NEW YORK NY- Humorist Media as formed Humorist Podcasts, a network of comedy podcasts they plan to develop, produce, and distribute. Starting with the long running comedy interview show TALKWARD, joining is The Cartoon Pad, helmed by NY Times bestselling author and New Yorker cartoonists Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw, it will cover the world of cartoons and the business and stories behind it. Additionally Humorist Hashtags, which gives the winning jokes every week to the trending Weekly Humorist Hashtag Games, and Humorist Hangouts, the livestreamed comedy hangout that welcomes comedy creators and fans alike.
Coming up on the horizon is a comedy book club podcast and a stand-up comedy podcast to bookend the popular live show Guaranteed Delivery!
New York, NY: Today, Humorist Books of Humorist Media announced a new book release: Seven Easy Steps To Go To Hell by Brandon Hicks. Seven Easy Steps To Go To Hell is a humorous and beautifully illustrated book written and illustrated by acclaimed artist & cartoon editor Brandon Hicks.
What you see is not always the whole picture, as you’ll learn on your journey to HELL!
Occupying the lowest rung on the demonic corporate ladder, Beezle, Buzzle, and Barb have the unenviable task of ensuring enough souls are going to Hell. Using their patented Seven Deadly Sins™ method, the trio explains how you can get yourself a one-way ticket. This beautifully illustrated book written and illustrated by acclaimed artist & cartoon editor Brandon Hicks.
“It’s a sinfully hilarious illustrated masterpiece” says Marty Dundics, CEO of Humorist Media and Editor-in-Chief of Weekly Humorist Magazine. “I think these characters have at least a few books in them and will adapt well to the adult animation boom happening today.”
“Brandon is one of my favorite cartoonists, always both very funny and very clever. And now he’s giving me new ways to get to Hell? I thought that I’d done them all!! Honestly, this is an exciting development.” says Kit Lively, MAD Magazine writer and author of ‘Twisted Tongues: Jokes, Comics, Facts, and Tongue Twisters’.
Brandon Hicks writes plays performed by real people, and draws cartoons performed by fake people. His work has appeared in Splitsider, The Syrup Trap, Weekly Humorist, American Bystander and regularly on The Rumpus, where he also serves as an associate cartoon editor. Unfortunately, he’s also Canadian.
Seven Easy Steps To Go To Hell will be available starting July 13, 2021, at 13.99 paperback and 5.99 e-book on Amazon.com and wide release to bookstores and web outlets. For more information on Seven Easy Steps To Go To Hell, visit humoristbooks.com
Humorist Media LLC is a comedy media company that publishes WEEKLY HUMORIST magazine, comedy podcasts- including TALKWARD (their flagship interview show), stand up comedy showcase show GUARANTEED DELIVERY! Humor fiction, parodies, cartoon collections, and joke book publishing via HUMORIST BOOKS, and develops streaming and traditional live action and animated scripted/unscripted entertainment through HUMORIST STUDIOS.
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NEW YORK, NY—June 18, 2021—On the heels of the National Cartoonists’ Society announcement that cartoonist Mort Gerberg will this year receive the Gold Key Award, THE CARTOON PAD podcast just released their interview with the award-winning cartoonist. The great Mort Gerberg talks about his decorated career as a writer, illustrator and cartoonist and shares how he celebrated his 90th birthday skiing in a blizzard.
THE CARTOON PAD is quickly becoming the hot new podcast in the cartoon community. Hosted by humorists and veteran New Yorker cartoonists, Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw THE CARTOON PAD is the first podcast that pulls back the curtain and celebrates New Yorker cartoonists. The Pad also casts a wide net, covering topics from legendary tales of early-career perseverance, the rapidly evolving cartoon industry, plus historical (and hysterical) appreciations. Conversational, convivial, and occasionally controversial, the coolest people in the cartoon community stop by to hang out “The Pad.” Recent guests have included Victoria Roberts, Nick Downes, Sam Viviano, Carol Issacs, Sam Gross, Marisa Acocella. Future guests scheduled to appear include Bob Mankoff, John Kascht, Peter Kuper, Roz Chast, Rina Piccolo, Ron Marz, Liana Finck, Ron Hauge.
LISTEN:
About Us:
Bob Eckstein is a bestseller, NYU adjunct Prof., Contributing Editor for Writer’s Digest and award-winning illustrator. Michael Shaw is one of the most renown cartoonists. Both authored the new book, The Elements of Stress.
Contact for appearances and sponsorships:
Marty Dundics, Producer,
marty@weeklyhumorist.com
Weekly Humorist
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NEW YORK, NY—May 28, 2021—National Cartoonists’ Society President JASON CHATFIELD announces on the new THE CARTOON PAD podcast episode just released as to the status of the next NCS Reubens event scheduled for this Fall 2021 and how it will be handled. The cartoonist, illustrator, stand-up and actor JASON CHATFIELD also talks about his home Australia, becoming a TV star, getting Covid and his run-in with Chis Rock.
THE CARTOON PAD is quickly becoming the hot new podcast in the cartoon community. Hosted by humorists and veteran New Yorker cartoonists, Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw THE CARTOON PAD is the first podcast that pulls back the curtain and celebrates New Yorker cartoonists. The Pad also casts a wide net, covering topics from legendary tales of early-career perseverance, the rapidly evolving cartoon industry, plus historical (and hysterical) appreciations. Conversational, convivial, and occasionally controversial, the coolest people in the cartoon community stop by to hang out “The Pad.” Recent guests have included Victoria Roberts, Nick Downes, Sam Viviano, Carol Issacs, Sam Gross, Marisa Acocella, Mort Gerberg. Future guests scheduled to appear include Bob Mankoff, John Kascht, Peter Kuper, Roz Chast, Rina Piccolo, Ron Marz, Liana Finck, Ron Hauge.
Bob Eckstein is a bestseller, NYU adjunct Prof., Contributing Editor for Writer’s Digest and award-winning illustrator. Michael Shaw is one of the most renown cartoonists. Both authored the new book, The Elements of Stress.
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NEW YORK, NY – Humorist Books, the imprint of popular comedy magazine Weekly Humorist is proud to release their newest cartoon collection by bestselling authors Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw, THE ELEMENTS of STRESS!
Things can’t get much worse—but can they get funnier.
THE ELEMENTS OF STRESS and the Pursuit of Happy-ish in this Current Sh*tstorm is a humorous handbook to help readers better deal with the challenges and headaches of our times, from overeating, to love problems, money woes, global warming, night sweats, winter itch, general anxiety, and so much more. Plus, over 70 stress-defusing cartoons from two of the best gag cartoonists in the world will help readers handle all the anxiety in today’s new world disorder––the perfect gift for fans of the original Elements of Style or anyone who has had it up to here.
The Reviews are in, and they are GREAT!
“Hilarious, humorous – this book has it all, and everything.” – The Daily Beast
“Two of the top humorists in America have created a stress-free way to enjoy stress.” – Reader’s Digest
“This hilarious book will help you forget this oppressively dark period of human civilization for a good ten, eleven minutes. The Elements of Stress is a perfect respite from whichever unrelenting soul-crushing torment you’re currently experiencing.” – McSweeney’s
“Not to stress you out, but BUY THIS BOOK! IT’S VERY FUNNY!! BUY IT NOW!!!!” – Jack Handey, author ofDeep Thoughts
“This is the most useful funny book I have ever read or the other way around.” – Bob Mankoff, former Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker
“This is very, very funny. Eckstein + Shaw = hilarious.” – InkSpill
“This book made me laugh like hell. I was heavily sedated but it did. Looking forward to reading it more closely! Or at all.” – Mike Sacks, Poking a Dead Frog, Stinker Lets Loose, Randy, Passable in Pink
“If this book doesn’t make you happy-ish, you’re hopeless-ish. Thanks, Bob and Michael!” – Ron Hauge, Simpsons, Seinfeld, The Ren & Stimpy Show
“Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw have penned a humorous, easy-to-digest self-help book for our times. They prove Erma Bombeck’s adage, ‘If you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it.'” – Teri Rizvi, founder and director of the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop
About the Authors:
Bob Eckstein appears regularly in major publications as a humorist, cartoonist, award-winning illustrator, and New York Times bestselling author. He was nominated by the National Cartoon Society as Gag Cartoonist of the Year, twice, and selected in 2018 as the Erma Bombeck Humor Writer of the Month. He teaches Writing and Drawing at NYU.
http://bobeckstein.com eckstein@pipeline.com FB: Bob Eckstein Twitter: @BobEckstein Instagram: Bob_Eckstein
Michael Shaw’s cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker since 1999 and have a habit of going viral—appearing on an ABC news special following the World Trade Tower attack and on 60 Minutes as one of New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff’s “top five favorites.” Shaw’s cartoon on The Charlie Hebdo shooting led to his appearance on Ronan Farrow Daily on MSNBC. His cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker Book of Literary Cartoons, The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker, The Rejection Collection I and II, The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons, The Ultimate Cartoon Book series and in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Harvard Business Review, Weekly Humorist, and Prospect magazine.
The Elements of Stress is available now at 10.99 paperback and 5.99 e-book on Amazon.com and wide release to bookstores and web outlets.
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NEW YORK CITY, New York – Weekly Humorist’s publishing humor imprint, Humorist Books has launched it’s first submission call for the month of May! All humor types are accepted, fiction, comics, gift books and more! From the release:
Humorist Books is open for submissions for the entire month of May! We’re casting a wide net. Novels; essay, short story, and humor collections; parodies; novelty books; comics; poetry—we want to see it all.
What to include in your submission: Please email a query letter and the first 50 pages of your manuscript to submissions@humoristbooks.com (If your manuscript is fewer than 50 pages, send the whole thing over.) Simultaneous submissions are absolutely fine. Just let us know if you need to withdraw your manuscript from consideration.
Responses will be slow to come—likely, glacially so. Thank you for bearing with us and not filling our inbox with follow-up messages.
Any submissions received after May 31st will be ignored with all the steadfastness of your protestant father. If you aren’t able to submit your query before the end of May, don’t worry, we will reopen for submissions again in the fall/winter.
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About Humorist Media:
Humorist Media LLC is a comedy media company that publishes WEEKLY HUMORIST magazine, comedy podcasts- including TALKWARD (their flagship interview show), stand up comedy showcase show GUARANTEED DELIVERY! as well as humor books and merchandise. They also develop streaming and traditional live action and animated scripted entertainment in addition to branded multi platform media. Press inquiries: info@humoristmedia.com
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NEW YORK CITY, New York – Weekly Humorist’s Editor-in-Chief Marty Dundics was featured in a Yahoo News article discussing humor in the face of tragedy, also mentioned, Comedian/Author Steve Martin, American Bystander cartoonist Harry Bliss,New Yorker cartoonists Jessica Olien, also featuring cartoons by Michael Shaw, Andy Cowan & Dan McConnell.
Cartoonists around the country are making a point of making people laugh about the coronavirus at a time when many Americans are feeling anxiety and fear.
“Humor is very good at breaking the tension, humor is good in stressful times,” said Marty Dundics, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of the Weekly Humorist, a digital magazine that features cartoons and funny articles.
Dundics tells Yahoo Lifestyle that he has been getting many submissions from humorists about the coronavirus. He says the challenge is sifting through the content to find light-hearted content that taps into the things Americans are collectively experiencing right now.
“Jokes about working from home, jokes about having kids always around you. Jokes about having to wash your hand all the time, or touching your face,” he said. “There’s humor to be found there. So it’s about finding that stuff and trying to relieve the stress in those ways.”
Humorist Media LLC is a comedy media company that publishes WEEKLY HUMORIST magazine, comedy podcasts- including TALKWARD (their flagship interview show), stand up comedy showcase show GUARANTEED DELIVERY! as well as humor books and merchandise. They also develop streaming and traditional live action and animated scripted entertainment in addition to branded multi platform media. Press inquiries: info@humoristmedia.com
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NEW YORK CITY, New York- Weekly Humorist, the satire magazine which features daily written satire and cartoons from some of the nations top contributors has launched a comedy shop on the Shopify platform. The store features humorous t-shirts, coffee mugs and framed prints from its catalogue of cartoons. The store, which can be found at WeeklyHumoristShop.com has chosen Shopify because of their reach in the market.
Using the wildly popular platform let’s Weekly Humorist be where the customers are- such as powerhouse Amazon, also by having point of purchase within social media outlets on Instagram and Facebook. Users can buy Weekly Humorist products without ever leaving their feed.
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About Humorist Media:
Humorist Media LLC is a comedy media company that publishes WEEKLY HUMORIST magazine, comedy podcasts- including TALKWARD (their flagship interview show), stand up comedy showcase show GUARANTEED DELIVERY!as well as humor books and merchandise. They also develop streaming and traditional live action and animated scripted entertainment in addition to branded multi platform media. Press inquiries: info@humoristmedia.com
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NEW YORK CITY, New York- Weekly Humorist, The Satire Magazine, was featured in Ink Spill, Michael Maslin’s popular destination for New Yorker Cartoonists News and Events.
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About Humorist Media:
Humorist Media LLC is a comedy media company that publishes WEEKLY HUMORIST magazine, comedy podcasts- including TALKWARD (their flagship interview show), stand up comedy showcase show GUARANTEED DELIVERY!as well as humor books and merchandise. They also develop streaming and traditional live action and animated scripted entertainment in addition to branded multi platform media. Press inquiries: info@humoristmedia.com
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NEW YORK CITY, New York- Weekly Humorist, a satire magazine publication launched this week. Their tagline is ‘The Standard In American Immaturity’ and features writers, and artists from The New Yorker, MAD Magazine, Funny or DIE and McSweeney’s. Marty Dundics is the Editor-in-Chief with Kit Lively as managing editor. They publish a weekly digital issue through an app via iTunes and Android store as well as on their website. Subscriptions are for sale monthly or per issue.
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About Humorist Media:
Humorist Media LLC is a comedy media company that publishes WEEKLY HUMORIST magazine, comedy podcasts- including TALKWARD (their flagship interview show), stand up comedy showcase show GUARANTEED DELIVERY!as well as humor books and merchandise. They also develop streaming and traditional live action and animated scripted entertainment in addition to branded multi platform media. Press inquiries: info@humoristmedia.com
