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Joining host Michael Azevedo on this episode is former television journalist and documentary producer turned digital media entrepreneur Bob Bowdon. Bob is the founder of VidaFair, a video streaming platform that is disrupting subscription models by giving creators a new way to monetize — think pay-per-view, but for videos.    Before VidaFair, Bob built an impressive career as a journalist, documentary producer, and television commentator for outlets like PBS and Bloomberg, where he became passionate about giving people a platform to share their voices. He also directed The Cartel, an award-winning documentary exposing what he saw as corruption in public education. Bob also appeared in satirical sketches for the Onion News Network. Bob's journey touches on everything from idea conception to execution in a crowded market.    Making Media Now is sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting media makers from across the creative spectrum. From providing fiscal sponsorship to presenting an array of informative and educational programs, Filmmakers Collaborative supports creatives at every step in their journey. About the host: www.writevoicecreative.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-azevedo/   Sound Engineer: A.J. Kierstead

Bob Bowdon is the founder of VidaFair. He has his mechanical engineering bachelor's degree from Purdue and his engineering management master's degree from Stanford. Bob has been a television professional for 18 years, including entertainment and talk shows, a reporter for Bloomberg Television, host/executive producer for American Public Television, as well as an on-camera comedy reporter for the Onion News Network. Additionally, he is a documentary filmmaker of "The Cartel," about corruption in public education, which was a winner of 12 film festival awards, national theatrical release and distribution by Warner Brothers and Netflix.

Bob Bowdon is the founder and CEO of VidaFair, a pay-per-stream video platform re-shaping the landscape of content monetization. He is also the founder and former Executive Director of Choice Media - the leading School Choice media group. He has been a television producer, reporter and commentator for PBS, Bloomberg Television. He also appeared as a recurring character in satirical news sketches for the Onion News Network. The Cartel, Bowdon's documentary, reveals the nature and extent of corruption in public education. The film won a dozen film festival awards. With VidaFair, Bob and his team are opening door for creators to reclaim their worth by setting their own fees for fair monetization. What you will learn How to amplify your business income and market reach through effective video monetization strategies. How to identify and overcome the drawbacks of traditional business subscription models. The new era of entrepreneurial content consumption and how to break free from subscription fatigue. Innovative approaches to content monetization that empower creators to set their own fees. The future of content creation and consumption in a world moving away from traditional subscription-based models.

Episode Ten of Season Seven. We interview Bob Bowdon. Bob is the CEO of VidaFair, a content monetization platform that allows creators to set their own fees for their content. Bob has experience as a television reporter, TV producer, talk show host, and documentary filmmaker. Bob talks about his experience as a recurring character on The Onion News Network and shares a story about a foreign news agency mistaking an Onion story for real news. Bob shares his vision for the future of VidaFair and gives advice to creators on how they can promote their content. A full transcript of this episode is available at Jon's entertainment law blog at www.pfeifferlaw.com/entertainment-law-blog/

Elon Musk's AI startup xAI is close to securing a massive $6 billion investment that values the company at $18 billion. Key investors include Sequoia Capital, Future Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, and Gigafund. The funds will be used to further develop xAI's chatbot Grok, which aims to leverage data from Musk's companies like Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink to enhance its capabilities. This interconnected AI ecosystem could provide a competitive edge against rivals OpenAI and Anthropic as Musk seeks to create a networked system benefiting all his ventures.The U.S. government has formed a new Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board under the Department of Homeland Security. This 22-member board includes tech CEOs from OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Nvidia and representatives from major companies. Notably absent are social media giants Meta and Twitter. The board will advise on protecting critical infrastructure from potential AI disruptions and help stakeholders use AI responsibly, as emphasized by DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Its formation is part of the Biden administration's efforts to regulate AI.In the digital media space, Jeff Lawson, co-founder of Twilio, has acquired the satirical news outlet The Onion through his company Global Tetrahedron. Plans include shifting to a subscription model, enhancing social media presence, and reviving projects like The Onion News Network. The acquisition aims to preserve The Onion's editorial voice while potentially increasing writer compensation. Separately, the AI-powered startup Curio has developed an AI news anchor called Rio that provides personalized audio news briefings from trusted sources like The Wall Street Journal through an interactive chatbot interface. Rio is currently in early access with plans for a public launch later this year.From Perplexity's Discover feedMusk's xAI fundraising nears $6 billionhttps://www.perplexity.ai/search/Musks-xAI-fundraising-SHKPouRdTaSpgOqRpDgm0gAltman, Nadella join AI safety boardhttps://www.perplexity.ai/search/Altman-Nadella-join-B_0hHsNtSsusVFsmGoDJtQTwilio cofounder buys the Onionhttps://www.perplexity.ai/search/Twilio-cofounder-buys-.Y1DJm8TTL.wjpeh6BRAAQDesigning a quantum internethttps://www.perplexity.ai/search/Designing-a-quantum-VUPU7AuhTyOyUqCkEhCYMQCurio's AI news anchorhttps://www.perplexity.ai/search/Curios-AI-news-SCD1OvB6S2aO6JvkoEjt9QPerplexity is the fastest and most powerful way to search the web. Perplexity crawls the web and curates the most relevant and up-to-date sources (from academic papers to Reddit threads) to create the perfect response to any question or topic you're interested in. Take the world's knowledge with you anywhere. Available on iOS and Android Join our growing Discord community for the latest updates and exclusive content. Follow us on: Instagram Threads X (Twitter) YouTube Linkedin

This week, Les chats with the amazing Klea Blackhurst. Klea will be performing her show "Everything the Traffic Will Allow", a dazzling tribute to Ethel Merman, on Sunday March 10 at the Chelsea Table + Stage. A link to the Livestream is below, and tickets are available now. We also discuss all her memorable NY Theater shows over the years, and her time on the Onion News Network as fictional pundit Shelby Cross.  Tickets to the March 10 show: https://chelseatableandstage.venuetix.com/show/details/wryDAXwqYXsopbAFLqr1

Dan Wilbur started doing stand-up when he was 18 years old and attending Bard College, where he met comedian Katie Berlant and Raphael Bob-Wakesberg, the creator of BoJack Horseman. Wilbur moved to Brooklyn after school and has kept himself busy. He's published two books, "How Not to Read: Harnessing the Power of a Literature-Free Life" and "Never Flirt with Puppy Killers," and wrote for McSweeney's, Someecards and The Onion News Network. He also released his debut stand-up album, "Husband Material," in 2023, and it's playing on Sirius XM. He's been at the Boston Comedy Festival, the Cape Fear Comedy Festival, the North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, the Cleveland Comedy Festival. Wilbur and Zach Sims have a weekly show in Park Slope called We Have Fun, so go see it.Follow Dan Wilbur: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@danwilburcomedyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/danwilburcomedy/Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanWilburWebsite: https://danwilbur.com/Husband Material: https://danwilbur.com/husband-material/We Have Fun tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/we-have-fun-a-weekly-stand-up-show-tickets-208767317667Support the show

The guys are back after another unplanned hiatus. Smith reminds Joe of some of his favorite mormonads, Joe isn't convinced they're real. Joe shares his thoughts on the authorship of the Bible after having listened to a lot of the Bible Brothers podcast. He plays a couple of BOM-related clips from it. Joe inaccurately refers to this unattributed picture of Tiger King Noah. Joe kills some fun by bringing up info that he heard from this 5-hour Jahndallyn episode. Smith wishes he had this meme about a former US pres on hand.  The guys don't know much about Marshall Mathers. Smith thinks Tony Soprano may expedite the succession process in church leadership. Smith mentions Ari Shaffir's 2022 special: Jew. Joe proposes the idea that the BOM may be more boring than the NT, but definitely less boring than the OT. Joe remembers this video from Onion News Network.    Music Provided by Eric VanAusdal The Book of Mormon is publicly available at churchofjesuschrist.org  Become a Celestial Subscriber on our patreon at- https://patreon.com/joeandsmith  Remember who you are and what you stand for

Dan Wilbur is a fantastic comedian who has cut his teeth in comedy for many years - his bio: stand-up has been featured on Sirius XM, the RISK! podcast, in the Boston Comedy Festival, the Cleveland Comedy Festival, Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, Cape Fear Comedy Festival, and the North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival. I've been an actor in sketches for College Humor, IFC, Funny or Die, MTV.com, and Distractify (one of which ended up on the Today show). I have written for College Humor, McSweeney's, The Onion News Network on IFC, Someecards (where I was the Ecards Editor for over a year), TL;DR Wikipedia, Reader's Digest, and a couple web series you've never heard of that paid me with checks that said, verbatim: “Cheese Jokes.” I was an “Adjunct Scholar” for Lapham's Quarterly, created the Better Book Titles blog and wrote my own humor book for Penguin in 2012 called How Not to Read: Harnessing the Power of a Literature-Free Life and AM Universal put out another collection from the blog called Never Flirt With Puppy Killers in 2016. His new album Husband Material is out on Spotify and Apple!

The Showrunner in television literally runs the show, like a hands-on CEO: In charge of vision, creative (often the head writer), leading (and inspiring) a crew of hundreds, managing multiple agendas from the network to the legal department, marketing and advertisers while putting out daily fires and tapping into the personal magic that earned them the role in the first place.  Sharing all his wisdom on the subject is Jim Biederman, seasoned Showrunner, Executive Producer, Writer and Director specializing in comedy programming with a list of trailblazing credits including Kids In the Hall, the Howard Stern Radio Show, The Whitest Kids You Know, the Onion News Network, The Big Gay Sketch Show and Would You Rather With Graham Norton (where I had the distinct pleasure of being Jim's Talent Executive) This is really and truly a masterclass: Ask questions Listen more, speak less Show respect Protect your staff Never respond right away to the notes from the network Get comfortable with tough choices and difficult conversations Learn to bounce back early from failure TV is global Be curious and learn to work across language and cultural differences We can all earn something from The Joy Act, a standard feature in Chinese programming (it's not what you think!) Successful showrunning is so much about the power of language and how we communicate. Jim's goal is to always make sure that everyone working on the show feels welcome and valued at the table. And this: You don't need to be aggressive about it. You can just say, I think there's another way to solve this problem. (It dawned on me listening to this episode that with the amount of negotiating and compromise required to get a show on the air...Showrunners could be useful mediators in global conflicts.)   Check out more of Jim's work at http://www.jimcotv.com/.

01:20 The Other Two 04:30 What is the origin of the show? 13:25 Molly Shannon 15:20 What the butthole leads to 19:05 At what point did he come out? 22:01 Chris' origin story 23:20 The Onion 24:45 BetOnline.ag Code: CLNS50 26:00 The Onion News Network 30:00 Getting SNL 32:45 What are you watching?   Follow us on twitter: @imchriskelly @doinitpodcast @jennyjohnsonhi5 @dannyzuker @theguydf

This amazing episode features an incredible live panel from BroadwayCon 2022, featuring some of the leading multi-hyphenates in the Broadway, television, and film communities. Topics include process and product, boundaries, and so much more.  John Cariani – Broadway: Caroline, or Change; The Band's Visit; Something Rotten! (Outer Critics Circle Award nom.); Fiddler on the Roof (Tony Award nom.; Outer Critics Circle Award). Off-Broadway: The Atlantic, The Public, Transport Group. Regional: Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Old Globe, Center Theatre Group, Barrington Stage Company, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Several films. Television includes The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Blacklist, The Good Wife, Homeland; recurring roles on Law & Order (CSU Tech Beck), Numb3rs, and The Onion News Network. Playwright: Almost, Maine; Last Gas; LOVE/SICK; cul-de-sac. Jen Waldman has been working in the Broadway community for over two decades, first as an actor (Wicked and Titanic) and now as a coach to some of Broadway's brightest stars. She is the founder and artistic director of Jen Waldman Studio (JWS), and her clients have appeared in nearly every single Broadway musical for the last 15 years. In addition to her work at JWS, her hypens include: director, choreographer, artistic director, keynote speaker, leadership coach, speaking coach, podcaster, actor, teacher, and mentor. Jen co-hosts the podcast The Long and the Short of It, with listeners in over 100 countries. JenWaldman.com Kaisha S. Huguley is a New York based actor, singer, entrepreneur, creative, & educator originally born and raised in Washington, D.C. Most recently, Kaisha performed in solo cabaret, @kaishacreates, A One Woman Showcial making her Green Room 42 Debut. When Kaisha is not on the stage, she's creating content for her online fanbase on her TikTok, Podcast: A Kaisha Story, YouTube Channel, and Blog. Additionally, Kaisha is the Director of Diversity & Cultural Creative Initiatives as well as a Faculty Member at The American Musical & Dramatic Academy in New York. She develops curriculum and teaches courses on the business of the arts & entertainment industry. Kaisha is committed to giving back to the next generation of artists & creatives. To follow Kaisha's journey to her dreams, simply follow her on Instagram @KaishaCreates to join her Gram Fam :) Jennifer Ashley Tepper is producer of the musicals Be More Chill, Broadway Bounty Hunter, and Love In Hate Nation. She is also the Creative and Programming Director at Feinstein's/54 Below, and the author of The Untold Stories of Broadway book series. She is the creator of The Jonathan Larson Project and historian consultant on the upcoming film version of tick, tick...BOOM! Tepper was recently named recipient of a 2020 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week was extra special for us because we had the opportunity to sit down with one of the hosts of one of our favorite podcasts (Mega the Podcast)! We cover a TON of topics in this interview from Holly's background growing up in evangelicalism to her work over the past 20+ years in the world of comedy! We enjoyed every moment of this interview and hope you do as well. Holly Laurent is an LA based writer and performer. She is the creator and host of the hit podcast MEGA, and co-host and producer of It's a Wonderful Lie (audiochuck) Formerly, Holly was a featured contributor and writer on the nationally syndicated radio variety show Live From Here (NPR) and the Onion News Network. She is an alumnus of the Second City mainstage in Chicago where she wrote and performed three critically acclaimed revues. She toured with the Second City national touring company and was a featured performer at the TBS Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. Holly holds an M.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts from Columbia College and is a founding member of the longstanding improv group The Reckoning. Her film and television credits include A.P. Bio (NBC), All Rise (CBS All Access), Tacoma FD (truTV), Drunk History (Comedy Central), Food: The Source of Life (Adult Swim), Key & Peele (Comedy Central), Barely Famous (VH1), Funny or Die: Exclusives and The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS). Holly's film Brought to You by Satan, which she wrote and directed, premiered in festivals in 2020. Her writing has been featured in Defenestration Magazine and Mayday Magazine. Her essay, Villain, was Nominated for a 2021 Pushcart Prize. In addition to all the links in the above bio, we also wanted to include a direct link to the Mega patreon which you can join to help support the work as well as get access to the mini episodes Holly mentions in the interview. You can join their patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/megathepodcast Our intro to the show this week is pretty short and to be honest continues to be pretty heavy. There is just too many painful things continuing to happen in our world. If you want to skip straight to the interview feel free to skip ahead to 15:50. Follow Holly on Twitter and instagram via the links below. https://twitter.com/laurentholly https://www.instagram.com/hollylaurent/ As always, we love hearing from our listeners. Please consider leaving a rate and review on Apple Podcasts and reach out to say hello on social media! Twitter: @ThereafterPod, @CortlandCoffey, @ThePursuingLife Instagram: @ThereafterPodcast, @CortlandCoffey, @ThePursuingLife

Geri is joined by Lang Fisher—co-creator and showrunner of the Netflix series NEVER HAVE I EVER—to discuss creating a comedy that's rooted in grief, writing teen characters who sound like real teens, how casting tennis champion John McEnroe as narrator helped tie the whole series together, and more. Lang Fisher was a staff writer for The Onion and started her TV writing career at THE ONION NEWS NETWORK. Since then, she's written on hit comedies like THE MINDY PROJECT, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, and 30 ROCK. While at 30 ROCK, she co-wrote the episode “A Goon's Deed in a Weary World,” which was named in Variety's “25 Best TV Episodes of the Decade (2010-2019).” Her latest project is NEVER HAVE I EVER – a coming-of-age dramedy co-created by Fisher and Mindy Kaling. The series follows Devi, an Indian-American high school student, as she grapples with the death of her father, her Indian identity, and trying to improve her social status at her school. The series premiered in 2020 and was recently renewed for a third season. Seasons 1 and 2 are available to stream on Netflix. -- Read shownotes, transcripts, and other member interviews: www.onwriting.org/ -- Follow the Guild on social media: Twitter: @OnWritingWGAE | @WGAEast Facebook: /WGAEast Instagram: @WGAEast

01:20 The Other Two 04:30 What is the origin of the show? 13:25 Molly Shannon 15:20 What the butthole leads to 19:05 At what point did he come out? 22:01 Chris' origin story 23:20 The Onion 24:45 BetOnline.ag Code: CLNS50 26:00 The Onion News Network  30:00 Getting SNL 32:45 What are you watching?   Follow us on twitter: @imchriskelly @doinitpodcast @jennyjohnsonhi5 @dannyzuker @theguydf

My guest today is writer and director Katy Yeiser. Katy was the former video director at The Onion and was one of the creators of the acclaimed A Very Fatal Murder podcast. She then went on to direct commercials and work on the Team Coco hit audio drama Frontier Tween. We talk about Katy's early interest in comedy growing up and her short career as an education reporter during which she broke a real scandal that led to a greedy superintendent getting fired. She talks about getting a job on the Onion News Network and working her way up through The Onion, the process of creating a Very Fatal murder and what it's been like the past few years directing and working in audio drama. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A² The Show - Ep 307 Feat. Arthur Meyer Arthur Meyer is a writer and actor, known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014), The Onion News Network (2011) A Sibling Mystery (2017) High Maintenance (2019) and Shrill (2020) Get the A2 limited (5 remaining shirts) at https://teespring.com/a2theshirtFollow the podcast hosts on social media: @a2theshow Hosts Ali Haejl @scoobz.mp4 alihaejl.com Ali Al Shammari @freshprinceofmishref Social Media Management @crooked.pearl & @nad16er --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/a2theshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a2theshow/support

The G-7 Summit is a disaster, shocker. MIA still has more mask wearing than a welding plant & the NYT is now The Onion News Network. We discuss the man behind the curtain in war and in sports. Who's the man behind the curtain now? Certainly not the President or VP. Tommy Bench on waging war against Climate Change, and what's going on in Buckhead inside ATL......Breaux Exotic....well....you'll see....... IG: @THESPORTSANTIDOTE RATE/SUBSCRIBE/REVIEW --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-sports-antidote/support

Suzanne Sena is an Emmy-nominated television personality, former Fox News channel anchor, and the founder of Sena-Series Media Training. She also played Brook Alvarez on the comedic TV series, The Onion News Network. She's an author and keynote speaker, and she's an alumna of Michigan State University and native of Dearborn, Michigan.

Now entering Greener Pastures! Greener Pastures is a comedy and satire site run by a bunch of writers obsessed with out-writing, out-joking and out-funnying each other! And because we love to writing satire, talking about it, and the people who do it, we've expanded into podcasting! Today, we interview Scott Dikkers! Scott Dikkers founded the world's first humor website, TheOnion.com, in 1996. A few years earlier he helped found the original Onion newspaper. He's served as The Onion's owner and editor-in-chief, on and off, for much of the last quarter century. Scott co-wrote and edited The Onion's first original book, Our Dumb Century, a look at recent history through front pages of The Onion. It's sold over a million copies, debuting as a #1 New York Times and #1 Amazon bestseller. He also co-wrote and edited The Onion's second original book, Our Dumb World, a world atlas parody, which also debuted on the New York Times bestseller list. In the mid-2000's, Scott headed up the creation of "The Onion News Network" web series, serving as a director and executive producer. The series gave rise to many viral videos and a TV series on IFC. The web shorts won a Peabody Award in 2008. Scott led The Onion's rise from small, unknown college humor publication to internationally respected comedy brand. He gathered a talented team of writers and editors over the years, working with them to develop The Onion's culture of creative freedom and brutal honesty, its distinct comic voice, and its reliable process for generating award-winning satire, day after day. This unique process is spelled out in Scott's books, How to Write Funny, and the second in the series, How to Write Funnier, which are the basis of the Writing with The Onion program he created and teaches at The Second City Training Center in Chicago. Scott offers other courses and free resources for comedy writers on the How to Write Funny website. His work with The Onion, its website and other ancillary products, earned Scott the #43 spot on Time magazine's list of the Top 50 “Cyber Elite” alongside such iconic figures as Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and George Lucas. Scott began his career in the entertainment business with his self-syndicated comic strip, Jim's Journal. The popular college cartoon, comprised of little more than stick figures, spawned a self-published book collection that became a national bestseller. Rolling Stone magazine ranked “Jim” one of America's top ten favorite writers in 1992. Scott continues to draw and animate cartoons under the banner of the Dikkers Cartoon Company. In addition to his other work, Scott is an accomplished voice actor who's performed in many national commercials, video games and animated cartoons, including Saturday Night Live's “TV Funhouse.” He's also written and directed several award-winning short films, and two feature films, Spaceman, and Bad Meat. Website = Fan forever Another interview coming at you next Monday, so stay tuned! Follow us on Twitter at @greenerpastsat and on Medium at Greener Pastures Magazine.

For the past quarter-century, Scott Dikkers has served as The Onion's owner and editor-in-chief.He led The Onion's rise from a small, unknown college humor publication to an internationally respected comedy brand. In 1996, he brought The Onion online by launching TheOnion.com, the world's first humor website. He later co-wrote and edited The Onion's first original books, Our Dumb Century and Our Dumb World -- both New York Times bestsellers.In the mid-2000's, Scott headed up the creation of the legendary "Onion News Network" web series, serving as a director and executive producer, which won a Peabody Award in 2008.On this live call, Scott shared the process he developed for generating award-winning satire. He revealed some lessons on developing a distinct voice that he learned while building one of America's most iconic media companies. On the second half of the call, we invited attendees to unmute and participate in a Q&A.

Scott Dikkers was a founding editor of The Onion, and is the publication's longest-serving editor-in-chief. He co-wrote and edited two brilliant Onion books—our Dumb Century (NYT #1 bestseller) and Our Dumb World. He also helped kickstart The Onion’s online presence, including The Onion News Network. https://twitter.com/ScottDikkers https://twitter.com/RhysLindmark https://www.patreon.com/rhyslindmark https://www.rhyslindmark.com/

Scott Dikkers is a United States comedy writer and filmmaker. He was a founding editor of The Onion, and current Vice President Creative Development for the publication. He co-owned The Onion from 1989–2001, and is the publication's longest-serving editor-in-chief, holding the position from 1988–1999 and 2005–2008.He is the author or co-author of several best-selling humor books. He is also the creator and artist of the comic strip Jim's Journal, which was syndicated to college newspapers from 1987–1997.Dikkers has written and directed several films, including episodes of "The Onion News Network" web videos (2007) and the independent features Spaceman (1997), and Bad Meat (2003), starring Chevy Chase.How do you write a joke? 1. Quantity is equal to quality 2. All humor must contain surprise – original jokes, sub text How to find Scott: https://scottdikkers.com/ Hope you find value in this. If so please provide a 5-star and drop a review. Complimentary Edwards Consulting Session: https://calendly.com/jordan-555/collaboration-call

In this episode, I get to discuss the history of The Onion with founding member Scott Dikkers. Dikkers helped found the original Onion newspaper. He’s served as The Onion’s owner and editor-in-chief, on and off, for much of the last quarter-century. In 1996 Scott founded the website, TheOnion.com . In the mid-2000s, Scott headed up the creation of "The Onion News Network" web series, serving as a director and executive producer. The series gave rise to many viral videos and a TV series on IFC. The web shorts won a Peabody Award in 2008. Scott led The Onion’s rise from a small, unknown college humor publication to an internationally respected comedy brand. He gathered a talented team of writers and editors over the years, working with them to develop The Onion’s culture of creative freedom and brutal honesty, its distinct comic voice, and its reliable process for generating award-winning satire, day after day. In this episode, we discuss the evolution of the Onion and quite a bit more. Today we talk about a variety of ideas, specifically: Early funny TV that caught his eye Digging Dr. Seuss Difference between MAD and Cracked magazine An interesting way that Steve Martin's book Cruel Shoes affected him Conner O'Malley and his unique approach to comedy New publications like the Babylon Bee Niching down into satire and parody How a lawyer went from trying to sue the Onion, to becoming a lawyer for the Onion Hiring people to do the things you don't like to do A typical publication week at the ONION Advice on direction from Baratunde Thurston  How Drupal editing almost killed creativity The Onion news segment on Dana Carvey Show hosted by Stephen Colbert The many "almost breakthroughs" while scaling The Onion's reach How a beginner can approach comedy My story about milk and Emo Phillips And much, much, more! Notable Quotes: "Nothing inspires me more than when I see something that's not good." "One of the highest compliments we can pay to a bit, or a joke or whatever is, oh, that's so stupid." On hiring new writers: "Early on, I would take anybody, anybody who came in and showed some eagerness to do it like that was the commodity. The commodity wasn't the writing talent. The commodity is “who's willing to step forward and say, I will try it, I will do it?” On people wanting to write for The Onion "I don't understand why all these people submitting to The Onion don't just start their own publication." On getting started in comedy writing: "It's such a slow, gradual process of starting to do something new and learning a new skill which writing comedy is. It can be tricky for people to get started and see any progress because most people are terrible at it when they start any new skill and comedy writing is no different." "if you don't love it, you'll never succeed at it because you need that love to propel you through those early years when you're stuck." Where can I find info on Scott Dikkers and his comedy classes? www.HowtoWriteFunny.com www.ScottDikkers.com (C) (P) 2020 THIS PODCAST IS A PRODUCTION OF THE RIK ROBERTS SCHOOL OF LAUGHS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

A farcical intergalactic play in one-actPenned by Sophia RommaABOUT THE PLAYThe Virus Corazón is causing chaos among the human population. This stoic and unruly viral infection infiltrates all those who show the ability to covet, to love and entraps those who possess the deep and insatiable desire to fornicate. Three outcasts have been weeded out to populate a new planet, called the Voon. These soon to be Vonanians are to be reformed and purged for their transgressions of depicting feelings and falling in and out of love. These natural human emotions deriving from the ardent passion and amorous adventures, which have particularly imbued the lives of these three slightly off-kilter but ardent fugitives and pariahs—are no longer desirable emotions and land all those who portray a propensity for showing feelings in the penitentiary or the psychiatric ward—as well as in freezers or in bathroom urinals. As punitive measures in the spirit of reformation. These outsiders are mandated to be beheaded by the guillotine at the hands of a sadistic otherworldly vengeful alien, an intergalactic trooper, who uses her bewitching powers and stark wit to, in a totalitarian manner, elicit confessions from these fugitives as she cannot merely deliver these inmates traveling in an out of control pod, to a novel full of hope planet without forcing these cellmates to repent first—as ordained by the dictatorial government of our unholy planet earth. CAST OF CHARACTERSIN ALPHABETICAL ORDERMr. Clas Duncan in the role of Chaz CormierMs. Ana Maria Jomolca in the role of Milagros AlvarezMs. Maureen O’Conner in the role of Shannon DooleyMs. Victoria Guthrie in the role of Intergalactic Trooper Riley WretchedAnd Ms. Sophia Romma as the Narrator ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT AND THE NARRATORSophia Romma, Ph.D., Esq.Playwright/Screenwriter/Director, Dr. Sophia Romma is the author of fourteen stage-plays, produced Off-Off Broadway/Off-Broadway, three of which were produced at La MaMa E.T.C. Her play, “The Past Is Still Ahead,” which she also directed ran at the Cherry Lane Theatre, at the MITF and toured Montauk, London, Moscow, Montreal and Seoul. The Negro Ensemble Company presented "The Mire" at the Cherry Lane Theatre, heralded by the New York Times for “grinding down stubborn cultural borders with love’s symphony.” Romma’s “Cabaret Émigré,” was lauded by The Villager for: “Delving deep into the dislocated émigré’s soul in erotic quantum verse.” Romma graduated from Tisch School of the Arts (M.F.A), holds a Ph.D. in Philology from Maxim Gorky Literary Institute, and a Master of Laws from Fordham University School of Law. She directed plays by Leslie Lee, August Wilson and Austin Phillips at the Schomburg Center, FDCAC, and Mayakovski Academic Art Theatre. Romma served as Literary Manager and Dramaturg of NEC. She is the Producing Artistic Director of The Garden of the Avant-Garde Film and Theatrical Foundation and is an International Law and Human Rights attorney. http://gardenofavantgarde.com ABOUT THE CASTAna Maria Jomolca as Milagros Alvarez: studied Film and Creative Writing at The New School and received her MFA in Fiction at Hunter College. She is an actress, director, producer and published writer.Clas Duncan as Chaz Cormier: Clas is a twenty-six-year old from Washington DC Metro area born on August 15th. Lover of life, passionate creator, considerate being and an actor of the screen. Maureen O’Connor as Shannon Dooley: I am an American actress of Mexican and Irish heritage, born in Philadelphia in 1964. I've been on stage off and on since grade school, first time on film in 2017, and I've got the bug, now, hoping I'll be working for the rest of my life - because this is just FUN! Victoria Guthrie as Trooper Riley Wretched: Theater: Off Broadway: The Shanghai Gesture Julia Miles Theater, Absolute Clarity at The Players Theater, Off-Off Broadway: Steel Magnolias at The Snarks, How The Other Half Loves ACC, It’s Only A Play ACC, The Pillowman T. Schreiber Studio, Blood Sky T. Schreiber Studio. TV: Grave Murders, Diabolical, REDRUM, The Haunting of Patty Stanger, Counter Terror Intel and The Onion News Network. Victoria has appeared in over one hundred films, television shows and commercials receiving numerous nominations for best actress and best supporting actress, including a win for best actress for “Tales of Creation” The Brightside Film Festival 2016. *AEA. To see my reel, go to www.VictoriaGuthrie.com.

A farcical intergalactic play in one-actPenned by Sophia RommaABOUT THE PLAYThe Virus Corazón is causing chaos among the human population. This stoic and unruly viral infection infiltrates all those who show the ability to covet, to love and entraps those who possess the deep and insatiable desire to fornicate. Three outcasts have been weeded out to populate a new planet, called the Voon. These soon to be Vonanians are to be reformed and purged for their transgressions of depicting feelings and falling in and out of love. These natural human emotions deriving from the ardent passion and amorous adventures, which have particularly imbued the lives of these three slightly off-kilter but ardent fugitives and pariahs—are no longer desirable emotions and land all those who portray a propensity for showing feelings in the penitentiary or the psychiatric ward—as well as in freezers or in bathroom urinals. As punitive measures in the spirit of reformation. These outsiders are mandated to be beheaded by the guillotine at the hands of a sadistic otherworldly vengeful alien, an intergalactic trooper, who uses her bewitching powers and stark wit to, in a totalitarian manner, elicit confessions from these fugitives as she cannot merely deliver these inmates traveling in an out of control pod, to a novel full of hope planet without forcing these cellmates to repent first—as ordained by the dictatorial government of our unholy planet earth. CAST OF CHARACTERSIN ALPHABETICAL ORDERMr. Clas Duncan in the role of Chaz CormierMs. Ana Maria Jomolca in the role of Milagros AlvarezMs. Maureen O’Conner in the role of Shannon DooleyMs. Victoria Guthrie in the role of Intergalactic Trooper Riley WretchedAnd Ms. Sophia Romma as the Narrator ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT AND THE NARRATORSophia Romma, Ph.D., Esq.Playwright/Screenwriter/Director, Dr. Sophia Romma is the author of fourteen stage-plays, produced Off-Off Broadway/Off-Broadway, three of which were produced at La MaMa E.T.C. Her play, “The Past Is Still Ahead,” which she also directed ran at the Cherry Lane Theatre, at the MITF and toured Montauk, London, Moscow, Montreal and Seoul. The Negro Ensemble Company presented "The Mire" at the Cherry Lane Theatre, heralded by the New York Times for “grinding down stubborn cultural borders with love’s symphony.” Romma’s “Cabaret Émigré,” was lauded by The Villager for: “Delving deep into the dislocated émigré’s soul in erotic quantum verse.” Romma graduated from Tisch School of the Arts (M.F.A), holds a Ph.D. in Philology from Maxim Gorky Literary Institute, and a Master of Laws from Fordham University School of Law. She directed plays by Leslie Lee, August Wilson and Austin Phillips at the Schomburg Center, FDCAC, and Mayakovski Academic Art Theatre. Romma served as Literary Manager and Dramaturg of NEC. She is the Producing Artistic Director of The Garden of the Avant-Garde Film and Theatrical Foundation and is an International Law and Human Rights attorney. http://gardenofavantgarde.com ABOUT THE CASTAna Maria Jomolca as Milagros Alvarez: studied Film and Creative Writing at The New School and received her MFA in Fiction at Hunter College. She is an actress, director, producer and published writer.Clas Duncan as Chaz Cormier: Clas is a twenty-six-year old from Washington DC Metro area born on August 15th. Lover of life, passionate creator, considerate being and an actor of the screen. Maureen O’Connor as Shannon Dooley: I am an American actress of Mexican and Irish heritage, born in Philadelphia in 1964. I've been on stage off and on since grade school, first time on film in 2017, and I've got the bug, now, hoping I'll be working for the rest of my life - because this is just FUN! Victoria Guthrie as Trooper Riley Wretched: Theater: Off Broadway: The Shanghai Gesture Julia Miles Theater, Absolute Clarity at The Players Theater, Off-Off Broadway: Steel Magnolias at The Snarks, How The Other Half Loves ACC, It’s Only A Play ACC, The Pillowman T. Schreiber Studio, Blood Sky T. Schreiber Studio. TV: Grave Murders, Diabolical, REDRUM, The Haunting of Patty Stanger, Counter Terror Intel and The Onion News Network. Victoria has appeared in over one hundred films, television shows and commercials receiving numerous nominations for best actress and best supporting actress, including a win for best actress for “Tales of Creation” The Brightside Film Festival 2016. *AEA. To see my reel, go to www.VictoriaGuthrie.com.

BONUS EPISODE! For our second bonus Sundance episode, Steve talks with Benjamin Moses Smith about his work on the comedy thriller “Spree.” Benjamin's previous credits include the features “Feast of Burden” and “Wobble Palace.” Benjamin has also worked on various TV series such as “Adam Ruins Everything” and “The Onion News Network." The Voices from Sundance series is sponsored by Endcrawl. Endcrawls cloud render engine turns around preview renders in minutes, and 2k and 4k renders in about a half hour. The Endcrawl render engine is on-demand 24/7 so even if you're in a late night session, you can sign in to your project, fix that typo — or add that late-breaking special thanks — with one click. Listeners of the Art of the Cut can skip the waitlist if you sign up using endcrawl.com/aotc. This is a limited time offer so if you want to skip the line go to endcrawl.com/aotc today! The Art of the Cut podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor and many more platforms. If you like the podcast, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes and tell an editor friend!

Mark sits down, live in the new Elevating Beyond Podcast Studio, with the guy who founded America's largest comedy/media publication, literally changing the game, publishing THE ONION on the internet, which took the WORLD by storm, Scott Dikkers! Scott shares the story behind the story of how he got to know Weird Al, writing for Saturday Night live, being an entrepreneur, how to delegate creativity, growing your business at every level, and even parenting. At the core of this show, Mark & Scott get in-depth about why EFFORT is the key to Creativity, Skill, and Greatness at Every Level! Connect with Scott Dikkers here, check out his NY Times best selling books, his new podcast, and so much more here https://scottdikkers.com Scott Dikkers founded the world’s first humor website, TheOnion.com, in 1996. A few years earlier he helped found the original Onion newspaper. He’s served as The Onion’s owner and editor-in-chief, on and off, for much of the last quarter century. Scott co-wrote and edited The Onion’s first original book, Our Dumb Century, a look at recent history through front pages of The Onion. It's sold over a million copies, debuting as a #1 New York Times and #1 Amazon bestseller. He also co-wrote and edited The Onion’s second original book, Our Dumb World, a world atlas parody, which also debuted on the New York Times bestseller list. In the mid-2000’s, Scott headed up the creation of "The Onion News Network" web series, serving as a director and executive producer. The series gave rise to many viral videos and a TV series on IFC. The web shorts won a Peabody Award in 2008. Scott led The Onion’s rise from small, unknown college humor publication to internationally respected comedy brand. He gathered a talented team of writers and editors over the years, working with them to develop The Onion’s culture of creative freedom and brutal honesty, its distinct comic voice, and its reliable process for generating award-winning satire, day after day. This unique process is spelled out in Scott’s books, How to Write Funny, and the second in the series, How to Write Funnier, which are the basis of the Writing with The Onion program he created and teaches at The Second City Training Center in Chicago. Scott offers other courses and free resources for comedy writers on the How to Write Funny website. His work with The Onion, its website and other ancillary products, earned Scott the #43 spot on Time magazine’s list of the Top 50 “Cyber Elite” alongside such iconic figures as Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and George Lucas. Scott began his career in the entertainment business with his self-syndicated comic strip, Jim’s Journal. The popular college cartoon, comprised of little more than stick figures, spawned a self-published book collection that became a national bestseller. Rolling Stone magazine ranked “Jim” one of America’s top ten favorite writers in 1992. Scott continues to draw and animate cartoons under the banner of the Dikkers Cartoon Company. In addition to his other work, Scott is an accomplished voice actor who’s performed in many national commercials, video games and animated cartoons, including Saturday Night Live’s “TV Funhouse.” He’s also written and directed several award-winning short films, and two feature films, Spaceman, and Bad Meat. Watch This Full Video and Subscribe To Our New Youtube Channel, with Host Mark Minard, as with new motivational and Elevational videos posted weekly! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdbwpc1slvYOSfrf81q9XQw   Visit https://www.markminard.net To Connect with Mark Minard, & The Elevating Beyond Family! Submit Your Story For a Chance To Be a Featured Guest!   Connect With Mark Minard & The Elevating Beyond Nation Here:     Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MarkMinard     Twitter https://twitter.com/Mark_Minard     Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mark_minard/     Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-minard-5904b633/     Check Out Mark's Best Selling Book, The Story Of YOU, Transforming Adversity Into Adventure, Taking Your Dreams To The Next Level & Beyond http://amzn.to/2xv88ks  

NSFW! Jim Biederman recounts the story of "Gary Busey: And The Case Of The Missing Camcorder." From the June 19 episode of The Bob Cesca Show. Jim is the producer of Kids In The Hall, I'm With Busey, The Tom Green Show, the Howard Stern Show, The Onion News Network and more.

NSFW! Jim Biederman was the executive producer on such shows as Kids in the Hall, the Howard Stern Show on CBS, the Tom Green Show, The Andy Dick Show, I’m With Busey, the Whitest Kids You Know, the Onion News Network, and my old cartoon sketch show for VH1. He’s currently working on the History Fluffer podcast with Dave Hill. Be sure to stick around for Jim's Gary Busey stories!

From the archives: He’s been a writer for MadTv, UCB Theatre, and the upcoming Onion News Network on Comedy Central, but whats even more awesome about CHRIS KULA is that he’s getting married this weekend, the perfect way to celebrate being on the Totally Laime Podcast! Congrats to Chris and Sussy! Enjoy. Original airdate: SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 Follow along with the show: http://www.totallylaime.com/        https://twitter.com/TotallyLaime       https://twitter.com/drrosenrosen       https://www.instagram.com/elizabethlaime/       https://www.instagram.com/doctorrosenrosen/  

Caroline spoke with Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, co-creators of the Comedy Central series THE OTHER TWO. THE OTHER TWO follows two older siblings who navigate and struggle to find success in their 20s, as their much younger brother becomes a mega star thanks to a viral video he made for a song called, 'I Wanna Marry You at Recess'. Chris and Sarah were staff writers on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE starting in the show's 37th season, and were co-head writers for its 42nd season. Before their careers at SNL, Chris was a staff writer and director at Funny or Die and Onion News Network. His first feature film, OTHER PEOPLE, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Sarah was a writer and actor for CollegeHumor, where she starred as a fictionalized version of herself in the sitcom THE COLLEGEHUMOR SHOW. She has also written for the Netflix comedy MASTER OF NONE. -- Read shownotes, transcripts, and other member interviews:www.onwriting.org-- Follow us on social media:Twitter: @OnWritingWGAE | @WGAEast Facebook: /WGAEast Instagram: @WGAEast

Today's episode is with Brooklyn Comedian and Writer, Dan Wilbur! Dan has done a ton! He has appeared on Sirius XM and the RISK! Podcast; written for McSweeney's, Someecards, The Onion News Network, and College Humor; and appeared in sketches for College Humor, MTV.com, and Funny or Die. He has become incredibly accomplished...and Jason and Dan hardly talk about any of it! The two take off on such a great discussion about comedy theory, surviving seasonal depression with humor, navigating touchy atmospheres, and getting comedy pieces published that they just didn't have time to get into everything Dan has done. Hot damn if this isn't a great episode, though! Take the deep dive into their chat which is chock-full of humor and useful tips! Find more online! DanWilbur.com ThereItIsPod.com Twitter: @DanWilbur, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Facebook: @DanWilburisi, @ThereItIsPod Instagram: @dwilbs, @JasonFarrPics

On this episode of Talking Late Night, Max interviews Joe Kwaczala, one of Comedy Central's 2017 Up Next Comics to Watch and former writer for Clickhole and the Onion News Network. In his comedy career, Joe has been all over. When it comes to stand-up, Joe has performed all over the United States and has opened for acts such as Aziz Ansari, Joel McHale, and the Sklar Brothers. As a writer, Joe has contributed his work to both Clickhole and the Onion News Network. He co-created, wrote, and starred in the IFC web series "Does Dave Know We're Here?" and also won the "Best Comedy" award at the New York Television Festival for his independent pilot "Cowards." Finally, Joe is the host of the Late Live Show, a talk show that was performed live for audiences in Chicago and eventually Los Angeles. Currently, Joe is the host of The Wheel Show, a long-running sketch/variety show at the Nerdist Showroom at Meltdown Comics. If you'd like to learn more about Joe, follow him on Twitter, like his pictures on Instagram, or check out his website where you can watch his award-winning pilot episode of his show! Thank you for tuning in! Be sure to like and share our Facebook page here, and also rate and leave us a review on iTunes!

This week, we are joined by film critic and host of the Linoleum Knife podcast Alonso Duralde! Alonso will be with us for the next couple of months while Margaret is on maternity leave, bringing his particular knowledge of film and the industry to the show. But this week: Girls Trip. The movie stars Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Queen Latifah, and breakout star Tiffany Haddish. They discuss Tiffany Haddish's hilarious performance in this movie, but does Hollywood know what to do with her next? They talk about the role of blackness and black female friendship in this movie, and why it's important more of these films get made. And finally, and probably most importantly, they talk about the role that black hair plays in the movie, and what each of the character's hair styles tells you about their personality. Guy is all about The Beaverton, which is Canada's answer to The Onion News Network, and Wynter is all about the Jason Bateman led Netflix series Ozark. Plus, Karen catches up on Queen Sugarand Alonso is still watching Degrassi. Plus, we hear what each of the panelists is listening to this week. With Guy Branum, Wynter Mitchell, Alonso Duralde, and Karen Tongson. Jams: Guy - Cars That Go Boom - L'Trimm Alonso - Better The Devil You Know - Kylie Mynogue Wynter - Idolize Me - Yellow Alex Karen - Way Back - TLCand Each week we’ll add everyone’s jams to this handy August Spotify playlist. You can let us know what you think of Pop Rocket and suggest topics in our Facebook group or via @PopRocket on Twitter. Produced by Christian Dueñas and Kara Hart for MaximumFun.org.

“Just a typical Homecoming on the outside of an invisible jet, fighting my girlfriend's dad.”  I'm your host David Negrin, and tonight joining me is Alec Pollak for a story analysis and comic book history of Spider Man: Homecoming directed by Jon Watts (Clown, Cop Car, and the Onion News Network). On THE SCRIPT Podcast we analyze the latest popular and controversial scripts, films, and original TV series from a screenwriter's perspective. THE SCRIPT features working screenwriters analyzing story at the highest level anywhere on the internet. If you enjoy The Script Podcast please Post A 5 Star Rating on iTunes.  Support The Script by crowdfunding us on The Script PATREON Follow us on Twitter, Like us on Facebook, fan mail, complaints, questions, wedding proposals can be sent to ScriptFeed@gmail.com STORY moves pages, STORY moves product, STORY moves people. Thanks for listening, David Negrin & The Producers of The Script Podcast   #SpiderManHomecoming #Marvel #RobertDowneyJr #TomHolland #MichaelKeaton #Zendaya #StanLee #JackKirby

Joe Kwaczala (Clickhole, Onion News Network) comes all the way from Los Angeles, CA to defend the Swedish Sensation, ABBA! Despite ABBA's giant success, we find many people who don't respect them, and Joe shows Tom and Tommy what we've all forgotten, to stand by ABBA. You can see Joe's ABBA playlist on Tom Thakkar's Spotify, or find the songs yourself! 1. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! 2. The Winner Takes it All 3. Ring Ring 4. Love Isn't Easy 5. Waterloo 6. Knowing Me, Knowing You Rate and review on iTunes and we'll love you forever!

How to Win At Feminism: The Definitive Guide to Having It All—And Then Some! (HarperOne) Feminism is all about demanding equality and learning to love yourself. But not too much – men hate that! From the writers of Reductress, the subversive, satirical women’s magazine read by over 2.5 million visitors a month, comes How to Win At Feminism: The Definitive Guide to Having It All—And Then Some! This ultimate guide to winning feminism—filled with four-color illustrations, bold graphics, and hilarious photos—teaches readers how to battle the patriarchy better than everybody else. From the herstory of feminism to how to apologize for having it all, readers will learn how to be a feminist at work and at home with tips that include: How to Do More with 33 Cents Less How to Be Sex-Positive Even When You’re Bloated How to Love Your Body Even Though Hers Is Better The 9 Circles of Hell for Women Who Don’t Help Other Women Designer Handbags to Hold All Your Feminism How to Get Catcalled For Your Personality How to Win At Feminism is a fresh take on women's rights through the lens of the funniest women in comedy today. With this book as your wo-manual, you’ll shatter that glass ceiling once and for all (but you’ll still need to clean up the mess). Reductress is a fast-growing satirical website that delivers mischievously hilarious, on-point criticism wrapped in hilarious headlines and feature articles. Referred to as the “feminist Onion,” it pokes fun at the messages fed to women from an early age and throughout adulthood. Since its creation in 2013, it has exploded in popularity, with over 2.5 million monthly visitors. Reductress was founded by Beth Newell and Sarah Pappalardo, the authors of this book. Sarah Pappalardo is the co-founder and managing editor of Reductress, and a writer, performer and playwright who has written and performed at The Second City and The Upright Citizens Brigade.  Beth Newell is the creator, co-founder, and editor of Reductress, and an improvisational stand-up comedian who has performed at The Upright Citizen’s Brigade and contributed to McSweeney’s and The Onion News Network.

AFTERBUZZ TV - AfterBuzz TV's Spotlight On edition, is a long form interview series featuring actors discussing their roles and shows as well as their thoughts, passions and journeys. In this episode hosts Frank Moran and Tara Erickson interview Julie Brister. RSS Feed: http://www.afterbuzztv.com/aftershows/afterbuzz-tvs-spotlight-on/feed/ ABOUT JULIE BRISTER: Julie Brister was born on May 8, 1966 in Lubbock, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Goliath (2016), Review (2014) and The Onion News Network (2011). She was previously married to Philip Shane. Follow us on http://www.Twitter.com/AfterBuzzTV "Like" Us on http://www.Facebook.com/AfterBuzzTV Buy Merch at http://shop.spreadshirt.com/AfterbuzzTV/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

  Navigating from Old to New Media Careers - Bob Bowdon Bob Bowdon is a long-time broadcaster, television host and filmmaker. He's hosted programs for national PBS distribution, Bloomberg Television and even been a recurring on-camera reporter for the Onion News Network.   Currently, Bowdon runs Choice Media, a national education newsgroup which publishes a daily newswire, website (ChoiceMedia.TV) and Twitter feed (@ChoiceMediaTV) about American schools.  He frequently appears in the media to promote education reform and school choice, including Morning Joe, The O'Reilly Factor, The [Megyn] Kelly File and Stossel on the Fox News Channel; and many other national and local broadcasts. Bowdon is also a filmmaker. His latest film, The Ticket, is about seven school choice innovations happening in seven states, and it's been screened at functions hosted by the Cato Institute, the American Enterprise Institute, the Friedman Foundation, the Mackinac Institute, the Nevada Policy Research Institute, the Platte Institute and many others.  Last July, The Ticket also won the coveted Audience Choice award at the Anthem Film Festival in Las Vegas.  Bowdon's previous film, The Cartel, was about corruption in public education. It won 12 film festival awards, a national theatrical release and distribution from Warner Brothers.      Thanks for listening to “Speaking with TJ Walker.” Please subscribe to the show here https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1072936158?mt=2&ls=1   The show about public speaking, media training, presentation skills, crisis communications, and presentation training. Please send any speaking-related questions you have directly to TJ at tj@mediatrainingworldwide.com and he will answer them in future episodes.   Please connect with us at Media Training Worldwide and post your questions here http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/blog/   On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tjwalkerinteractive Twitter: https://twitter.com/tjwalker Linkedin: T.J. Walker Youtube  https://www.youtube.com/user/MediaTraining iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1072936158?mt=2&ls=1   Receive Free online Public Speaking or Media Training Course today http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/give-away.html     Call +1.212.764.4955 now to discuss a customized media training or presentation training program for you or your organization.   For keynote speech and media inquiries, call +1.212.764.4955   Online media and presentation training at  http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/online-training.html   Media Training Worldwide teaches people how to speak effectively to the media and to live audiences. We train people on all aspects of media training, public speaking, PowerPoint Presentations, crisis communications and presentation training.  

On today's episode, I talk to comedy writer Daniel Kibblesmith. Originally from Chicago, Daniel has has done many cool comedy things in his career. This includes being a contributing writer for The Onion News Network, writing for Buzzfeed and ClickHole, producing exclusive videos for Funny or Die and The Best Show, co-authoring the humor book How to Win at Everything, and writing the amazing Twitter feed GOPTeens. And that's just a selection! Currently, Daniel is a writer on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on iTunes, follow me on Twitter.

Ben Greene interviews one of the writers from the TV show Newsreaders, Tim Neenan. Tim is a writer/actor/improviser who has been writing for UCB LA’s Maude night since December, 2011 (as a member of New Money). In addition to Newsreaders, Tim has written for shows like Filthy Sexy Teen$ and The Onion News Network. In Ben’s interview with Tim, you’ll get to hear him talk about the time he spent working in a plastic bag factory when he first moved to Los Angeles, why he never wants to settle when it comes to jokes, and how he got his first professional writing jobs.

Matt Koff is writer for The Daily Show and stand up comedian who can be seen on The Writers of the Daily Show Tour. Matt talks about writing for The Daily Show, Onion News Network, The Newlywed Game. and much more. This episode is guest hosted by Nathan Peavey.

Chris Kula is on the show! You know him from The Smokes and Police Chief Rumble. Also he's been a writer on Onion News Network, MadTV, and @Midnight. Chris and I talk a lot about sketch, improv, and everything in-between. Check it out and enjoy!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On today's show I talk to writer Chris Kelly. Chris is one of the most driven guys I know. He started off writing on house sketch teams at UCB and working at The Onion, and from there he's worked as the head writer on Matt Besser's Comedy Central special This Show Will Get you High, he was a staff writer at Funny or Die, and he also wrote for The Onion News Network show. Currently, Chris is a writer for SNL during the school year and Broad City during the summer. This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on iTunes, follow me on Twitter, and check out my gameshow podcast Snap Impression!

Julie Brister. Julie has been on “Parks and Recreation,” “The New Normal,” “Conan,” “Reno 911,” “Little Britain USA,” and “Onion News Network.” She’s a teacher at UCB in LA, and has directed dozens of shows throughout the US.

Couldn't have had a nicer time on this week's episode with Brian Huskey. Known as a comedic actor, Brian actually started as a musician, playing in the band Bicycle Face in the North Carolina scene that gave birth to bands like Superchunk and Archers of Loaf. After moving to New York, he started taking classes at UCB, where he formed the group Naked Babies with Rob Corddry, Seth Morris and John Ross Bowie, and became one of the founding members of the seminal house team The Stepfathers. Since moving to LA, he's written for and acted in countless shows and movies including Children's Hospital, The Onion News Network, Veep, This Is the End, Kroll Show, Neighbors, Bob's Burgers and more!This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on iTunes, follow me on Twitter, and check out my gameshow podcast Snap Impression!

Take some time this week to remember your original happy hour: Saturday mornings as a kid, waking up at dawn, jumping on the couch with a bowl of chocolate cereal, turning on the ‘toons, tuning out the outside world, and working your way into a sugar hangover before noon. Join us this week as we welcome Thundershorts.com into the digital world. What is Thundershorts.com, you ask? Aside from being a brand-spanking-new website for several new high quality comedy short-form series (featuring such talent as Michael Showalter, Lewis Black, Jim Gaffigan, Gabe Delahaye, Dave Attell, Zandy Hartig, Judy Gold, Jim Norton, etc etc!), it might also be the future of television out on the everchanging horizon of modern entertainment. Or not. We talk about these heady issues with our guests: Thundershorts head of development, Michael Pielocik (SnagFilms.com, Onion News Network), renowned New York comedian and creator of the Teacher’s Lounge web series, Ted Alexandro (Louie, Inside Amy Schumer), plus Rabbit Taskmaster and co-creator of Gabe And Max Need Help, Gabe Delahaye (Videogum, McSweeneys, Funny Or Die).  

Papa Roach, sleep eating and a foppish mugging! Guests: Julie Brister (Comedy Central's Review, Onion News Network) and Ryan Meharry (How I Met Your Mother, UCB's Bonafide and Bangarang!). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Produced by Eric Martin. More at www.beforeyouwerefunny.com.

Pirate puns, Crocs end relationships, and The Muppets Take Retributivism. Guests Ben Greene (UCB’s New Money, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day), Mark Rennie (UCB’s Nephew, The Onion News Network). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed, produced by Eric Martin. More at www.beforeyouwerefunny.com

Steve Cooper talks with actor/comedian Brian Huskey. Brian has been an improviser and sketch comedy performer at the Upright Citizen's Brigade in New York and Los Angeles for years. He was a correspondent on The Onion News Network and early in his television career performed in sketches for Late Night with Conan O'Brien and was a regular on VH1's Best Week Ever. He has been seen in many comedy programs such as Community, Parks & Recreation, Happy Endings, Animal Practice, Workaholics and Veep and has acted in the movies including Superbad, Step Brothers, Semi-Pro, Meet Dave and This is the End. He has also appeared in numerous commercials for the products Sonic, Wendy's, T-Mobile and Toyota. He currently has a recurring role on Adult Swim's Children's Hospital. 

Kurt sits down with an unrivaled talent in the boat game: Matt Oberg (Ugly Americans, Onion News Network, FACTTIME) to discuss the origin of the word AHoy, string theory, and why trimarans are a superior boat. Plus, Kurt goes off on bedbugs for some unknown reason.

The Onion's Andy Miara sits down with Jimmy to discuss his time interning at SNL, touring for Second City with future SNL featured player Tim Robinson, and creating sketches for The Onion News Network. Then Jimmy picks a sketch written by audience members to be workshopped by Andy. Don't miss this great episode.

Craig and Chris Kelly (Saturday Night Live, Onion News Network) watch the episode of CSI where Justin Bieber guest stars and gets shot by police a million times. Chris and Craig discuss how thirsty Justin Bieber was on set, guess why the hell Bieber was on this show, and get super duper bored talking about CSI.

Golden Girls puns, bad Cartman impressions, and a sketch three fourths of The Naked Babies hated. Guests: Brian Huskey (Children’s Hospital, The Onion News Network), Kyle Mooney (Good Neighbor, Parks and Recreation), Johnny Pemberton (21 Jump Street, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), and Betsy Sodaro (NBC’s Animal Practice, This Show Will Get You High). Hosted by Justin Michael and Jacob Reed. Recorded live at The Improv Lab in Hollywood.

Colin Marshall sits down in Silver Lake with comedian, writer, and comedy writer Todd Levin, who's written for Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, Conan, and the Onion News Network. They discuss using comedy performers as tools; the advantages of being a cipher; deliberately bewildering the audience, listening for reactions beyond laughter, and in the process becoming a connoisseur of silence; the comparative humorous possibilities of Tetley and Bigelow tea bag package copy; the inevitable and healthy decision to stop reading internet feedback on one's work; Conan O'Brien's coxcomb of hair; New York's inherent masochism, and Los Angeles' bus stops full of people who look just about to surrender; the pleasures of New York's crosstown buses and the agonies of its garbage trains; Los Angeles' lack of an excuse for shuffling around in flip-flops; his heightened suspicion of venues that aggressively promise good times, and what aggressive promises of laughter can do to comedy; the ultimately fruitless technique of reliable joke insertion, which reveals an anxiety to hold an audience's attention and in so doing loses that attention; that particular Conan O'Brien brand of delivering silliness and lasting memories at once; and the haunting question of telling which of your actions indicate maturity, and which indicate complacency. (Photo: Lisa Whiteman)

I watched a recent video from the Onion News Network that promoted a tongue-in-cheek way to keep social security solvent. It outlined an approach that encouraged Americans to live faster and die younger. It cut taxes on cigarettes, outlawed helmets and encouraged sleep only “when dead.” In place of senior citizen’s checks, vouchers were handed […] The post Brain-Body Breakthroughs – How to balance your Tai and Qi: An interview with Dr. Lorene Wu appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The filmmakers behind The Artist discuss on making a B&W silent film, in the era of 3D blockbusters. Plus two of the comedy minds behind the Onion News Network.

On this episode we are joined by comedian Brian Huskey (Children's Hospital, Onion News Network) as we discuss his beginnings, his time in New York, why he dislikes musicals and what we can expect on the upcoming season of Onion News Network.

I watched a recent video from the Onion News Network that promoted a tongue-in-cheek way to keep social security solvent. It outlined an approach that encouraged Americans to live faster and die younger. It cut taxes on cigarettes, outlawed helmets and encouraged sleep only “when dead.” In place of senior citizen’s checks, vouchers were handed […] The post Brain-Body Breakthroughs – How to balance your Tai and Qi: An interview with Dr. Lorene Wu appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

I met Tim Washer when he was a podcaster and corporate communications guy at IBM where he produced the now legendary spoof video series, Mainframe: The Art of the Sale. Now a social media guy at Cisco, Tim's comedy moonlighting has included appearances on The Onion News Network, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and as a writer for David Letterman. I ran into Tim at SXSWi in Austin.