DMA#42: Getting Punched in the Face for a Living with Emily Flake

Draw Me Anything with Jason Chatfield · Mar 25, 2026 · 2m

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Trying to succeed as a cartoonist is stupid. Trying to succeed as a stand-up comedian is masochistic. Trying to do both simultaneously is a clear cry for psychiatric help. Emily Flake does both, and she makes it look infuriatingly easy.

My guest on Draw Me Anything this week is a cartooning powerhouse. She just won the 2026 Thurber Prize for American Humour. She is one of the rare artists whose distinct comic voice translates perfectly from the printed page directly to the stage. She also possesses a…