Victor Varnado joins us on the second half of the podcast this week.
Victor is an actor, comedian, humorist and, of course, a New Yorker cartoonist. We talk with Victor about his background, being funny and we take a deep dive into A.I. and its use in creativity.
You can learn more about Victor at his website:
https://supremerobot.com
His Anti-Racism Activity Book can be bought here:
https://antiracism.online
His current podcast, WikiListen:
https://podcasts.apple.com/.../wikilisten/id1601336806
And, because we all want to relive the golden days of the recent pandemic, here's his "How you doing your Quarantine" music video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTcBC6NfXc0
On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:
Winning captions for New Yorker contest #941 (Brewbeck's Take Five).
Finalists for contest #943 (Fur-niture Showroom).
Current New Yorker contest #945 (Strung-out Reporter).
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.com
Dig deep into the New Yorker cartoon caption contest data at:
https://wordsbelow.app
Send us questions or comments to:
Cartooncaptioncontestpodcast@gmail.com
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