg\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner\" width=\"600\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cullum.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cullum-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-482 size-full\" title=\"New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Klossner.jpg\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner\" width=\"600\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Klossner.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Klossner-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-483 size-full\" title=\"New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Stevens.jpg\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner\" width=\"600\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Stevens.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Stevens-300x256.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-484 size-full\" title=\"New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ziegler.jpg\" alt=\"New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest winner\" width=\"600\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ziegler.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cartoonstock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ziegler-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready to take a run at beating Larry&#8217;s seven wins? <a href=\"https:\/\/cartoonstock.com\/blog\/cartoon-caption-contest\/\">Enter the current caption contest here<\/a>. Every first place winner in our contest receives $100, which is more money that Larry ever got. Cash for laughs &#8212; get to it!<\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/cartoonstock.com\/blog\/cartoon-caption-contest\/\">ENTER NOW<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the number of caption submissions we receive (and the\u00a0number of cartoon suggestions the average cartoonist fields each week) are any indication, within the hearts of many lies a frustrated cartoonist. Let&#8217;s face it, most people think they&#8217;re pretty funny. Many are wrong. 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