Nick Kroll Enters The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest | The New Yorker

The actor and comedian Nick Kroll, who stars in the movie “Operation Finale” tries his hand at The New Yorker’s cartoon-caption contest. Operation Finale debuts in theaters on 8/29.
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Nick Kroll Enters The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest | The New Yorker

[@lucboyce5950]

Nick Kroll's humor relies more on funny dialogue than visual jokes. And the part of this video that's actually funny (I mean agree or not) is not the captions but him talking throughout.

[@patrickmurray2786]

Mike Girard STAEM

[@tolbydamit]

Oh, I don't know. I chuckled at some of the captions.

[@Abrahamhamham]

Man, the "i hate fishing" thing was so bad and uninspired... Then he explained it, which was even less funnier. He had a pretty bad day.

[@pitchen]

Mike Girard How about you point out one unfunny thing he said in this entire video? Stop pretending you’re a comedy messiah

[@johnmartinez7440]

Isn't that the same with every comedian they have on this series?

[@BobbyJenkins]

5:33 "Am I seeing somebody else? Technically no."

[@jamesgoulding9941]

"Ignore him, he's just an empty suit."

[@peterwoodward3085]

Genius

[@MrEL91N]

Probably the only other caption that might be better than his.

[@nunyabidness5375]

Perfect!! 😆

[@nehemiahkylan3579]

A trick : watch movies on Kaldrostream. Me and my gf have been using it for watching all kinds of movies these days.

[@alexanderrogers1103]

*STAEM*

[@FungusMossGnosis]

Well, Nick you are an odd fellow but I must say you *STAEM* a good *MAH*

[@dragonskunkstudio7582]

Sorry ma'am, we're all out of snuffleupagus.

[@pjh2331]

His deadpan descriptions of each cartoon are really amusing to me. No clue why

[@DeathnoteBB]

Paul Heckman You like deadpan comedy

[@lucassrensen17]

#3: "Thomas, you gotta come get your friends...they're going off the rails"

[@yamomwasthebomb7159]

Came to make this same joke, but the "Thomas" was a nice touch.

[@Ekzit21]

“ I lost , and i don’t no why I train a lot!”

[@ohmyblindman]

The bartender says, "no, the three train left an hour ago."

[@philiplawton]

or "You'll have to be more specific".

[@sha2424]

or "going off the rails used to be fun"

[@s.l.3281]

"Bill, get over here. This lady wants us to run a train on her."

[@Ekzit21]

Allan Hegyes the 2 train

[@Yahiayasser]

or "Classic Trolley problem"

[@jendirstine4860]

The first one “Well he’s got you in talent, so you’re really going to have to nail the swimsuit portion”

[@irreplaceable02]

now i’m curious how john mulaney would do if he did one of these

[@LuisMedina1]

I love how people dislike this video apparently out of a misguided expectation of this famously sarcastic comedian taking this challenge seriously. He won't. He's going to riff and put intentionally bad captions. And it's hilarious, and I want more of it.

[@jcrALLday]

Luis Medina thanks for thinking about it this much, now I don't have to

[@LuisMedina1]

+Julio Rodriguez I mean, I pretty much saved your life there, so you're very welcome.

[@lootsorrow]

Maybe they just didn't like the video?

[@FungusMossGnosis]

Ah-ha, lackluster with an ironic wink is genius, I get it now! Christ, another lame *_but it's supposed to be bad, you don't understand, its badness is the joke_* defense. Anything that's ever purposely tried to be bad is just bad + meta. And metabad is just as bad as regular bad, if not worse.

[@Cosmalano]

Luis Medina why tho, isn’t it more fun to take some things seriously?

[@blew1t]

6:59 turned into jeff goldblum when he said conjunction

[@samanthawommack9079]

he really missed the opportunity to say “chug! chug! chug!” on the train one

[@jacobodom8401]

Or “It’s a Train wreck here”

[@paxtonritchey8947]

0:20 "Just keep calm, Rick. We knew he was going to win the lumberjack vote, anyway."

[@samrusoff]

"Maam, i assure you it's a non-GMO chicken"

[@nunyabidness5375]

OOOH better than mine!!!

[@rachaelm4027]

His face after his first caption. 😂 I love him

[@joshuasnell7942]

For the old couple holding people at gunpoint I was thinking "your teeph or your liphe!"

[@Jo-chilin]

I like the invisible man one, and guys it’s hard to come up with hilarious captions on the spot

[@chuckchuck1909]

For the horse one: “Yeah, Bon Jovi made it seem a lot more glamorous”

[@starlight7113]

nick kroll is a blessing to this world

[@kierandelacy952]

“Oh, I thought you said chicken BEAST.”

[@Anthony-hu3rj]

Excellent!

[@RyanD808]

are these always filmed at like 6 am?... cause everyone who does them seems so tired they couldn't care less

[@ohmyblindman]

thank you for the proper use of care less.

[@BaldMancTwat]

Does anyone ever actually say "could care less?" Idk it just seems to be in movies and TV not in real life. Oh, wait unless its only Americans, in that case, it makes sense because you know... education.

[@RonWolfHowl]

The _New Yorker_ is too dry a publication for a smooth transition to the digital medium.

[@pharmacology7314]

If you're going to insult Americans, as a whole, for a malapropism (i.e., "could" vs. "couldn't"), you might want to use correct grammar, punctuation and syntax in your "thoughtful" critique. Because, you know, education.

[@makebabidotes]

Pharma Cology Shut up nerd

[@GoodMorningJoel]

I'm like 99% sure the second one is supposed to be a GMO joke and the old couple one is supposed to be about how Baby Boomers/Gen X are the reason Millennials are poor

[@potmki6601]

This way they have 0 idea what GMO is. Also, jokes about it being bad are So Old. It could be about steroids, but I think it is about Sesame Street

[@HubertofLiege]

Why would a boomer be robbing a gen x?

[@allisonhfg]

Absolute RESPECT for his reference to Hopper’s Nighthawks.

[@pandarouge91]

The second photo: “I swear there are no GMO’s.”

[@redweather6315]

Technucally i HAVENT been seeing someone else on the side, Darrel

[@brhiba]

I see... what you did there.

[@arothmanmusic]

Yeah, that’s basically where I thought it was going. “Honestly, I haven’t been seeing anyone at all.”

[@lawansuksyiemlieh4848]

Smart 😂

[@gretam4509]

WHY DID THE EIGHT OCLOCK ONE MAKE ME LAUGH THATS THE DUMBEST ONE

[@amandagaskill7609]

Lmao same

[@PunjabiGirl94]

it's the delivery! nick's is great lol

[@sammarie2590]

The first one I would have said I didn’t know there was a talent portion to this debate

[@neomcdoom]

Sam Marie I told you you should’ve bought your tap shoes dan.

[@boppob1343]

thats probably pretty close to the real one tbh lol nice one

[@dielaughing73]

Deep

[@evantyler8647]

I thought his was pretty good

[@VianneyCreates]

...the dissolution of the marriage. Perfect.

[@julienraffaud5110]

omg these were SO good - hard to believe it was all off the cuff

[@ernie4828]

I love Nick Kroll. He's just fantastic. And his laugh! Love it.

[@pedrosimas2642]

you should put the original captions at the end, so we could compare both visions. Just sayin'

[@benmuschol1445]

The New Yorker posts un-captioned cartoons specifically for readers to write captions. None of these have an "original" caption, they never had one.

[@pedrosimas2642]

@@benmuschol1445 ok.... didn't know that. Thanks

[@assmane999]

They could show the winning caption for each though

[@ezip8564]

For that turkey one. “...but is it organic?”

[@innishit]

1:11 anywhere I've worked, people will ask if we have it even if it was right in their face. "Do you have any chicken?"

[@andrewc3236]

God I love stupid humour like this.

[@briantyson6138]

Do you know why the lifeguard had to save the hippie? Cause he was too far out man.

[@noahgarrett1739]

Nick Kroll saying “it’s a conjunction..?” uncertainly is the funniest thing i have ever encountered in my entire life

[@kaylahoneal2051]

Nick rolls explanations is exactly what made this funny

[@ivanherrera3938]

This is one of the best ones I've seen

[@midge7696]

This is my favorite one so far

[@dariawells7438]

Watching these segments makes me feel sooooo much better about my level of comedy/humor. Even the greats get stumped by basic stuff and need a writing staff!

[@flomoyo]

“He might be invisible, but I feel seen for the the first time in years” - Whitney Houston’s ghost writer

[@conor8629]

I said the same thing about the old people mugging hahaha

[@budmcdope7468]

the chicken one: i knew i'd see dead animals at the butcher, but i never imagined i'd see something so massively fowl

[@acadiaknickerbocker8789]

the turkey one should be "do you have a bigger one?"

[@alexanderjoseph22]

They should reveal the original captions at the end of these segments. That way we can see what the cartoonists intended vs. the comedian's interpretation. I know it's for the caption contest, but they could do previous cartoons or cartoons about to be published.

[@zakorkaz]

This is as funny as watching Nick Kroll do comedy.

[@ericastreet6589]

I love Nick Kroll so much.

[@jasonchahal9193]

For the first one "Ok i think we're gonna have to go with the belly dancing routine"

[@spensert4933]

The brand is so strong that seeing the caption in the NY font makes them funnier.

[@nicoledekrosse1]

I love this guy so much

[@FredCreeks]

For the one at 5:05 - “Harold, I wasn’t lying when I said I haven’t been seeing someone else.”

[@lalo3881]

John Mulaney NEEDS to do one of these

[@maggiemcdonald7599]

Oh Hello!

[@pattyt9713]

Mad love for ya nick

[@davidmcfaul7595]

the invisible one is fantastic

[@sampotter2339]

0:55 “Dave, get out of there, we’ve got a customer.”

[@rgarlinyc]

Very funny - loved 'em all. Especially "It's almost 8 o'clock".🤣

[@AP-ph1jc]

Omg...your voice 😍 and so funny!

[@nawal8821]

The “i don’t know where the head is” made me giggle

[@CAndrewFarnell]

Nick Kroll never turns off man...

[@kstringer24]

6:59 No, it's a contraction, Jeff Goldblum!

[@peacefullalien164]

for the first one i was thinking “you think nobody gets hurt in politics?!”

[@patrickansanchez]

The one with the invisible man: "He's just always there for me. The fact you can't see that says everything."

[@sagedavis6242]

The one with the invisible guy was actually so good

[@stevenh4314]

For the fishing one I thought of: “wow I’m glad we discovered that placing oversized Doritos in the surrounding water attracts more fish”

[@kylewattssurfing3266]

Great sketches

[@rachelthompson9324]

I learned how to drive a car when I was nine or ten. It was a 1947 Lincoln. Many stalks of corn did not survive.

[@darryldelgado]

I write my own, quickly , before hearing his. 1) Did someone say "bris?" 2) Free samples? 3) F*cking Hoverboards 4) Don't blame me, I voted Bernie. 5) We should open that Chinese joint 6) It gets 80 miles per bale 7) Just because you splurged on the upgrade doesn't mean you have to leave it on Auto 8) I said "re-animated by semen.." 9) I told you we were too close to the black lodge there

[@stueygriffith4671]

3:00 I haven't had this much of a NYC experience since I had AUTHENTIC Italian food at the Times Square OLIVE GARDEN!!!! 😊

[@ericmburu173]

4. Honey, I can finally cross off 'getting robbed at gun point' off my bucketlist.

[@flurg]

The horse one: I served with Secretariat. I knew Secretariat. Secretariat was a friend of mine. You're no Secretariat.

[@ericmburu173]

1. No worries Ted, if you swallow the chainsaw, you can top his juggling act!

[@ShawnArcher17]

"ORGANIC? Does it look like an organic turkey!?"

[@oj397]

2:52 I swear, my life is going off track.

[@kenziekane879]

The last picture should say "hey man, did you hear anything?"

[@cjmo4125]

Beaver caption- Obvi it should be “Dam it.”

[@oliviacolvig9985]

5:45 "He's our son Gary! We have to see him for who he is."

[@Alex-jg2bc]

I love Nick’s humour, it’s just dry and kinda sarcastic

[@junet7923]

Can I just say, his handwriting is weirdly beautiful?

[@Camer0n5000]

Jeff Goldbloom did alright in this crazy caption contest

[@sofakingawesome4077]

4:40 should’ve been “Aye you gotta a quarter?”

[@cassidyrichardson1084]

'Like I told you before lady, this is the biggest chicken we got.'

[@broccoli4781]

for the turkey: “yeah, this would probably feed a family of four.” thank you i’ll be here all night

[@reventlow23]

4:08 When Inspector Clouseau goes fishing :)

[@KeithRichard96]

4:24 "I put it in self-galloping mode and cruise off into the sunset."

[@elixir9013]

One of the funniest men on the planet, creating terrible captions. This is not your field Nick.

[@libertyann439]

Beaver "now I've seen everything!."

[@1BlessEdYou]

"You said I could have an affair as long as you never had to _see_ the other man."

[@plev10]

The caption for this video should be "Don't quit your day job, Nick."

[@MLSoll]

Y'all in the comments acting like your captions were better as if you didn't take a far bigger amount of time to come up with them lel

[@RonWolfHowl]

Are you saying that makes them *not* better?

[@Murmurrr]

Far bigger amount of time hmmmmmmmm

[@David-vs9ci]

I don’t think they get the same amount of time as the video is cut; I’m sure it’s at least 30 minutes. Hopefully nobody is spending longer than that. I still found this one really funny by the way; you just gotta understand nick kroll’s humor

[@nunyabidness5375]

Horse one: "When I said I was going organic, I was referring to DIET."

[@TheNumberScott]

Invisible man: “how many times do I have to tell you, Frank? I’m not “seeing” anybody else!”

[@williamwolfe8708]

Stickup: "It's alright honey, he says he's a banker."

[@youthought6999]

Nick Kroll is the best.

[@kimkassnove4077]

Can I go back?😂😂😂

[@kernserinn]

7:39 “Levitate it to beaver.”

[@IceQueenAlchemist99]

Hello, Simon The Devious🤣😂🦇

[@mountainofyeses]

2:03 - "Is that Caroll Spinney?"

[@mrsmith9031]

For my one, they are seeing who will win Americas got talent, the first one, the advisor is saying, "Now make sure your idea for show and tell, is as good as this one, it really counts for this selection process, for the judges on this," and there is speech bubble above the guy and it is, all I brought was this daisy,

[@harrisontelford6556]

The beaver one” I told you the power lines will hold up the log”

[@marcstarvaggi]

The one with the invisible guy was pretty good

[@hydrocarbon8272]

"It was that #2 engine, he railroaded us BOTH today"