Prove Your Comedy Chops with Moment’s Cartoon Caption Contest

Welcome to the Moment Magazine Cartoon Caption Contest, founded with the help of New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff, and drawn by New Yorker cartoonist Ben Schwartz.

Do you have a way with words and humor? If so, look at the cartoon below and send us a caption—or two or three! Plus scroll down to vote for your favorite caption. It’s free and fun!

Winners may claim a free Moment subscription for a friend of family member. Contest open to U.S. residents 18 and above.

Plus: Read interviews with some of our most prolific caption contest contributors here.

Submit a caption for this cartoon by April 25 by writing it in as a comment at the bottom of this page!

Vote for your favorite caption by filling out the form immediately below!

“Would you ever date a German shepherd?”
— Stephen Nadler, Princeton, NJ


“There had to be an easier way to tell us apart than converting.”
—Rich Wolf, Westminster, MD


“What’s for dinner, Kibitz and Bits?”
—Dale Stout, Colorado Springs, CO

Vote for your favorite! The winner will receive a free subscription to Moment to give to a friend. Any U.S. resident age 18 or older can enter.

Vote for your favorite caption

Chuckle at the November/December 2024 winning caption—and see who wrote it!

 

“Next time I’m taking the bialy.”
—Stephen Nadler, Princeton, NJ

How to Submit Your Caption(s)

Submit as a comment below by April 25, 2025. Finalists will appear in the upcoming issue. To vote for the winner of the November/December 2024 contest (see finalists above), use the vote form.

Note:  By submitting a caption, voting or leaving a reply, you are agreeing to receive Moment‘s award-winning newsletters.

43 thoughts on “Cartoon Caption Contest

  1. Marv Sager says:

    “Is today a special Irish Setter day?”

    “Only if they are part shenanigans and part leprechauns!”

  2. Michael Lomazow says:

    “You need to shoot him twice,with some testosterone on the tip.”

  3. Sarah Green says:

    Do you have a “swipe left” option?

  4. Marv Sager says:

    “Cupid, you are 50 years too late!”

  5. Marv Sager says:

    “I would settle for some kosher wine!”

  6. Michael Lomazow says:

    “How about a back rub instead?”

  7. Michael Lomazow says:

    “Could you hook me up with George Clooney?”

  8. Marv Sager says:

    “I’m not going to share my brisket sandwich with you!”

  9. Marv Sager says:

    “My crazy mother-in-law must have wished you on us!”

  10. “I need to finish this sandwich to build up my strength before you begin.”

  11. Marv Sager says:

    “Boychick, you need a Green Card and a valid visa/passport!”

  12. Rich Wolf says:

    “I’ll distract him and remember: jugular.”

  13. Rich Wolf says:

    “No, not IN the libido, FOR the libido.”

  14. Lee Lacewell says:

    “Go get the whole ‘UZZI TOTIN SWAT TEAM’!”

  15. Mark S. says:

    “Forget love, can you get him interested in pickleball?”

  16. Lee Lacewell says:

    “He’s the target stupid Cupid!”

  17. Lee Lacewell says:

    “Shoot him now. I’m not sure he’ll be around much longer.”

  18. Marv Sager says:

    “He’s considered a hard ass! Will the arrow still work?”

  19. Lee Lacewell says:

    “Don’t waste your arrow…..he’s too old to do me any good or harm either!”

  20. Lee Lacewell says:

    “These days the only thing he gets up for is bagels and cream cheese!”

  21. Lee Lacewell says:

    “Hold up Cuppie this is too much like shooting fish in a barrel.”

  22. Adrian Storisteanu says:

    “A prick, I don’t need.”

    1. Marv Sager says:

      Adrian,

      Glad to have you join us once again as a Moment contributor! 🙂

      1. Adrian Storisteanu says:

        Thank you, Marv! Back from the cold (well, Toronto in March). I hope the cybergods (CAPTCHA et al.) will keep smiling . . .

  23. Marv Sager says:

    “I’ve already had a COVID SHOT!”

  24. Dale Stout says:

    Don’t play with Bow and Eros.

  25. Dale Stout says:

    I’ll stick with my PBJ.

  26. Dale Stout says:

    I don’t want Sir Lunch-a-lot.

  27. Dale Stout says:

    I’d prefer cafeteria style.

  28. Dale Stout says:

    All I ever get is leftovers.

  29. Dale Stout says:

    Where’s the beefcake?

  30. Dale Stout says:

    I prefer being a cougar.

  31. Dale Stout says:

    Take me to see the Chippendale’s.

  32. Adrian Storisteanu says:

    “Boychik, let him be with the feygelek.”

    1. Adrian Storisteanu says:

      Or perhaps

      “Boychik, let him be with his feygelekh.”

  33. Marv Sager says:

    “Can you cure his rash before you shoot him?”

  34. Marv Sager says:

    “He needs a diaper change also!”

  35. Dan Gordon says:

    It didn’t work in 1979. Why should it work now?

  36. Dan Gordon says:

    Nah. Let him finish the popcorn and leave. We’ll see who comes next.

  37. Rich Wolf says:

    “I asked him for pastrami on rye, not white-take him out.”

  38. Rich Wolf says:

    “Don’t waste your arrow Cherubim.”

  39. Rich Wolf says:

    “And you’re sure the poison on the tip is untraceable?”

  40. Marv Sager says:

    “E-D is not his name, it’s his medical reputation!”

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