The news can be stressful. New Yorker cartoonist Barry Blitt wants you to laugh at it | CBC Radio

The Sunday Magazine·Q&ABarry Blitt says it’s an uncertain time for editorial cartoonists amid political tensions in the US, but laughter is the key to dealing with the heavy stuff. In his three decades as an editorial cartoonist for The New Yorker, the Canadian-American illustrator has contributed over 140 covers.Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist on the climate of editorial cartooning in a divided worldBrianna Gosse · CBC Radio · Posted: Mar 29, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: March 29The Sunday Magazine16:36The New Yorker cartoonist Barry Blitt reflects on the art of finding a laughBarry Blitt says it's an uncertain time for editorial cartoonists amid political tensions in the U.S. —but laughter, he says, is the key to dealing with the heavy stuff.In his three decades as an editorial cartoonist for The New Yorker, the Canadian-American illustrator has contributed over 140 covers to the magazine.The New Yorker —an American publication featuring journalism, commentary, fiction and sati...