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43 Brilliantly Absurd Cartoons From The New Yorker’s Paul Noth (New Pics)
Interview With Artist
Paul Noth is a cartoonist known for his funny, often absurd one-panel comics. His work has appeared in The New Yorker for years, entertaining readers with simple drawings and sharp humor. Beyond cartoons, Paul has worked on animated shorts for Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and Nickelodeon, and he’s also written and illustrated a middle-grade book series called How to Sell Your Family to the Aliens.
Paul’s cartoons are inspired by a lifelong love of comics, from Peanuts to classic New Yorker artists like Charles Addams and George Booth. He writes and draws with one goal in mind: to make people laugh. His jokes often stick with readers, sometimes even ending up on refrigerators or office walls, proving that simple drawings can leave a lasting impression.
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Bill Swallow 3 weeks ago
Put him and his supporters at the very lowest level, and dump all the $#!t from the higher levels down on them.
AmazingUsername 3 weeks ago
It doesn't count as demonising if he is a demon
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Paul’s journey into cartooning started long before it became a career. “I’ve been obsessed with cartoons since further back than I can remember,” he shared. “It may be because I have attention problems, so little bite-sized chunks of narrative art were perfect for me. The first strip I really loved was Peanuts, but I read every old comic and cartoon book I could find, even the terrible ones. I liked a lot of the classic New Yorker artists, especially Charles Addams and George Booth.” What began as a personal fascination gradually turned into a profession, though Paul emphasizes it wasn’t planned: “I’ve always cartooned just for fun. Eventually, and despite my best efforts, it became my job. Though, like most freelancers, I do all kinds of things.”
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SchadenFreudian Psychology 3 weeks ago
And expect me to take many years to pay it off. In small instalments. You can’t get blood from a stone. 🤷🏻♀️
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Ace 3 weeks ago
I think it's making an unfair comparison. Unfair on the Neanderthals, that is.
Load More Replies...Paul's creative process is a mix of structured writing and free exploration. Paul explained, “I write down lots of ideas and then draw the best ones. I try to write 100 new jokes a month, though I don’t always succeed. I also spend a lot of time doodling aimlessly, though that seldom leads directly to jokes. It’s more of a way of exploring characters and designs and situations.”
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At the heart of his cartoons is a desire to connect through laughter. “My hope for the work is that people find it funny. I want to do good jokes that hold up well over time. The patterns that emerge beyond that aren’t so much deliberate themes as my personal issues laid bare. If someone had never seen my work before, I’d probably just show them some cartoons and hope for the best,” Paul noted.
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Andrew Keir 3 weeks ago
Because men roast and grill things, but women boil them. And men don't understand that so they demonise it.
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Ryan Mercer 3 weeks ago
Because once upon a time, women were demonized in general. It just so happens, they also did all the cooking and used large pots (aka: cauldrons). So of course they must have been doing something nefarious with it, right? Why can't her husband get it up any longer? Must be the potion she keeps making in the stew, right? What else proves a woman's evil? Well she's constantly cleaning with that broom. Hmmm.... sus.
Bill Swallow 3 weeks ago
Because when Men throw ribs on the fire, there's not still a person attached to them? (OK, that was horrible, and wrong, but it was the first thing I could think of on short notice. Sorry.)
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Giles McArdell 3 weeks ago
Isn't that Jefferson? He proposed the constitution should be re-written every 19 years.
SchadenFreudian Psychology 3 weeks ago
I’m having trouble seeing the joke. Could somebody please explain to me why “the whole thing’s kind of funny”?
nottheactualphoto 3 weeks ago
From where I sit, it's not the least bit funny.
Load More Replies...For Paul, seeing his cartoons make an impact is a special reward. “I really love it when I see that someone has clipped out one of my cartoons and put it on their refrigerator or office cubicle. That makes me happy. Though it’s intimidating from an artistic point of view. It’s a reminder that in addition to being funny, I should strive to do work that’s visually nice enough to decorate a stranger’s personal space. Though a good enough joke can cover a multitude of pictorial sins,” he said.
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Multa Nocte 3 weeks ago
Dogs can't understand cat body language and dogs are so obvious with theirs.
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Corvus 3 weeks ago
If I ever find a genie, my first wish would be for all AI everywhere in the world to disappear permanently. We were better off without it.
Bill Swallow 3 weeks ago
Second wish - also get rid of Natural Stupidity.
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Andrew Keir 3 weeks ago
The official season for hunting police is 'never', but at least the officers made a new friend each.
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Bill Swallow 3 weeks ago
Really, the only job current AI is fit to replace is middle management.
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Sally Moen 3 weeks ago
You mean the FOREIGN enemies? Or do you mean the mean inflatable frogs in Portland?
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Andrew Keir 3 weeks ago
If I could do only one thing before I died, it would probably be to gasp or moan.
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Rambolio Barracks 3 weeks ago
Trump isn't the only ultra corrupt politician, let's not pretend the others don't bribe regularly before breakfast
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SchadenFreudian Psychology 3 weeks ago
Well, business DOES tend to reward the worst behaviour.
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Sally Moen 3 weeks ago
Let's see, Reagan called it Peace through something...was it Force? Threats? IDK, but it excused his buildup of nuclear weapons, and gave us a lot of national debt
nottheactualphoto 3 weeks ago
For my generation, Reagan was the OG right wing piece of shіt.
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Elmo 3 weeks ago
That man looks like Bibi, and even if his parents donated everything to heaven he still wouldn't get in
General Anaesthesia 3 weeks ago
The Devil is already seeking asylum elsewhere.
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Andrew Keir 3 weeks ago
Mr Pedant says this is nothing like the way Spartans dressed. But, given that BP is prone to censoring certain parts of the male body, it's probably as close as we're going to see here.
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tragical dude 3 weeks ago
yeah, give her time to finish with her other man before barging in.
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Sally Moen 3 weeks ago
Bring the casserole with you while fishing, you can feed it to the sharks
BrunoVI 3 weeks ago
Wait... well-MEANING? Does the New Yorker side-eye neighbors bearing casseroles? Is there no goodness that the New Yorker will not hate?
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Bill Swallow 3 weeks ago
Man! Group Trust Exercises have gotten WAY more extreme than the old 'trust fall'!
Andrew Keir 3 weeks ago
The staff began to realise that "Headcount correction exercises" had been a key clue ...
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Sally Moen 3 weeks ago
Time to switch up to the eagle-eating-your-liver part of your punishment
Bill Swallow 3 weeks ago
Wrong offender. That was Prometheus. This is Sisyphus.
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SchadenFreudian Psychology 3 weeks ago
I like these. It’s hard to go wrong with the New Yorker.
SchadenFreudian Psychology 3 weeks ago
I like these. It’s hard to go wrong with the New Yorker.
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