Episode 251 - Ellie Black

New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast · May 21, 2026 · 1h 31m

Ellie Black joins us on the podcast this week.

Ellie started submitting to the New Yorker in 2017 and had their first cartoon published in 2019. Their latest cartoon was published in this week's issue!

We talk with Ellie about being creative and funny, their cartoons and submitting to the New Yorker (the thrill of having a cartoon accepted and the agony of rejection!)

Besides cartoons, Ellie publishes comics and has created a popular card game. Their comic, "Vampire Tears", can be found here:

https://nif-shop.cartoonist.coop/products/vampire-tears

And their card game, "Someone Has Died"…