Episode 211 - Harry Bliss

23/07/2025 1h 43min Temporada 5 Episodio 211
Episode 211 - Harry Bliss

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Cartoonist Harry Bliss joins us on the second half of the podcast this week. Harry has been contributing to the New Yorker since 1998, first as a cover artist and also as a cartoonist. He has recently collaborated with Steve Martin in a series of cartoons that have been collected in the book, "A Wealth of Pigeons". Harry also illustrated Steve's book, "Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions", about Steve's career in the movies.Harry has recently had his memoir published as a graphic novel, "You Can Never Die: A Graphic Memoir".You can find more about Harry Bliss at his website:https://store.harrybliss.comYou can find his daily cartoon, "Bliss", at GoComics:https://www.gocomics.com/blissAnd you can order Harry's books here:https://www.amazon.com/stores/Harry-Bliss/author/B000APP8SE  On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:Winning captions for New Yorker contest #949 (Overboard Meeting).Finalists for contest #951 (Channel Suffering in Hell).Current New Yorker contest #953 (Clarence, the Floss-ed Lion). We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker.You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:https://www.curatedcartoons.comSend us questions or comments to:  [email protected]