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Place-Names from a Newly Donny-fied World
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Place-Names from a Newly Donny-fied World

The sun never sets on the Vulgarian Empire.
Brandy (a Fine Girl) in Couples Therapy
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Brandy (a Fine Girl) in Couples Therapy

Brandy (a Fine Girl) in Couples Therapy
“Brandy,” Dr. Feldman says, carefully, “when he says that the sea is his lady, what do you hear?”
Your Personality, According to Your Sleeping Position
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Your Personality, According to Your Sleeping Position

Your Personality, According to Your Sleeping Position
You have a penchant for pinning your partner beneath your full weight, which has suddenly shifted entirely into the leg or arm you’ve draped across their body.
The Scarlet “V”
Sketchbook

The Scarlet “V”

The Scarlet “V”
I was comfortable being a tween pariah—especially when the rejection came from such idiots.
Mother’s Day Gifts That Say, “Sorry for Everything I Did to You as a Teen”
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Mother’s Day Gifts That Say, “Sorry for Everything I Did to You as a Teen”

Mother’s Day Gifts That Say, “Sorry for Everything I Did to You as a Teen”
A luxurious candle probably can’t undo years of terrorization brought on by massive hormonal swings, but it’s worth a try!

Daily Cartoons

1/15

Cartoon by Mo Welch

Celebrity Caption Contest

John Early Enters the Cartoon Caption Contest
Celebrity Caption Contest

John Early Enters the Cartoon Caption Contest

John Early Enters the Cartoon Caption Contest
The comedian tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons.
Ronny Chieng Enters the Caption Contest
Celebrity Caption Contest

Ronny Chieng Enters the Caption Contest

Ronny Chieng Enters the Caption Contest
The actor and comedian tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons.
Amelia Dimoldenberg Enters the Cartoon Caption Contest
Celebrity Caption Contest

Amelia Dimoldenberg Enters the Cartoon Caption Contest

Amelia Dimoldenberg Enters the Cartoon Caption Contest
The comedian tries her hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons.
Nate Bargatze Enters the Cartoon Caption Contest
Celebrity Caption Contest

Nate Bargatze Enters the Cartoon Caption Contest

Nate Bargatze Enters the Cartoon Caption Contest
The comedian and actor tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons.

Cartoons from the Issue

1/19

“There’s been a break with tradition since we were here last.”
Cartoon by Frank Cotham

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It’s Time to Check In for Your D.E. Eye Exam
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It’s Time to Check In for Your D.E. Eye Exam

It’s Time to Check In for Your D.E. Eye Exam
This vision test is far from routine—don’t forget that racism starts in the retinas.
Introducing Our Mind-Blowing Virtual-Reality App
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Introducing Our Mind-Blowing Virtual-Reality App

Introducing Our Mind-Blowing Virtual-Reality App
Think you know what reading is? Think again. Test-driving The New Yorker’s newest technological breakthrough.
Pets Allowed
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Pets Allowed

Pets Allowed
A stealthy film crew and some hairy, scaly, and feathered friends test the limits of emotional-support animals.
New York’s Best-Dressed Dogs Compete
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New York’s Best-Dressed Dogs Compete

New York’s Best-Dressed Dogs Compete
Zeph McDonough takes a tour through the Annual Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest, and talks to its quirky participants.

Knickerbockers

When the Knicks Are Good
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When the Knicks Are Good

When the Knicks Are Good
Even the dog-sized rat at the park seems kind of cute.
Phil Jackson’s Summer Reading Assignments for the New York Knicks
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Phil Jackson’s Summer Reading Assignments for the New York Knicks

Phil Jackson’s Summer Reading Assignments for the New York Knicks
“Beowulf” for Carmelo Anthony, “The Vampire Lestat” for Kristaps Porzingis, and more.
Knicks Game Memory, from the Year 2018
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Knicks Game Memory, from the Year 2018

Knicks Game Memory, from the Year 2018
Carmelo Anthony was putting on the kind of show fans had come to expect: twenty-two points on four hundred shots.
Sign Here
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Sign Here

Sign Here
I’ll need you to initial here. Just your initials. We want to convey a sense of “breezing through” this section of the contract. Like “I read this,…”

Comics

Straight Outta Hormuz
Blitt’s Kvetchbook

Straight Outta Hormuz

Straight Outta Hormuz
The squeaky wheel gets the oil.
Mapping Trump’s America
Sketchbook

Mapping Trump’s America

Mapping Trump’s America
A totally nonpartisan cartographic reinterpretation of the United States.
Charles and Donald See Eye to Eye
Blitt’s Kvetchbook

Charles and Donald See Eye to Eye

Charles and Donald See Eye to Eye
Sort of, more or less.
Happy Earth Day
Blitt’s Kvetchbook

Happy Earth Day

Happy Earth Day
(To those who celebrate.)

More Humor

I Have No Idea Why My Daughter Doesn’t Talk to Me
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I Have No Idea Why My Daughter Doesn’t Talk to Me

I Have No Idea Why My Daughter Doesn’t Talk to Me
I’ll stop “rewriting history” when she stops remembering her childhood wrong.
Senior-Discount Disneyland
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Senior-Discount Disneyland

Senior-Discount Disneyland
Get your coupons ready. Here comes Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride to the Urologist and the Tunnel of Nap.
Finishing School: To Shred or Not to Shred
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Finishing School: To Shred or Not to Shred

Finishing School: To Shred or Not to Shred
A shredding event should be festive, like a carnival, with balloons and cotton candy and a bluegrass band.
The White House at Pooh Corner
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The White House at Pooh Corner

The White House at Pooh Corner
“The Heffatrump,” said Owl, “lives in a Huff. At least, he does in warm weather. In winter he moves to a Snit.”
A Conversation with a Health-Care-Provider Support Bot
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A Conversation with a Health-Care-Provider Support Bot

A Conversation with a Health-Care-Provider Support Bot
Here are a few things I’d rather do than log in to a portal: Get three mosquito bites. Drive all the way to Encino to have something notarized.
Ava’s Life List
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Ava’s Life List

Ava’s Life List
Spring is here, and with it sightings of the Great-Breasted Hausfrau, the Potbellied Galoot, and the Common Nanny.
What Jesus Meant
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What Jesus Meant

What Jesus Meant
Some people sin and vote and criticize others who are the President or Vice-President, which they shouldn’t do, and that’s why Jesus likely died. For other people’s sins.
That One Week Every Year You Forget You Have Allergies
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That One Week Every Year You Forget You Have Allergies

That One Week Every Year You Forget You Have Allergies
In what you assume is a sign of your body’s imminent total collapse, your eyes are now itching and watering.
If You Ask Me: Save the Rich White Women
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If You Ask Me: Save the Rich White Women

If You Ask Me: Save the Rich White Women
The plots of these shows usually center on a murder, which occurs not so much to end a human life as to inconvenience our star, who must postpone a brunch or a media event to conceal an inconvenient corpse.
Escape Rooms for Middle-Aged People
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Escape Rooms for Middle-Aged People

Escape Rooms for Middle-Aged People
Work as a team as you and other dads chat about pro sports, college sports, kids (and their sports), while avoiding eye contact, politics, and any hint of vulnerability.