Here’s some stuff Paul finds amusing said the creator of these quirky one-panel cartoons. Paul is a talented cartoonist and author whose work has been a favorite in The New Yorker for years. His distinctive style combines clean minimalist illustrations with sharp often absurd humor that sticks with you long after the panel is gone. Beyond his cartoons, Paul is a versatile creator, having co-produced animated shorts for Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Saturday Night Live Adult Swim and Nickelodeon. He also wrote and illustrated the middle-grade book series How to Sell Your Family to the Aliens for Bloomsbury and co-created several educational comic books used in classrooms. For the past twenty years my cartoons for The New Yorker have been the one constant Paul shares. It’s the creative spark that fuels all my other projects.
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Paul offered a glimpse into his origins I am from Milwaukee, WI and that’s still where I call home. I didn’t attend art school instead, I majored in writing and literature in college. Cartooning has always been a hobby for me, something I did for fun. Somehow and against my own plans it turned into a career. Of course, like many freelancers, I end up doing a variety of different things.
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Curious about what inspired Paul to dive into the world of cartooning, we asked him about his beginnings. He wrote I’ve been hooked on cartoons for as long as I can remember. Maybe it’s because I have trouble focusing so short digestible bits of narrative art really suited me. The first comic strip I truly loved was Peanuts, but I devoured every old comic and cartoon book I could find, even the not-so-great ones. I really admired the classic New Yorker artists, especially Charles Addams and George Booth.
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When asked about the essence of his cartoons, Paul shared My main goal is for people to find them funny. I aim to create good jokes that stand the test of time. The recurring patterns in my work aren’t necessarily intentional themes but rather my personal quirks on display. If someone were new to my work, I’d probably just show them a few cartoons and hope they enjoy them.
