Podcast appearances and mentions of Scott Dikkers

Margo is joined by comedy writer, creator, and entrepreneur best known as the founder of The Onion, Scott Dikkers. Scott served as editor-in-chief and co-owner during its first two decades, helping shape one of the most influential satire publications of all time. In this episode, Margo sits down with Scott to explore the surprising mechanics behind creativity and why inspiration isn't something you wait for—it's something you build. Drawing from decades of experience creating successful entertainment, Scott shares practical insights on developing creative habits, embracing constraints, overcoming self-doubt, and creating work that connects with people. Margo and Scott discuss: Why creativity is less about talent and more about building repeatable systems and habits. How constraints, deadlines, and structure often produce stronger creative work than unlimited freedom. The importance of creating lots of ideas instead of waiting for the perfect one to appear. How humor can become a powerful tool for resilience, connection, and making sense of difficult experiences. Practical strategies for quieting your inner critic and separating the creative process from the editing process. Why sharing your work, seeking honest feedback, and surrounding yourself with a creative community are essential ingredients for long-term growth. His new book, Creativity Machine Connect with Scott: https://www.instagram.com/itsscottdikkers/ https://scottdikkers.substack.com/ Creativity Machine: How to Innovate, Brainstorm, and Hatch Great Ideas on Command Connect with Margo: www.windowsillchats.com www.instagram.com/windowsillchats www.patreon.com/inthewindowsill

Scott Dikkers joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in comedy, owning and running The Onion and his book "Trump's America: The Complete Loser's Guide".

The founder of TheOnion.com, a best-selling author with over 30 published books including the million-copy #1 bestseller Our Dumb Century, and a creative catalyst and coach. In his 20s, he created the comic strip Jim's Journal, which ran in over 100 college newspapers and spawned a self-published book collection that made the New York Times bestseller list. He helped create The Onion and led it from small college newspaper to internationally known humor brand. He founded The AV Club. He won the Thurber Prize for American Humor and a Peabody Award.  Scott has authored over 30 books,. Entertainment Weekly placed him on their “It List” of the top 100 entertainers in Hollywood. He amassed millions of social media fans, performed on Saturday Night Live and on stages around the world. His video shorts are viral hits online with millions of views. He founded How to Write Funny in 2014 in partnership with the Second City training center in Chicago, sharing his signature method for unleashing creativity and writing humor. His students have gone on to win Emmys, Grammys, and Oscars.

This episode of Hot Breath! features the winner of the February 2025 Clean Comedy Contest, Helen Anderson. Helen shares her experience crafting a brand-new 60-second comedy set, battling perfectionism, and embracing self-promotion. We dive into the writing process, the power of deadlines, and how clean comedy can open doors to more opportunities. Helen also talks about performing for 3,000 people at a corporate Christmas party and the lessons she has learned on her comedy journey.Join this month's contest here: https://buy.stripe.com/aEU7tv9v08GHbfO28aFollow Helen on social media here: https://www.instagram.com/helenandersoncomedy/If you're a comedian looking to sharpen your writing skills, gain confidence in your material, and take advantage of clean comedy gigs, this episode is packed with inspiration and actionable insights.Key TakeawaysThe Power of Deadlines – Helen submitted her set just two minutes before the deadline, proving that pushing past perfectionism can lead to success.Writing Process – She used Scott Dikkers' "Funny Filters" to refine her material and workshop it with other comics.Community Matters – Engaging in comedy groups and contests provides valuable feedback and motivation.The Value of Clean Comedy – Helen's clean material helped her land a gig in front of 3,000 people, showing that “clean is green” in the comedy world.Self-Promotion is Key – Helen overcame her hesitation and actively promoted her contest entry—something all comics should embrace.Consistency Wins – Building a comedy career takes persistence, and setting small, regular writing goals can help comics stay on track.

After growing his first show to 50,000 downloads per month within just five months of launching (at the age of 16!), Noah Tetzner decided to make podcasting his life's work.   He has grown, monetized, and produced podcasts for companies such as Alibaba.com, Siemens Energy, Nolan, Auerbach & White (the leading healthcare fraud law firm), Scott Dikkers, Founding Editor of The Onion, and more. Noah's mission is to help entrepreneurs get more clients and grow a massive audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode 26 of Locust Radio, Adam Turl is joined by Omnia Sol – a comic, video, and sound artist in Chicago. This episode is part of a series of interviews of current and former Locust Collective members and contributors. This series is being conducted as research for a future book by Adam Turl on the conceptual and aesthetic strategies of the collective in the context of a cybernetic Anthropocene. The featured closing music / sound art, “Overview” and “Wilhelmina,” are from Omnia Sol's forthcoming vs. Megalon. Check out their bandcamp. Locust Radio hosts include Adam Turl, Laura Fair-Schulz, and Tish Turl. Producers include Alexander Billet, Omnia Sol, and Adam Turl. Related texts and topics: Arte Povera; Walter Benjamin, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” (1936); Michael Betancourt, Glitch Art in Theory and Practice (2017); William Blake; Claire Bishop, Disordered Attention: How We Look at Art and Performance Today (2024); Stan Brakhage ; Bertolt Brecht - see also Brecht, “A Short Organum for the Theater” (1948);  Cybernetic Culture Research Unit; Mark Fisher, “Acid Communism (Unfinished Introduction)”; Ben Davis, Art in the After-Culture: Capitalist Crisis and Cultural Strategy (2022); Scott Dikkers, Jim's Journal (comic by the co-founder of the Onion); Dollar Art House; Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (2009); Mark Fisher, Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures (2014); Mark Fisher, K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher (2019); Flicker Films; Fully Automated Luxury (Gay) Space Communism; Glitch Art; Jean-Luc Godard; Grand Upright Music, Ltd. vs. Warner Brothers Records (Biz Markie) (1991); William Hogarth; Tamara Kneese, Death Glitch: How Techno-Solutionism Fails Us in This Life and Beyond (2023); Holly Lewis, “Toward AI Realism,” Spectre (2024); Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto (1848); Nam June Paik and TV Buddha; Harvey Pekar (comic artist); Gregory Sholette, Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise Culture (2010); Grafton Tanner, Babbling Corpse: Vaporwave and the Commodification of Ghosts (2016); TOSAS (The Omnia Sol Art Show); Nat Turner; Wildstyle and Style Wars (1983 film); YOVOZAL, “My Thoughts about AI and art,” YouTube video (2024)

Scott Dikkers, Founder of The Onion and Bestselling Author of How to Write Funny, joins the show to share his journey from cartoonist to building one of the funniest newspapers and websites in history. Hear the time he got stalked by Saul Goodman, how The Onion comes up with its headlines, how it evolved formats over the years, how to write funny jokes, and his all-time favorite article from The Onion. Connect with Scott at ScottDikkers.Substack.com

Scott Dikkers, the founder of the world's first humour publication, The Onion, will teach you to grow your brand the wrong way and still make it stand the f*ck out. Scott wrote and developed TV projects that sold to MTV and Comedy Central, won over 30 Webby Awards, and now teaches others to be funny at howtowritefunny.com.Topics Covered:(00:00) - Intro (01:47) - The invisible architects of humour (07:11) - Anonymity over fame (15:56) - How Jim's Journal broke the mould in comic strips (20:59) - How to take context and f*ck with it (29:54) - Why churning out ideas beats polishing them (36:17) - How to keep your creative identity unspoiled (41:51) - “You have to fall in love with that idea” (47:26) - Work, passion, and living a fulfilling life (48:48) - Where can you find Scott? ***→ Join 14,000+ weirdos who learn to stand the f*ck out with my daily (Mon-Fri) emails: everyonehatesmarketers.com→ See my pretty face on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisgrenier/→ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3p4wL4r→ Leave a review on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7iEF1qovZZiaP1iRtxGARoFinally...If you're curious about putting your brand in front of my 14,000+ daily newsletter subscribers and/or podcast listeners, email me: louis@everyonehatesmarketers.com

This episode is also sponsored by PearsonRavitz– helping physicians protect their most valuable assets.  Also sponsored by Freed.AI - Get 50% off your first month of using their AI-powered medical scribe software! Just add PGD50 to your cart! In this year-end episode of The Physician's Guide to Doctoring, I revisit  top episodes that resonated with listeners as well as MYSELF. The episode highlights conversations on nonverbal communication in healthcare with Blake Eastman, the impact of tiny habits in patient care with Dr. BJ Fogg, sensitive approaches to discussing weight with Dr. Stephanie Sogg, and the use of humor in patient interactions with Scott Dikkers. I conclude with a note on upcoming content and schedule changes, emphasizing the show's commitment to enhancing physician-patient communication and personal growth. More on each episode: Nonverbal Communication from Behind the Mask with Blake Eastman Published Jun 17, 2020 Blake Eastman is a guest like no other we've had. He is a professional poker player and founded School of Cards, the first brick and mortar poker school in the country and is the creator of Beyond Tells, a poker tells training site. He has a graduate degree in psychology and taught psychology at the City University of New York for six years. While he was doing all of that, he also provided consulting services to physicians, practices, and hospitals regarding nonverbal communication and conducted large scale independent research on nonverbal communication. The current pandemic has hamstrung our ability to read nonverbal communication and convey it. We are either behind a mask or a blurry image on a telehealth visit. He teaches us what to prioritize with regards to our own nonverbal cues, how to optimize a telehealth visit, the importance of the cadence and volume of our speech, and cues for recognizing understanding. https://www.schoolofcards.com/ https://www.beyondtells.com/ @blakeeastman Size Matters Not: Tiny Habits for Big Changes with BJ Fogg, PhD Published Aug 12, 2020 This interview is one of my most important. If you are doing to share any of my episodes, this is one that I would implore you to share with your friends, family and colleagues. This is part 1 of 2 of my interviews with BJ Fogg, PhD, author of the book Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything. We all struggle to change our behaviors, to develop good habits and stop bad habits. There is a lot of popular wisdom about this and most, if not all, is just wrong. This is where Dr. Fogg steps in. Dr. Fogg discovered the keys to changing behavior through changing habits. For those of you on medical school faculty, this should be a class. This should actually be taught in high school. Until then, as physicians, this information is critical, not just for lifestyle changes that can help patients eat better, move more, and smoke less, but even applies to checking their blood pressure and taking their medication. Popular wisdom is wrong. Guilt and shame are destructive. People don't start habits by feeling badly, they start habits by feeling successful. And we are more likely to be successful by starting a habit that is small, that we actually want to do, and the third key to this is a prompt that reminds you it is time to perform the behavior. If you are going to learn piano, you start with chopsticks. If you are going to start to exercise, you do one sit-up. The smallest increment that you can fall back on when you motivation is waning so you don't fall off the wagon completely and you keep your habit. And you do it at a point in your day that you can associate with the new behavior, even if they are completely unrelated. You'll have a reminder that is baked into your day. Dr. Fogg founded the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University. In addition to his research, Dr. Fogg teaches industry innovators how human behavior really works. He created the Tiny Habits Academy to help people around the world and interestingly, the Tiny Habits Academy long preceded the Tiny Habits book. He lives in Northern California and Maui. He can be found at BJFOGG.com  and tinyhabits.com When and How to Discuss a Patient's Weight with Stephanie Sogg, PhD Published Jan 28, 2022 Back for her second appearance is Dr. Stephanie Sogg, a clinical psychologist who has been at the MGH Weight Center since 2003. One our previous episode, we discussed the importance of language when discussing someone's weight, so on this episode, we talk about when and how to bring it up. We talk about how body acceptance is actually important to sustained weight loss, although on the surface it may seem like a contradiction. We talk about the influence of sleep, mental health, and when it is time to make recommendations, what actually works. As with most things, it is complicated. Dr. Sogg earned her PhD in clinical psychology from Rutgers University in 1998 and completed a post-doctoral fellowship with Harvard Medical School. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Sogg conducts research on obesity and bariatric surgery, and the intersection between obesity and addiction, and has published widely on obesity and related topics. She is an author of the Boston Interview for Bariatric Surgery, and of the official ASMBS Recommendations for the Pre-Surgical Psychosocial Evaluation of Bariatric Surgery Patients. She is the director of the Weight Center rotation for Behavioral Medicine psychology interns and is active in national and international scientific obesity and weight loss surgery societies. Learn to Make Your Patients Laugh with Scott Dikkers of The Onion Published Oct 19, 2021 Last month marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Two weeks after that tragic day, The Onion, the famed comedy newspaper, put out an issue with jokes about 9/11. How did they do that? Scott Dikkers, one of The Onion's founders teaches us how. His rule is that comedy is meant to “afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.” That's why they put out that issue. To comfort the afflicted. As physicians, that's what we do! How can we be funny, even in the face of tragedy? Mr. Dikkers teaches comedy writing and has turned what seems unteachable into a science. He has described funny filters and all comedy fits into one of those filters. He teaches us which are the best for the exam room, how to recover from a failed joke, how to work humor into our office visits and lectures, and what jokes comedians can't use, but we can! 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.  He led The Onion's rise from small, unknown college humor publication to internationally respected comedy brand.  He is also a New York Times best seller, and Peabody Award winner.  He documented his process for creating humor in his book, How to Write Funny, and the second in the series, How to Write Funnier, and next on the way, How to Write Funniest, 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. Did ya know…  You can also be a guest on our show? Please email me at brad@physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect or visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to learn more about the show! Socials: @physiciansguidetodoctoring on FB  @physicianguidetodoctoring on YouTube @physiciansguide on Instagram and Twitter

This week is all about the future. I wanted to talk about what I would do if I were starting out in 2024 or if I was restarting comedy. So if you feel stuck or are not sure where to start. This is the episode for YOU!Here is a book series I mentioned: How to Write Funny by Scott Dikkers. We now have an INSTAGRAM! Check it out @thecleancomedypodcast on Instagram and add @jdcrevistoncomedy on IG as well!Turn your funny into money! Check out the official website here: http://comedypreneur.comPick up a copy of “How To Produce Comedy Shows For Fun & Profit” here. https://amzn.to/31H4wxmDo you have a topic that you would like to hear discussed? Are you a clean comedian looking for an awesome podcast to be in? Do you have life-burning questions?Reach out to us at HERE! https://www.thecleancomedypodcast.com/contact/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4825680/advertisement

Scott Dikkers performs, writes, and animates the show, Scott Dikkers Around, available ad-free wherever you get podcasts. His long career in comedy began with his syndicated comic strip, Jim's Journal, which led to a New York Times bestselling book collection. After that, he founded the world's first humor website, TheOnion.com. He's served as The Onion's owner and editor-in-chief, on and off, for much of the last 30 years.

How to make it in comedy, with Scott Dikkers. An iconic American comedy writer, speaker and entrepreneur, he was a founding editor of The Onion, my favourite website for over 20 years. (April 11, 2022) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sparkthegenius/message

Join Andy Gunnin and Jody Cieutat as they talk with Guest Scott Dikkers is an American comedy writer, speaker and entrepreneur. He was a founding editor of The Onion, and is the publication's longest-serving editor-in-chief, holding the position from 1988–1999, 2005–2008, and as General Manager / Vice President of Creative Development from 2012–2014.He currently heads the "Writing with The Onion" program in partnership with The Onion and The Second City in Chicago.Merch:https://www.storefrontier.com/andysroomLinktree:https://linktr.ee/andygunninMidget Maifa:https://midgetmafia.us/Episode 33 Reese's, Hurricane and Tik Tok

Before there was "Fake News" there was the Fake News, and today's guest - The Onion co-founder Scott Dikkers - was the driving force behind the farce. Dikkers has been an editor-in-chief or General Manager of the newspaper and website for three spans between its founding in 1988 and 2014.Scott is also the bestselling author of over 20 humor books, including the lauded 3-book How to Write Funny series, and codified the '11 Funny Filters' that are used in almost every joke. ------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book Skip the Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe  to “The James Altucher Show” wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook

Before there was "Fake News" there was the Fake News, and today's guest - The Onion co-founder Scott Dikkers - was the driving force behind the farce. Dikkers has been an editor-in-chief or General Manager of the newspaper and website for three spans between its founding in 1988 and 2014.Scott is also the bestselling author of over 20 humor books, including the lauded 3-book How to Write Funny series, and codified the '11 Funny Filters' that are used in almost every joke. ------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book Skip the Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe  to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

Fascinating chat with Scott Dikkers, legendary creator of The Onion. His is a great story of how someone with no connections to the comedy world can break in and create their own niche. This episode is packed with helpful insights from his excellent How To Write Funny trilogy of comedy writing books.

We still can't believe the FOUNDER OF THE ONION wanted to talk with us for a half hour LOL. Listen to the first episode of our brand new podcast "Absolutely Anyone" and hear all about Scott's journey creating the best satirical news site and what he's up to NOW

Fake news is everywhere. Fran Racioppi traveled to Minneapolis to meet the pioneer of all things false, the founder of The Onion Scott Dikkers. Scott and Fran cover his book, Outrageous Marketing, where he challenges conventional wisdom on building brand loyalty, making your own rules and connecting with consumers. An introvert by nature, Scott spent decades leading a team of creatives without an organizational chart, no corporate policies, giving no credit, and getting quality from quantity. Scott and Fran discuss the evolution of the media industry, the rise of commentary over objectivity, top Onion headlines and 13 tips to being OUTRAGEOUS!Learn more about Scott at scottdikkers.com and @itsscottdikkers. And get your fill of fake news at TheOnion.com and @theonion on social media.Read the full episode transcription here and learn more on The Jedburgh Podcast Website. Check out the full video version on YouTube.Highlights: -0:00 Welcome to Minneapolis and Scott's house-5:30 Outrageous marketing is being the most extreme version of yourself-12:48 Humor is the thing that animals can't do-15:08 The 11 things that make it funny-18:35 The five themes of Outrageous Marketing-32:02 Attention economy vs love economy-39:45 The importance of brand character-43:41 The factions of the media industry-58:30 Curiosity keeps us ahead of the competition-1:03:21 Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable-1:10:12 Top Onion headlines-1:17:45 Scott's 13 Tips to becoming Outrageous-1:28:40 What's next & Daily Foundations Quotes: -”The Onion was just a format for the comedy. It was kind of an accident of history that it was fake news. That it was in the format of a newspaper.” (9:07) -”We were obsessed with doing the best comedy we possibly could.” (10:55) -”Humor is the highest functioning thing our brains can do…it's the thing that animals can't do.” (13:19)-”There are 11 different kinds of jokes. That's the only kind of jokes there are.” (15:41)-”My compulsion to do comedy…It's literally the only way I knew how to relate to other people.” (22:31)-”In comedy, quantity really is the path to quality.” (25:00)-”My goal at The Onion was to make the reader and the advertiser…feel absolutely unconditionally loved.” (35:33)-”Anything I watch; especially on TV…like in the mainstream media…I just don't believe any of it.” (48:06)-”I think what the repeal of the fairness doctrine has really done is basically unleash the worst of humanity.” (48:32)-”Do you honestly think things will never get better? No, a better idea is gonna come along.” (59:03)-”Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” (1:03:45)Scott's 3 Daily Foundations to Success-Write comedy every day-Help someone else get better at comedy-Enjoy some comedy as an audience memberThis episode is brought to you by Jersey Mike's, 18A Fitness, and Analytix Solutions

Jesus, Mary Mags, and I dicker around with comedy legend Scott Dikkers, the founder of The Onion, #1 NY Times best-selling author, creator of the comic strip Jim's Journal, voice actor, screenwriter, director, and creator of the new podcast Scott Dikkers Around.  I interrogate Scott with dating questions, and we discuss the evil Nestle corp, star signs, climate change, Vlad the impaler, Mary's ongoing beef with HBO, and the new king's sausage fingers. So stop dickering around and listen! Like right now! I command you! Please? Pretty please? Me dammit. Follow Scott Dikkers Around on Apple. Follow us on twitter @thegodpodshow and thegodpodcast.com Get the God Pod ad-free at patreon.com/godpod Give us a review, we'll read it on the show: https://ratethispodcast.com/thegodpod Follow the God Pod on Apple, Spotify or your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I sit down with comedian and author Scott Dikkers. We talk about his career working at The Onion, The AV Club, performing live, his work as an author and how Scott is Gettin' Better!   Follow Scott Dikkers  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsscottdikkers Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScottDikkers   Follow me on my Twitch channel for comedy nights, video games with friends, and more! https://www.twitch.tv/ron_funches    Become a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/gettinbetterwithron and get perks like personal affirmations, shoutouts, hand written letters, tickets to my shows, and much more!   We have an Instagram! Give us a follow for classic clips and positive affirmations at @gettinbetterpodcast   For all tour dates and merch go to http://www.ronfunches.com   Don't forget to hit subscribe for weekly podcasts!     Ron Funches, Ron Funches Podcast, Gettin' Better, Gettin' Better with Ron Funches, Podcast, Comedy Podcast, Scott Dikkers, The Onion     This episode is also brought to you by Better Help. Get 10% off your first month at http://www.betterhelp.com/funches 

This show is different from most of the others I've done. My guest is Scott Dikkers. He's not a musician. He is a writer, comedian, podcaster, and co-founder of The Onion. He jumps on the podcast to chat with me about creativity. He talks about his early influences, like The Muppets & Jay Leno, how he gets inspiration from bad comedy, and how he got his start writing the comic Jim's Journal all the way to writing a New York Times bestseller that was self-published. Scott goes into some great stories about starting The Onion, how it was named, favorite & least favorite moments, and expanding The Onion's reach simply due to the desire to be literally everywhere. Scott also talks about leaving The Onion, writing books about comedy that actually go step by step through the entire process, and creating a podcast that is just as helpful. Finally we wrap up with what he's working on now. Follow Scott on Twitter @ScottDikkers and on Instagram @itsscottdikkers. Check out his YouTube page and his website, scottdikkers.com. He's very approachable! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Support the show with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get ready for a fascinating journey in comedy with Scott Dikkers on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

The creator of The Onion, Scott Dikkers, joins David to discuss the political & religious climate in America. Remove Ads: patreon.com/davidcsmalley

"The childlike side is still in us." What a thrill to chat with the founding editor of the the satirical newspaper The Onion!Scott Dikkers, who is from Minneapolis MN, shares how the many avenues of comedy got him to where he is today - a secretly shy dude with a busload of humor to teach and write about. Check out his online classes, humor writing books and video podcast, too!In this episode we chat about how The Onion started, his cartoons, his voice work (I even get an impression out of him!). There is also his animation and his talents shared with Saturday Night Live. It was wonderful to discuss his drive, why deadlines are a must, the best advice he ever got and how he pranked a president - twice!Site: scottdikkers.comSite: HowToWriteFunny.comVideo Podcast: Scott Dikkers AroundOver thirty books, including the series on How To Write Funny

Today's show focuses primarily on Thursday's televised hearings conducted by the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack. The big takeaway is new and overwhelming evidence that January 6 was an inside job and that Representative Scott Perry, Republican of Pennsylvania and Representative Andy Biggs, Republican of Arizona along with several other Republican members of congress conspired to overturn the election and then, after January 6th, asked Donald Trump for a presidential pardon before he left office.  Guests With Time Codes (00:25) David Does the News: January 6 goes Prime Time; (1:04:07) "USA of Distraction" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel (1:11:37) Prof. Sheryll Cashin (author of "White Space, Black ‘Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality") Sheryl Cashin is Professor of Law at Georgetown University, where she teaches Constitutional Law, Race and American Law, and other subjects. She is an active member of the Poverty and Race Research Action Council, she's written commentaries for The Washington Post, Salon, The Root, and other media, and she is a contributing editor for Politico. Professor Cashin writes about race relations and inequality in America, and she is the author of Loving: Interracial Intimacy in America and the Threat to White Supremacy, Place Not Race, The Failures of Integration, and White Space, Black Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality (1:39:04) Scott Dikkers (founding editor, "The Onion" and "The AV Club") Scott Dikkers is the founder of TheOnion.com and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over 30 books, including “How to Write Funny.” He is the recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, a Peabody, and too many Webby Awards to count. He can be seen on his weekly comedy show Scott Dikkers Around. (2:04:40) The Herschenfelds: Dr. Philip Herschenfeld (Freudian psychoanalyst), and Ethan Herschenfeld (his new comedy special "Thug, Thug Jew" is streaming on YouTube) (2:38:00) Emil Guillermo (host of the PETA Podcast, and columnist for The Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund) w/ Kathy Guillermo (SVP of Laboratory Investigations Department at PETA) (3:11:36) The Rev. Barry W. Lynn (Americans United for Separation of Church and State) w/ Kate Vlach (Policy Director at the DC Attorney General. Formerly: Law Clerk @ ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project, Policy Associate @ NARAL Pro-Choice America) (4:12:39) The Professors And Mary Anne: Professors Mary Anne Cummings, Jonathan Bick, Adnan Husain, Ann Li, other PhDs PLUS: ASMR for your eyeballs - Kitchen ASMR with Joe in Norway - Shop ASMR with Dave in PA (5:22:34) Professor Harvey J. Kaye ("FDR on Democracy") and Alan Minsky (executive director of Progressive Democrats of America) We livestream here on YouTube every Monday and Thursday starting at 5:00 PM Eastern and go until 11:00 PM. Please join us! Take us wherever you go by subscribing to this show as a podcast!

Another episode in our continuing series about the Business of Comedy: A fascinating interview with the Peabody Award Winning,  New York Times Bestselling Author, Screenwriter, Lecturer and Founder of 'The Onion', Scott Dikkers...who believes you can teach ANYBODY to be Funny. He obviously hasn't met The Robio.

We've interview the top comedy authors in the world and this episode shares our biggest takeaways and must hear advice for comics to level up their game fast! Listen and learn! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/HotBreathPod?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/c/HotBreathPod?sub_confirmation=1) Full Author Episodes Below: Jerry Corley - https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/jerry-corley-comedy-masterclass (https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/jerry-corley-comedy-masterclass) Wayne Federman - https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/wayne-federman-history-of-stand-up (https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/wayne-federman-history-of-stand-up) Steve North - https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/steve-north-comedy-masterclass (https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/steve-north-comedy-masterclass) Stephen Rosenfield - https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/stephen-rosenfield-comedy-masterclass (https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/stephen-rosenfield-comedy-masterclass) Scott Dikkers - https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/scott-dikker-comedy-writing-masterclass (https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/scott-dikker-comedy-writing-masterclass) Beth Lapides - https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/beth-lapides-comedy-podcast (https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/beth-lapides-comedy-podcast) Judy Carter - https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/judy-carter-comedy-bible-podcast (https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/judy-carter-comedy-bible-podcast) Greg Dean - https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/greg-dean-joke-writing-masterclass (https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/greg-dean-joke-writing-masterclass) John Vorhaus - https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/john-vorhaus-comedy-masterclass (https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/john-vorhaus-comedy-masterclass)

Please give a warm welcome to today's Desk Chair Expert, Grant, who brings his experience writing, performing, and directing comedy. Grant and I break down how to joke about serious subjects, discuss being relatable vs. being specific, and find out how many times we can say “truth” or “honesty” in half an hour (spoiler alert: it's a lot). Grant gives us actionable suggestions for how to generate ideas and get started with creating comedy that evokes emotions and makes a point. You can find more of Grant's work on the SPAP Sketch Comedy YouTube page. References mentioned: How to Write Funny, Scott Dikkers; Truth in Comedy, Charna Halpern, Del Close, Kim “Howard” Johnson; George Carlin; Lysistrata, Aristophanes; Joe Pera Talks With You; Fraggle Rock, Jim Henson; Nanette, Hannah Gadsby As a reminder, this series is called Desk Chair Expert because the guests are regular people talking about subjects they find interesting. Please understand that they are discussing the extent of their personal knowledge and expressing their individual opinions.

Stephen Rosenfield is one of the world's most respected comedy authors and instructors joining the Hot Breathiverse to answer your questions live. This is a must hear interview for anyone looking to take their comedy and career to the next level. This is just one of the several interviews we've done in our 2022 comedy author series. Check out our other interviews with authors like Greg Dean, Jerry Corley, Scott Dikkers, and Judy Carter now available on the podcast. Listen and share! Get Stephen's Book Here: https://amzn.to/3E0aQPj (https://amzn.to/3E0aQPj) Learn more about our educational resources here: https://hotbreathmedia.com/ (https://hotbreathmedia.com/)

Scott Dikkers is an award winning author, founder of The Onion, and esteemed comedy educator here to give you all the goods on how to write jokes and make money doing it. Dive in to this comedy writing masterclass and learn from one of the best in the game. Learn more about Scott and his products here: https://scottdikkers.com/ (https://scottdikkers.com/) Learn more about our educational resources here: https://hotbreathmedia.com/ (https://hotbreathmedia.com/)

The Kevin Alan Show talks to The Onion's very own Scott DikkersSupport the show (https://patreon.com/thekevinalanshowpodcast)

“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.” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This month, Crys is joined by Janet, Marianne, and J Thorn for another book club, this time reading How To Write Funny Characters by Scott Dikkers. They discuss hot takes, useful advice, and how they will incorporate this book's lessons into their writing craft. Question of the week: What were your hot takes from How […]

Scott Dikkers is a comedy writer (www.howtowritefunny.com), author and was a founding editor of "The Onion." (www.theonion.com) Today we talked about his background and how he got into comedy, the early days of "The Onion," his thoughts on fake news, Dave Chappelle's recent Netflix controversy and a whole lot more. This was an interesting podcast for me because I thought it would be mostly comedy but turned out being a lot of about the state of the media and politics today. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-arias/support

Take a listen to my conversation with Onion founding editor, Scott Dikkers, where we discuss Graham Chapman's memorial service, death as the ultimate straight man, and more! See all your listening options at mortifiedconversations.com!

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.

Scott Dikkers is a comedy writer and best-selling author, and was a founding editor of ‘The Onion' and ‘The A.V. Club.' His latest book ‘The Joke at the End of the World: a Novel' is available for purchase now.

The great humor newspaper The Onion launched 30 years ago and former editor Scott Dikkers just penned a great book all about it. He spoke with me this week and offered great stories and background on the best humor publication since Mad magazine.

Scott Dikkers, founding editor of The Onion, its longest serving editor-in-chief, winner of a Peabody award and New York Times Bestselling author of How To Write Funny joins the podcast to give his advice on how to best use humor as a tool in the workplace. Humor can be an incredibly powerful tool in storytelling but it comes with a big risk. Dikkers gives his expert advice on how to employ his 11 funny filters to make your joke succeed, but also acknowledges that not all jokes will. He explains how all comedians tell jokes that don't land, and gives advice on what to do when it happens.

While Uncle Larry screams at Lions for not covering the spread, hang out in the kitchen and check out our latest episode with one of the founders of The Onion, Scott Dikkers.  Scott is very intelligent, funny, and has loads of insight into the world of comedy.  Hear all about the humble beginnings of The Onion, to it's global success.  Make sure to check out Scott and his podcast at www.scottdikkers.com     We also talk about creativity, being your own boss, and look at some of the world's most expensive items.  We are thankful for our awesome listeners, sponsors, and guests.   Keep sharing, subscribing, listening, and reviewing.   FB-Verbalshenanigans IG-Verbalshenanigans Twitter-VScomedy

It all started with coupons -- and it's become a multi-million dollar, multi-platform media empire. It's The Onion: A worldwide source for witty news satire. The Onion was started by a few college kids at the University of Wisconsin in the late ‘80s. Now it's so engrained in our culture that we point out when the real news “looks like an Onion headline.”  The Onion has both observed the world, and changed it -- and become a must-read for millions of people every day. The Onion has had a profound influence on the business of comedy, and survived and thrived in a chaotic media landscape.  This is a story about a company that is unafraid to challenge convention, and is adamant about honoring its vision above everything else. The Venture is hosted by Ashley Milne-Tyte. This episode features: Mike Sacks, contributor, Vanity Fair, and author of Stinker Lets Loose! and Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy WritersBaratunde Thurston, former Onion director of digital, author of How to Be BlackSarah Pappalardo & Beth Newell, co-founders and editors of Reductress, and authors of How to Win at Feminism: The Definitive Guide to Having it All - And Then Some!Scott Dikkers, former Onion editor-in-chief, and author of Trump's America: Buy This Book And Mexico Will Pay For It, and How to Write FunnyMarnie Shure, managing editor of The OnionMike McAvoy, president and CEO of The Onion To learn more about The Venture, go to virginatlantic.com/theventure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Humor en presentaciones con David Nihill (Extra ball 09) [Vídeo] "How To Write Funny" by Scott Dikkers at FunnyBizz Conference, San Francisco, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJaZNvecwCU Madrugones productivos [Documental] Tony Robbins: No soy tu gurú - Original de Netflix [Artículo] Despertadores originales y graciosos para decorar tu dormitorio. Somos zetatesters Gracias por vuestras muestras de apoyo y por las recomendaciones que nos enviáis. [Libro] Manual de limpieza de un monje budista [Libro] Bla, bla, bla: Qué hacer cuando las palabras no funcionan [Web] The Oatmel (comic) [Episodio podcast] Slowing Down : TED Radio Hour [Web] MyABCKit [Web] LaVueltaAlMundo.net Delicatessen: Mañanas milagrosas [Libro Delicatessen] "Mañanas milagrosas: Los 6 hábitos que cambiarán tu vida antes de las 8:00" de Hal Elrod.ç [Libro] Lifelong Writing Habit: The Secret to Writing Every Day: Write Faster, Write Smarter Sabéis que nos encanta leer. Por eso queremos recomendaros el lector Kindle Paperwhite. Lo usamos Dani y Carles y estamos encantados. La pantalla retroiluminada y la buenda definición de la pantalla consiguen una experiencia de lectura muy buena. Si lo compráis con nuestros enlaces de afiliados, recibimos una pequeña comisión (y no os costará más). ¡Gracias! E-reader Kindle Paperwhite, pantalla de 6" (15,2 cm) de alta resolución (300 ppp) con luz integrada, wifi (Negro) - incluye ofertas especiales Inateck - Funda de Microfibra de PU para Nuevo Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2015 300 PPI 3rd Gen/ 2014/ 2013/ 2012, con función de reposo automático, color: negro Os recordamos que podréis encontrar todos los libros Delicatessen que hemos comentado hasta la fecha en http://zetatesters.com/recomendamos/ (con enlaces de afiliados, claro :) ). Turno de acciones El reto de esta semana está claro: Despertaos antes de vuestra hora habitual, no hace falta pegarse un madrugón (aunque si alguien se atreve, adelante), bastará con que hagáis un “madruguín”, levantarse un ratito antes para hacer algo que no hacéis normalmente pero sabéis que os irá bien: meditar, leer libros de flipaos, hacer ejercicio físico, escribir, etc... Para acabar de motivaros, visitad 47 Grandes Frases para Despertar con Energía, elegid al menos una para imprimir y colgarla en un lugar visible en casa. Os dejamos enlaces de otros sitios que han salido en esta sección: [Web] Loo

En el episodio 33 recomendamos el libro "Do you talk funny". El día siguiente en que grabamos el episodio tuve la suerte de conocer a su autor: David Nihill. Le llevé del hotel al aeropuerto y pasamos un buen rato hablando de humor, libros frikis y sobre el proceso de escribir. En este extra ball, entrevisto a David Nihill y hablamos sobre el humor en las presentaciones y sobre el proceso de escribir y publicar un libro. Estos son algunos temas que tratamos en la entrevista (está en inglés): No intentes hacerte el gracioso. Cómo los momentos humillantes del pasado pueden acabar siendo provechosos. Cómo encontrar material para crear humor. ¿Puede el humor desarrollarse? ¿Qué beneficios tiene grabarse las presentaciones? Cómo usar métricas para mejorar nuestro humor La técnica "Bookend" para cerrar una presentación de forma completa. Por qué es recomendable grabar primero la versión audio de un libro antes de publicarlo. Cómo lograr que una editorial tradicional publique el libro de un autor novel. ¿Cuáles son las dos mejores cosas para invertir dinero al escribir un libro para publicar?  Cómo elegir la portada para tu libro (y evitar que otros propongan sus horribles sugerencias). Os dejamos dos enlaces afiliados (no os costará más y recibimos pequeña comisión): “Do You Talk Funny: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker” de David Nihill How to Write Funny: Your Serious, Step-By-Step Blueprint For Creating Incredibly, Irresistibly, Successfully Hilarious Writing de Scott Dikkers. Otros enlaces que se citan en la entrevista: Pat's First Kindle Book (From Start to Finish) 7comedyhabits.com Twitter: @funnybizzsf FunnyBizz.co