Emma Allen

Emma Allen (born ) is a cartoon editor for The New Yorker. When she was hired for the role in 2017 at the age of 29, she became the youngest and first female cartoon editor in the magazine's history. She is known for selecting new and diverse humor contributors for the magazine. Editor David Remnick called her "a godsend to The New Yorker." Her mother worked as a partner in a corporate law firm. She cut out New Yorker cartoons and kept them in a green folder.

Career She chose to attend Yale University in part because she liked Gilmore Girls. In college, her bad luck earned her the nickname "Queen of Catastrophe." She studied English and Studio Art with coursework in photography. Her first position at The New Yorker was as assistant to editor Susan Morrison, working on pieces in the "Talk of the Town" section. She also started edited Daily Shouts, The New Yorker humor section, which published one or two humor pieces a day online. She had friends working as stand-up comics and writing for late-night shows, and she caught the attention of editor David Remnick for her ability to draw in fresh humor writers. and she told Washington Post that she has tried to publish humor that reflects "the incredibly vast world of comedy I was seeing at clubs and on TikTok." In her current role, she edits the daily cartoons, written and drawn Daily Shouts, Blitt’s Kvetchbook, and humor videos for The New Yorker website. She took an improv class and described it as "pure hell" because she dislikes performing. ——————— Bibliography notes