What Are Your Odds of Winning the New Yorker Caption Contest?

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Channel: FORA.tv · 2011 · Comedy

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Robert Mankoff, cartoon editor for The New Yorker, discusses The Cartoon Caption Contest and it's lasting impression on popular culture. Mankoff compares the number of entrants vs. the number of winners and highlights the charm of the incredibly competitive contest.

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The New Yorker Festival presents: The Cartoon Caption Game. This program was recorded on October 2, 2011.

Turn on the funny at a live version of The New Yorker's Cartoon Caption Contest, hosted by Robert Mankoff. Emily Flake, Zachary Kanin, and Paul Noth will judge the results. Cocktails will be served.

Robert Mankoff is the cartoon editor of The New Yorker and the author of The Naked Cartoonist: A New Way to Enhance Your Creativity.

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