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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.

…without it sounding cringe. Some writing advice for novelists who want to avoid the “Marvel movie dialogue” criticism.Resources mentioned:• Character Workbook https://schoolofplot.com/products/character-workbook• Writing Newsletter

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

Subscriber-only episodeThe sage. The rebel. The everyman. These are a few character archetypes that resonate with readers. We discuss fifteen character archetypes, their common characteristics, strengths, weaknesses, and their desires along with examples in popular culture. We also discuss the difference between an archetype and a stereotype and how to avoid cliques. Links mentioned:List with definitions from Kindleperuner:https://kindlepreneur.com/character-archetypes/Some examples from: https://www.scribophile.com/academy/what-are-character-archetypesStrengths/Weakness/Desires: https://blog.reedsy.com/12-common-character-archetypes-every-writer-should-already-know/How to Write Funny by Scott Dikkers

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

Let's be honest, sometimes we all just read the headline of a story, and nothing more. After all, who has time to read every article? Headlines help us decide what to click on, and give us a sense of what's going on in the world. But often the headline tells only a very small part of the story, or even the wrong story. This hour we talk about the art of the headline. We'll look at why headlines matter, and celebrate some of the best examples. GUESTS:  Tom Jones: Poynter's senior media writer   Zizi Papacharissi: Professor and Head of the Communication Department and Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois-Chicago. She is the editor of Trump and The Media, and her newest book is After Democracy: Imagining Our Political Future Scott Dikkers: Founding Editor of The Onion and author of How to Write Funny, and other books about humor writing Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

40 years since Reagan called the Soviet Union an ‘evil empire'. Arnold Schwarzenegger comes out against…hate. Hillary Clinton interviewed at forum and discusses climate change and equal pay for women. // A checking of the texting. // AI bot writes dialogue for an imaginary episode of MASH. Fentanyl smoked on King County buses and drivers are upset.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

Correction is always a bitter pill to swallow, but if you are corrected while you are laughing, that can be a lot more palatable. Comedy can change the hearts and minds of people who otherwise wouldn't listen. So how do you write Comedy? And how do you write it responsibly? Today, John and Bryan talk about how Comedy is one of the most noblest of arts and how heavy a burden that really is. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

Few artists have the unique voice and talent of David Sedaris, master of satire and social critique – and one of America's preeminent humor writers. He is the author of numerous bestsellers, including Calypso, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Holidays on Ice, Naked, and Barrel Fever, having sold 12 million copies of his books, translated into 25 languages. He's also a regular contributor to The New Yorker and BBC Radio 4. David Sedaris and Alec discuss Sedaris finding his way to his craft, writing about his father's passing in his most recent book, Happy-Go-Lucky, and the best advice he's learned from his thirty-year relationship with his partner.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!

Episode Show Notes In this episode we cover:  How to collaborate effectively  Mistakes to avoid in collaborations How to approach writing humour The format and structure of a joke Different types of humour Agents of chaos This week's question is: How do you self-sabotage? Recommendation of the week is: Tinseltown Toils by Jay Renee Lawrence (Patron) Apple Amazon UK Amazon USA ***this show uses affiliate links Find out more about Heide and Iain at: Facebook Pigeon Park Press Rebel of the Week is: Dharma Kelleher If you'd like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com 1 new patron this week, welcome and thank you to Karen Heenan. A big thank you to my existing patrons as well. If you'd like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack   THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY KOBO WRITING LIFE Visit Kobo Writing Life here, read the Kobo Writing Life blog here, and listen to their podcast here.

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.

Mikey & jbird enjoy a lil deep dive on Improv Form, the Harold and Oat Milk! Oat Milk Creamer: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/product/sown-organic-sweet-creamy-oat-creamer-32-fl-oz-b08l7p9cdr Caramel Syrup: https://www.amazon.com/Monin-Flavored-Caramel-33-8-Ounce-Plastic/dp/B004LGUA40/ref=sr_1_10?crid=36RAJCWWQXUDJ&keywords=caramel+syrup+for+coffee&qid=1645642686&sprefix=carmel+%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-10 How to Write Funny: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56500632-how-to-write-funny Find out more at https://https-www-instagram-com-sittin.pinecast.co

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 […]

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. Today's sponsor is CompHealth. To find out more visit financialresidency.com/comphealth 

Can you believe it? This is the final episode of Season One of Women Write Funny the Podcast!Hooray!   Hooray me!  Hooray you!  Hooray everyone!We've rolled out 12 fab full-length weekly episodes celebrating women writers and performers keeping humor alive in dire times. And since the times we're living in are more dire by the day, our producers at The Flying Poodle Ranch Production Co. just green-lighted a second season of WWF The Podcast!For Women Write Funny news about writing contests and more sign up for our newsletter at:https://www.womenwritefunny.com  Creative Team:  Didi Balle (Host & Writer) www.didiballe.com Leslie Steinweiss (Theme Music). www.lesliesteinweiss.comHernan Braberman (Cover ART), Larry Heidelowski (Media Maven)GUESTS' LINKSAntoinette LaVecchia: https://antoinettelavecchia.weebly.comKaren Morgan:  https://www.karenmorgan.comLynn N Silver: Lynn N. Silver  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-silver-3614912a"Dinner With Mom" web series trailer  https://vimeo.com/152289017Brooklyn Dicent:  https://www.thehappinessconsultingcompany.comKate Abbruzzese: www.kateabbruzzese.comDID YOU KNOW?Our podcast has a kinda cool monthly format:Weeks 1 and 3 = Interviews with featured funny fab female guestsWeeks 2 and 4 = Interviews with My Psyche when I'll poke around my psyche for the latest rant or rave, ridiculous memory or random bon mot I'm thinking and writing about that week.NOTE: If you've enjoyed our podcasts please consider leaving a short glowing review. Open your Apple Podcast App (purple app on all iPhones), search for Women Write Funny Podcast, then scroll down to end of page + write a rave review! This will help our podcast “ratings.” Note: No good review goes unrewarded. A weekend stay in our Napa Valley guest house if your glowing Apple podcast review for Women Write Funny is number 101!Thanks for listening, learning and laughing!Didi Balle. Writer & Host Creator of WOMEN WRITE FUNNYCelebrating Women Keeping Humor Alive in Dire Timeswww.womenwritefunny.comCelebrate with us. LISTEN. LEARN. LAUGH.WE'LL BE BACK WITH SEASON TWO! 

PART 1 OF 2 INTERVIEWSBrooklyn Dicent with Host Didi Balle. COMEDY AGENT OF CHANGE. To learn more: Visit Women Write Funny Podcast Episode 7 for PART ONE.  Learn how she's transformed her career to uplift others through the power of laughter and joy. PLUSWhat's The Power of Saying YES have to do with comedy? What is Crowd Work and why is it Brooklyn's Secret Sauce? Tune in to my interview with Happiness Coach and Consultant, Brooklyn Dicent who believes “It is possible to be happy at work.”Credits: Writer-Creator-Host: DIDI BALLE https://www.didiballe.com Women Write Funny visit us!https://www.womenwritefunny.com  https://www.womenwritefunny.com/podcast.htmlBrooklyn Dicent:https://www.thehappinessconsultingcompany.comCreative Contributors: Didi Balle (Creator/Host). Brooklyn Dicent. Leslie "Doc" Steinweiss (Theme Music) http://www.lesliesteinweiss.com.  Hernan Braberman (Cover Art).  Larry Amtrakmann (Promo King and Island Concert Master) Dr. Gil Bert (Shrink with a sense of humor .... did you know Freud said "Humor is the Noblest of the Defenses?" Sounds about right.)

For Women Write Funny news about writing contests and more visit us at https://www.womenwritefunny.com   Check out our guest Kate Abbruzzese: www.kateabbruzzese.comCartoons/illustrations on instagram  @theheartoonistMacbeth play I'm working on, currently titled "Sleep That Knits Up" event at her upcoming residency at Bethany Arts Communityhttps://bethanyarts.org/calendar/sleep-that-knits-up/  Creative Team:  Didi Balle (Host & Writer) www.didiballe.com  Leslie Steinweiss (Theme Music). www.lesliesteinweiss.comHernan Braberman (Cover ART), Larry Lagos (Media Maven)DID YOU KNOW?Our podcast has a kinda cool monthly format:Weeks 1 and 3 = Interviews with featured funny fab female guestsWeeks 2 and 4 = Interviews with My Psyche when I'll poke around my psyche for the latest rant or rave, ridiculous memory or random bon mot I'm thinking and writing about that week.NOTE: If you've enjoyed our podcasts please consider leaving a short glowing review. Open your Apple Podcast App (purple app on all iPhones), search for Women Write Funny Podcast, then scroll down to end of page + write a rave review! This will help our podcast “ratings.” Note: No good review goes unrewarded. A weekend stay in our Napa Valley guest house if your glowing Apple podcast review for Women Write Funny is number 101! Thanks for listening, learning and laughing!Didi Balle. Host & Humorist.Creator of WOMEN WRITE FUNNYCelebrating Women Keeping Humor Alive in Dire Timeswww.womenwritefunny.com

For Women Write Funny news about writing contests and more visit us at https://www.womenwritefunny.com   Creative Team:  Didi Balle (Host & Writer) www.didiballe.com  Leslie Steinweiss (Theme Music). www.lesliesteinweiss.comHernan Braberman (Cover ART), Larry Hickenlooper (Media Strategist & Executive Director of an unnamed orchestra)DID YOU KNOW?Our podcast has a kinda cool monthly format:Weeks 1 and 3 = Interviews with featured funny fab female guestsWeeks 2 and 4 = Interviews with My Psyche when I'll poke around my psyche for the latest rant or rave, ridiculous memory or random bon mot I'm thinking and writing about that week.NOTE: If you've enjoyed our podcasts please consider leaving a short glowing review. Open your Apple Podcast App (purple app on all iPhones), search for Women Write Funny Podcast, then scroll down to end of page + write a rave review! This will help our podcast “ratings.” Note: No good review goes unrewarded. A weekend stay in our Napa Valley guest house if your glowing Apple podcast review for Women Write Funny is number 101!Thanks for listening, learning and laughing!Didi Balle. Host & Humorist.Creator of WOMEN WRITE FUNNYCelebrating Women Keeping Humor Alive in Dire Timeswww.womenwritefunny.com

PART 1 OF 2 INTERVIEWSBrooklyn Dicent never stops honing her comedic gifts as a performer, improviser, stand-up, former DJ, intuitive healer/humorist. She's an admitted COMEDY AGENT OF CHANGE. In PART I you'll learn how she's transformed her career to uplift others through the power of laughter and joy. PLUSWhat's The Power of Saying YES have to do with comedy? What is Crowd Work and why is it Brooklyn's Secret Sauce? Tune in to my interview with Happiness Coach and Consultant, Brooklyn Dicent who believes “It is possible to be happy at work.”Credits: Writer-Creator-Host: DIDI BALLE  Women Write Funny:https://www.womenwritefunny.com  https://www.womenwritefunny.com/podcast.htmlBrooklyn Dicent:https://www.thehappinessconsultingcompany.comCreative Contributors: Didi Balle (Creator/Host). Brooklyn Dicent. Leslie "Doc" Steinweiss (Theme Music) http://www.lesliesteinweiss.com.  Hernan Braberman (Cover Art).  Larry Heidelowski (Promo King and Island Concert Master) 

Listen. Learn. Laugh.Women Write Funny The PodcastDID YOU KNOW?Our podcast has a kinda cool monthly format:Weeks 1 and 3 = Interviews with featured funny fab female guestsWeeks 2 and 4 = Interviews with My Psyche when I'll poke around my psyche for the latest rant or rave, ridiculous memory or random bon mot I'm thinking and writing about that week.Special Thanks: Leslie "Doc" Steinweiss (Theme Music) http://www.lesliesteinweiss.com  Hernan Braberman (Cover Art)  Larry Brasser (Promo King).  Dr. Bert Gil (Shrink) The Flying Poodle Ranch Production Company VISIT:https://www.womenwritefunny.comhttps://www.didiballe.comLynn N. Silver  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-silver-3614912a"Dinner With Mom" web series trailerhttps://vimeo.com/152289017"Diner With Mom" Episodes:https://vimeo.com/159985665https://vimeo.com/122047153William Inge Center For the Arts (Lynn N. Silver was the recipient of a William Inge Residency Fellowship as a Playwright)  http://ingecenter.org 

Our podcast has a kinda cool monthly format:Weeks 1 and 3 = Interviews with featured funny fab female guestsWeeks 2 and 4 = Interview with My Psyche. Host & Writer Didi Balle's  delves into her psyche for the latest humorous rant or rave, ridiculous memory or random bon mot she's imbibing and inscribing that week. This week's comic monologue written/performed by Host Didi Balle explores:WHEN A JOKE IS NOT A JOKE. You know how they tell you to NEVER LIE on your resume? What if it's NOT A LIE BUT A  JOKE but no one gets the joke and thinks it real-life .... Your real-life and they want to hire you not for any REAL accomplishments on your resume  but for the random JOKE they think is realCome visit us! www.womenwritefunny.com CREDITS:Didi Balle. Host/Writer/Creator  www.didiballe.comLeslie Steinweiss (Theme Music) www.lesliesteinweiss.comHernan Braberman (Cover Art)Mayo Clinic Staff Writers (Inadvertent Endorsement)Larry Hickenlooper (Promo Chief of Staff)

Credits:  Host/Creator/Writer: Didi Balle. Featured Guest: Antoinette LaVecchia. Theme Music: Leslie "Doc" Steinweiss. Cover Art: Hernan Braberman. Promo Genius & Broadshouldered Angel: Larry Heidel.  https://www.womenwritefunny.com https://antoinettelavecchia.weebly.comhttps://www.didiballe.comhttp://www.lesliesteinweiss.comHow We Met: Antoinette and I met at an on-line writers forum during the pandemic when the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Grad Acting Alum Writers' Forum's monthly workshop was moved from in-person gatherings in Manhattan to gatherings on Zoom. I met long-lost classmates and discovered Antoinette (from a later class) when she performed a monologue from her latest play. She blew me away with her talents.Later I discovered we shared friends/theatre colleagues in common (Paul Walker) and she'd attended a performance of a musical called “Beautiful Soup” (I wrote the play and lyrics) at a theater I'd founded and ran in downtown Manhattan … a musical originally developed by and starring … Paul Walker. And the composer of that show who invited me to be his collaborator was an incredible man named Leslie Steinweiss who years later I asked to write the theme music for this podcast! Antoinette told me how much she'd loved the music/songs in Beautiful Soup before knowing Leslie composed the theme music for this podcast!I feel weird thanking the pandemic for introducing me to this amazing funny woman whose paths had crossed with mine without my ever knowing.And now you get to meet her too. Didi Balle. Host & Creator. Women Write Funny Podcast. June 8, 2021

This week we welcome Scott Dikkers, who founded the world's first humor website, TheOnion.com, in 1996. 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.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.Check him out at https://howtowritefunny.comThank you to this weeks sponsor Overcomephoneaddiction.netOur phones are an extension of us, but are we spending too much time on our phones? Is it becoming an addiction holding us back from our full potential?At overcomephoneaddiction.net you can read all about the ways phone addiction affects you and how you can overcome it. As some who is always on the phone this helped me start a one day detox, limit my screen time, and reconnect with time away from screens. Check out overcomephoneaddiction.net and pick up their new ebook, audiobook, or video today!Consider donating via VENMO: @JamesDCrevistonTurn your funny into money! Check out the official website here: http://comedypreneur.comListen to James' new podcasts The ComedyPreneur Show and WTF Happened In America This Week. Pick up a copy of “How To Produce Comedy Shows For Fun & Profit” wherever you buy ebooks.Do 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 https://www.thecleancomedypodcast.com/contact/

This week we welcome Scott Dikkers, who founded the world's first humor website, TheOnion.com, in 1996. 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.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.Check him out at https://howtowritefunny.comThank you to this weeks sponsor Overcomephoneaddiction.netOur phones are an extension of us, but are we spending too much time on our phones? Is it becoming an addiction holding us back from our full potential?At overcomephoneaddiction.net you can read all about the ways phone addiction affects you and how you can overcome it. As some who is always on the phone this helped me start a one day detox, limit my screen time, and reconnect with time away from screens. Check out overcomephoneaddiction.net and pick up their new ebook, audiobook, or video today!Consider donating via VENMO: @JamesDCrevistonTurn your funny into money! Check out the official website here: http://comedypreneur.comListen to James' new podcasts The ComedyPreneur Show and WTF Happened In America This Week. Pick up a copy of “How To Produce Comedy Shows For Fun & Profit” wherever you buy ebooks.Do 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 https://www.thecleancomedypodcast.com/contact/

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.

WOMEN WRITE FUNNY Episode One:  ANTOINETTE LaVECCHIA, acclaimed award-winning Broadway Actor and Playwright talks about the super-power of making people laugh in "Bella Commedia: Gnawing Over Gnocchi." PREMIERES TUES. JUNE 8, 2021. Join us!  www.womenwritefunny.com 

Coinbase Business account STILL not open!!! Bitclout hype, yep leave it alone. Book reviews: Measure What matters, How to Write Funny, & How to Write Funnier.

Scott Dikkers joins Christoph Trappe on this live recording of the Business Storytelling Podcast to talk about writing funny and his latest book - How to write funny characters.   Grab the book here: https://amzn.to/3dLHEAe --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ctrappe/message

Retour de Dan Gagnon dans le podcast ! Dan a fait tout un tas de choses dans sa vie : il a vécu sur plusieurs continents (il a passé un quinzaine d’années en Belgique avant de retourner au Québec), en six ans il a tourné avec quatre spectaclesdifférents (avec dedans, tant des blagues sur la neige que sur la dépression), il a été chroniqueur dans pas mal d’émissions radio & télé, il a eu son propre late show (RTBF), il a co-écrit et réalisé une websérie, il a fait plein de podcasts (Comedy News Weekly, Making a 2ème spectacle, Podcast Tout Seul,…).On avait déjà enregistré un épisode des Gens Qui Doutent ensemble (le 15ème) et je l’ai invité à nouveau parce que dernièrement, il a ressorti un vieux texte qu’il avait écrit en 2013 sur ce qu'il pensait être le futur de la comédie et l’a analysé pour voir ce qui était vrai et ce qui ne l'était pas. Puis il a réécrit une seconde note au mois de décembre pour faire de nouvelles prévisions sur le stand up. Sa note sur l'humour en 2013 (version audio ici)Sa note sur l'humour en 2021 (version audio ici)Cet épisode est donc plutôt destiné aux geeks de comédie, puisqu'après 20 minutes de digressions, on parle vraiment de stand up, de théorie, d’écriture, mais aussi :de l’importance des angles plutôt que des blaguesde comment il écrit pour d’autres personnes, notamment des gens qui ont un profil très différent du siende ce que (selon nous) les humoristes auraient du faire ou non pour continuer à jouer pendant  le confinementde la façon dont la comédie a évolué ces dernières années en francophoniede l’importance de l’affect dans les métiers créatifs de plein de façons d’écrire des farces, des questions à se poseron imagine aussi un concept de blagues où tout le monde serait gentil et bienveillantet on se pose des questions de fond comme par exemple : quand on a besoin de faire pipi la nuit, faut-il y aller ou attendre que le réveil sonne ? A propos de Dan GagnonFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | YoutubeSon dernier spectacle Rose, disponible sur VimeoSon podcast Podcast tout seulSon podcast sporadique Comedy News Weekly (avec Anthony Mirelli)RéférencesLe premier épisode des Gens Qui Doutent qu’on avait enregistré avec Dan GagnonL’humoriste Alex Vizorek, qui est un des premiers en Belgique / France à parler si ouvertement de ses auteurs (et avec qui on a enregistré un épisode des Gens Qui Doutent)Scott Dikkers, le créateur du site The Onion et auteur des livres How to Write Funny, How to Write Funnier etHow to Write FunniestSteve Martin et son sketch Do you mind if I fart ?Le sketch sans public de l’humoriste québécois Pierre-Yves Roy-Desmarais  (avec qui on a enregistré un épisode des Gens Qui Doutent) L’humoriste Dave ChapelleLe comédien Jonathan Cohen L’humoriste Blanche GardinL’humoriste canadien Adib Alkhalidey, qui a aussi sorti un album de musique (et avec qui on a enregistré un épisode des Gens Qui Doutent)L’humoriste belge Inno JPRap Contenders & WojtekAndy Samberg (Brooklyn 99, The Lonely Island) qui roaste James FrancoLe musicien français Jacques Le live Lose Well de Chris GethardA propos de ce podcastS'abonner via iTunes, PocketCasts, Spotify, Youtube ou n'importe quelle application de podcasts (RSS)Soutenir Les Gens Qui Doutent via PatreonMe suivre sur Instagram, Youtube, Twitter, FacebookEt pour venir me voir en spectacle, c'est iciPhoto : Arnaud Laurent Pour soutenir le podcast via PatreonSoutenez ce podcast http://supporter.acast.com/lesgensquidoutent. Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

It's episode zero, three, one of the prestigious “I Can Read Books a Little, Maybe" Award, Wiggly's Book Club! Wiggly's Book Club is a fortnightly read recorded live from Sloppy Joe's Bar in Easton, Pennsylvania. Visit Wiggly at WIGGLYS WORLD DOT COM (check the show time for show schedules, there won’t be any, it’s uploaded every other Wednesday). This week's episode feature is the 1987 Writer's Digest Books Classic, Comedy Writing Secrets : How to Think Funny, Write Funny, Act Funny, and Get Paid for It by Melvin Helitzer. Please, join Wiggly and his book as we uncover what is contained within the Trap Door Mansion library of Discovery (and he's drunk, can't see, has an astigmatism, legally blind in his left eye, dyslexic, has double triple vision, the onset of degenerative eye disease, dry eye, his glasses are dirty, it's dark, and he can't read, and he’s just had three teeth knocked out). #COMEDY #COMEDYWRITING #THREES #BOOK #READ You will actually believe a man can read! Good luck. #RIPh (Reading is Phundamental)

Scott Dikkers - The Onion's Founder Explains, How To Write Funny - When you think about the funniest things you've read in the past 20 years, must be at the top of the list. The guy who led the company from idea to juggernaut is .  Get Any or the set of Scott series of books When it comes to satirical writing, Scott has led us all to think more deeply about our daily lives, what folks are saying and most importantly; makes us uncomfortable with our own beliefs. This aspect of Scott's art is what drove Pete A Turner to invite Scott to appear on the show.  Scott references Pascal Boyer's book HaikuThe Onion makes laughsScott Dikkers made the OnionSatire is funny Similar episodes: Get your raffle tickets for the Save the Brave rifle at   ​ Join us in supporting Save the Brave as we battle PTSD.  ​ ​ Executive Producer/Host: Pete A Turner  Producer: Damjan Gjorgjiev  ​ ​ ​​ ​The Break It Down Show is your favorite best, new podcast, featuring 5 episodes a week with great interviews highlighting world-class guests from a wide array of shows

Join us as we talk comedy with the founding editor of The Onion and New York Times best selling author. We discuss Scott’s eleven Funny Filters of comedy writing from his “How to Write Funny” series of books, podcast, and class using examples of each from articles published in the Onion. We also draw from […]

HOW TO WRITE FUNNY Is laughter really the best medicine? I don't know, but I do suspect that laughter is a great way to get published. If you spend much time listening to acquiring editors or librarians or agents, you'll soon discover that humor is very much something they desire. Kids love books that make them laugh. Humans, in general, appreciate humor, even in the darkest times. Unrelenting horror or pain is hard to survive, so being able to step outside it, even a little, to laugh can be life-saving. And readers will appreciate a story that allows them to do that. But for an author to find the way to do that takes a little understanding of how humor works. In this episode, let's talk about how to write funny. Check out our amazing new self-led course, Revision Power at writingforchildren.com/revisionpower

"When you've got someone laughing, you've got them agreeing with you, whether they know it or not." So says Scott Dikkers, founder of The Onion, quite possibly the world's most famous satirical publication. In this School of Hard Knock Knocks podcast, host Steve Davis chats with Scott Dikkers about the serendipity of cheap paper, comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable, taboos, and accepting criticism, all while being a benevolent dictator. Scott also talks about his new book, 'How to Write Funny.' If you love writing satire, enjoy reading satire, or have ever laughed, then you'll enjoy this interview with Scott Dikkers. 

"When you've got someone laughing, you've got them agreeing with you, whether they know it or not." So says Scott Dikkers, founder of The Onion, quite possibly the world's most famous satirical publication. In this School of Hard Knock Knocks podcast, host Steve Davis chats with Scott Dikkers about the serendipity of cheap paper, comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable, taboos, and accepting criticism, all while being a benevolent dictator. Scott also talks about his new book, 'How to Write Funny.' If you love writing satire, enjoy reading satire, or have ever laughed, then you'll enjoy this interview with Scott Dikkers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we talk with SCOTT DIKKERS, the Founder of TheOnion.com, the world’s most popular satirical publication.THOUGHT:Empower your people with radical freedom.CONNECT:Website: ScottDikkers.comWebsite: HowToWriteFunny.comBook: Outrageous Marketing : The Story of The Onion and How To Build a Powerful Brand with No Marketing BudgetBook: Welcome to the Future Which Is MineBook: Trump's America: Buy This Book And Mexico Will Pay For ItBook: How to Write FunnyBook: How to Write FunnierBook: The Pretty Good Jim's Journal Treasury: The Even More Definitive Collection of Every Published Cartoon by JimBook: E-Day! The Funniest Screenplay Never ProducedBook: You Are Worthless: Depressing Nuggets of Wisdom Sure to Ruin Your DayPodcast: How To Write FunnyInstagram: @ItsScottDikkersTwitter: @ScottDikkersClasses: Writing with the OnionBRAND & RESOURCE MENTIONS:Punch Brothers - PunchBrothers.comGwar - Gwar.netThe Wood Brothers - TheWoodBros.comThe Cars - TheCars.orgPet Shop Boys - PetShopBoys.co.ukJim's Journal - GoComics.comThe AV Club - AVClub.comW. Edwards Deming - Deming.orgPeter Drucker - DruckerInstitute.comTony Hsieh (Zappos) - DeliveringHappiness.comJim Collins Book: Good To Great - Amazon.comKanye - KanyeWest.comSteve Jobs - Biography.comGeorge Lucas - IMDB.comRudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Wikipedia.comMike Kneidinger - Darden.comSecond City (Chicago) - SecondCity.comSears - Sears.comPeabody Award - PeabodyAwards.comThurber Prize for American Humor - ThurberHouse.org3M - 3M.comTime Magazine (Top 50 Cyber Elite) - Content.Time.comBanding People Together - BandingPeopleTogether.comBig Kettle Drum - BigKettleDrum.comHard Rock International – HardRock.comRock ‘n Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change (Brant Menswar) – RocknRollWithIt.comCulture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize Your Company’s Culture (Jim Knight) – CultureThatRocks.comCannonball Kids’ cancer – CannonballKidscancer.orgKeppler Speakers - KepplerSpeakers.comCertified Rock Star - CertifiedRockStar.comThoughts That Rock – ThoughtsThatRock.comSpectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – SpectaclePhoto.comJeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - JT KeelSCOTT DIKKER'S BIO:Scott Dikkers is a #1 New York Times  bestselling author and Founder of TheOnion.com, the world's most popular satirical publication.He’s the recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor and a Peabody.  Time Magazine ranked him #43 on its list of the Top 50 “Cyber Elite”, alongside iconic figures Steve Jobs and George Lucas.His book, "Outrageous Marketing: The Story of The Onion and How to Build a Powerful Brand with No Marketing Budget" was a  number-one new release on Amazon. Scott has created several other successful entertainment brands, including Jim’s Journal, the AV Club, and How to Write Funny.Having recently left  The Onion, Scott’s goal is to share his techniques for writing humor and building successful brands. 

How to Write Fiction: A Workshop to Help Add Humor to Your Stories Humorous writing can sometimes seem like a either a born talent or a sudden - sometimes seldom given - gift.  It might feel that way when you're plodding along in a scene and something hilarious happens.  Rest assured this is your Right Brain - your Muse - and humor is yet another skill you can learn, a muscle you can work out and build over time. In this episode I (host Rebecca Galardo) ask questions from Holly's free worksheets (found in the show notes for this episode at AloneWithInvisiblePeople.com) and Holly's walks us through her plot and different possibilities to add humor.  You can listen along and we'd love to see what you'd come up with for Holly's ideas (join us in the forums) or take the worksheet to your current work and see how you can retrofit it. Join us in this week’s episode and if you have any questions  for us, join us in the forums at HollysWritingClasses.com and get to typing! After the episode: Have something to say? A question to ask? Jump into the FREE forums at HollysWritingClasses.com (no purchase or ownership of courses necessary) and share with us.

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  

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. He first dispels the myth that funny is innate an then we dive into how to be funny, starting with how to just dip our toes in the water.  He teaches us how to recover from a failed joke, how to joke about subjects that might seem taboo, how to work humor into our office visits and lectures.  Apparently, stand-up comics are jealous of our mundane topics.  He has a system of 11 funny filters, or types of humor of which all jokes are made, and which are the most and least appropriate for physicians. If you take nothing else away from this, the one rule to follow for comedy is to afflict the comfortable while comforting the afflicted.  Afflicting the comfortable might be out of our comfort zones, but comforting the afflicted is what we do! Find this and all episodes on your favorite podcast platform at PhysiciansGuidetoDoctoring.com Please be sure to leave a five-star review, a nice comment and SHARE!!! #SOMEDOCs #funnydoc #docfunny #phunnyphysician #docmcfunny

24 - The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams pt. 2 - How to Write Funny.  In the second part of my analysis of Hitchhikers I extract micro and macro techniques for creating comedy. (You don't need to have listened to the 1st part for this to make sense). Enjoy! Shownotes: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FunWithHomophones https://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/humor-writing-filled-novel Twitter: @JedHerne Email: jed.herne1 [at] gmail.com Website: novelanalyst.com Join my VIP email list: novelanalyst.com/email--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/novelanalyst/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Scott Dikkers goes through the process of how to come up with a funny line and write a joke from scratch, illustrating the "How to Write Funny" system for joke creation. Get the cheatsheet at www.howtowritefunny.com/joke -- for more information checkout Scott's book, How to Write Funny

If you’ve ever read The Onion, chances are you’ve had a good laugh that’s brought tears to your eyes. But what’s the key to good humor? And how is being a good comedian related to being a good innovator? Scott Dikkers, one of the founders of the very first ever fake news newspaper, The Onion, joins me to teach us just how to write funny.   The Onion, created in 1988 by Scott and two friends, launched their website in 1996, making it the world’s first humor website. Since his time at The Onion, Scott has published multiple books, including How to Write Funny and Outrageous Marketing: The Story of The Onion and How to Build a Powerful Brand with No Marketing Budget, and teaches others how to consistently create good comedy and humor.   This interview is filled with so many nuggets of wisdom, including tips on how to be funny, and strategies to encourage your creativity and innovation while stopping yourself from getting into analysis mode too soon. Scott reveals what it is about The Onion that resonates with so many people, and some surprising lessons he’s learned in his journey. We also discuss the power of humor in communicating with others, why diversity in teams is a source of strength, and why you need to get back the brain of your three-year-old self.   If you are ready to: get buy-in from key decision makers on your next big idea be a high-impact, high-value member that ignites change foster a culture of innovation where everyone on your team is bringing innovative ideas that tackle challenges and seize opportunities... Join us on LaunchStreet — gotolaunchstreet.com   Mentioned in This Episode: Scott Dikkers Scott Dikkers on Instagram Scott Dikkers on Twitter How to Write Funny How to Write Funny Podcast The Onion How to Write Funny, by Scott Dikkers Outrageous Marketing: The Story of The Onion and How to Build a Powerful Brand with No Marketing Budget, by Scott Dikkers The AV Club ClickHole Heinz Ketchup Ad

How do you build a business team from scratch while making sure you get the best talent on board? That’s a major concern for most companies. But how can you do this while also putting people, both your employees and customers, first? I’m incredibly excited to have a guest who has been answering these questions for decades. If you don’t know who Scott Dikkers is, you probably know of one of his businesses. He’s the co-founder and former Editor In Chief of The Onion, perhaps the best known satirical publication anywhere. He’s also written a whole bunch of wonderfully entertaining books and runs courses to help other aspiring comedy writers. What is truly impressive about Scott is that he approaches his pursuits with his heart and mind focused on the service his work provides for others. Having built more than a few highly successful brands, Scott shares how he got them going all while putting people first in the process. Scott goes on to tell the unlikely story of how he got The Onion up and running with almost no capital. He also shares some insightful parallels between comedy and marketing that any business can learn from. Has your business found a way to put people above profits? What are your challenges and rewards for doing so? Let me know in the comments!   In this episode: Scott’s story of founding The Onion and how he built this powerful brand with nearly no budget How to find top talent for your team by attracting like-minded people and cultivating their skills How comedy and marketing are trying to achieve the same thing The band of “misfits” who came together to build The Onion and how some of them went on to become top-level Hollywood writers How to ensure that your employees care about your customers as much as you do   Quotes: “To me, I like when the brand itself tells the story so you don’t have to. I don’t ever like to sell anything. I want the product to be the salesman. Period.” [6:41] “How do you find these A players? This is a big business concern in a lot of companies. How do you find the top performers in your industry? I don’t believe you find them; I believe you cultivate them. I believe that anybody has potential.” [11:53] “When you’re doing comedy, you’re trying to get people to love you; you're trying to get people to pay attention to you, and you’re trying to make up for the traumatic childhood that you had. So you’re using a lot of powerful strategies that you developed over a lifetime to do those things… That’s marketing. That’s what marketers are trying to do.” [14:18] “If I’m going to build a real long lasting relationship with a fan it has to be based not only on trust… I want them to love me. I want them to fall in love with my product so they become slavishly loyal.”  [22:04] “What are some things we can do to live out the most outrageous version of our brand, to really stand out, to really serve our people in a way that will make them love us that’s not necessarily going to pay off this quarter? It may be something that’s going to pay off years from now.” [32:44]   Links: Struggling to tell your brand story? Pick up our quick start guide here! Find Scott Dikkers online Follow Scott on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter   The Onion The How to Write Funny podcast Jim’s Journal Fu*k Everything, We’re Doing-Five Blades from The Onion Our Dumb Century by Scott Dikkers and Mike Loew Our Dumb World by The Onion Outrageous Marketing by Scott Dikkers Second City - Writing with The Onion How to Write Funny by Scott Dikkers Blaffo Welcome to the Future Which Is Mine by Scott Dikkers (Not Elon Musk)   Tell Studios Follow us on Facebook | Vimeo | Instagram

Grab a drink from the bar and head into the Heartland Chamber to warm up for the evening ahead. Five writers who really know how to take a page to the stage are: poet and stand-up comedian Ray Shipley as your MC; Erik Kennedy, with his newly launched collection, There’s No Place Like the Internet in Springtime; Megan Dunn, with the brilliant memoir, Tinderbox, about working in a failing bookstore while failing to write a novel; Annaleese Jochems, whose novel Baby is about ‘naked, open female want’, and Chris Tse, whose poetry collection He’s So MASC is ‘acerbic, acid-bright, yet unapologetically sentimental’.

Feliz 2018!!!! Empezamos el año con un episodio en el que hemos descubierto el libro «How to write funny» de Scott Dikkers. Hemos hablado de…. Cómo descubrió Carles el libro «How to write funny». Cuál es el humor más difícil. El modo payaso y el modo editor. Adivinad cuál es el preferido de Carles. Carles … Continuar leyendo "41 Comentando el libro «How To Write Funny» de Scott Dikkers" La entrada 41 Comentando el libro «How To Write Funny» de Scott Dikkers se publicó primero en Humor en público.

This episode is about writing humor. Andrea tells a joke only she thinks is funny, then calls our humor expert, Jay Wexler, who confirms just how funny her joke is. Jay is an attorney and the author of five books.Later in the show, Jay shares his ten suggestions for writing humor. Andrea adds four. Together, they have 14 suggestions for writing humor.Terry DeMeo introduces herself before telling a story in front of a live audience, at Lip Service. In her own words, Terry wonders about who she is. She's a former lawyer and currently a life coach. Also a writer. The story Terry tells is about undying her hair, but you'll realize as she realizes that the story is about much more than hair. She tells her story in front of a live audience in Miami. Andrea notes that while many of the audience members are over 40 years old, no one lets her hair go gray, except Andrea. Terry's story is called Fifty Shades of Gray.Jay Wexler's 10 Humor Commandments (Plus Four):1. Do not start with a joke.2. Piggy back on the absurd hilarity of the world.3. Use self-deprecation.4. Stuck? Break into a non-prose element, like a chart or graph.5. Write about bad or awkward sex.6. Mine your pain and humiliation.7. When in doubt--deadpan. Less is more.8. Be brutal in your editing.9. Don't feel funny? Get your ass out of the chair!10. Add an animal.11. State the obvious.12. Use call-backs.13. Land on the joke.14. Create surprise.After hearing Terry's story, Andrea goes through Jay's ten humor suggestions and shows how Terry used many of them successfully. You don't have to be a clown to write humor, you just have to be willing to face your fear.Writing Class Radio is a podcast where you'll hear true personal stories and learn a little about how to write your own stories. Writing Class Radio is equal parts heart and art. By heart we mean the truth in a story. By art we mean the craft of writing. No matter what's going on in our lives, writing class is where we tell the truth. It's where we work out our shit, and figure out who we are.There's no place in the world like writing class and we want to bring you in.Writing Class Radio is co-hosted by Allison Langer (www.allisonlanger.com) and Andrea Askowitz (www.andreaaskowitz.com). Writing Class Radio is produced by Diego Saldana-Rojas, Andrea Askowitz and Allison Langer.Visit our musicians page to learn about the talented and generous people who allowed us to use their songs.There's more writing class on our website(www.writingclassradio.com), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/writingclassradio/) and Twitter (@wrtgclassradio).If you love the lessons you get on each episode, you can get them ALL in one place--our three-part video series. $20 for one part or $50 for the series. Click on Video Classes on our website.Writing Class Radio is now open to submissions from our listeners. Go to the submissions page on our website for guidelines. We pay!If you want to be a part of the movement that helps people better understand each other through storytelling, please go to writingclassradio.com and hit the DONATE button.

Scott Dikkers founded the world's first humor website, TheOnion.com, in 1995. 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 is also the Author of the book,' How to Write Funny', which is the basis of the Writing with The Onion program he created and  teaches at The Second City Training Center in Chicago. Scott has also written and directed several award-winning short films, and two feature films, Spaceman, and Bad Meat. He also hosts his own podcast,' The Comedy Insider Podcast'. We talk writing comedy, the problem(s) with making comedy today, and what makes things funny amongst a ton of other stuff. Show notes-- The Roaring 21 Century - A short film I made in college.-- Marc Bienstock - Producer. I'll be the TA for his production class at Drexel University. -- Dexter (TV Series)-- 26 Year to see Every Asshole He Went to Highschool With On Night Before Thanksgiving-- Breaking Bad-- King of Comedy-- Sacred Cows ContactScott Dikkers- Official Site- Twitter- PodcastDave Bullis- Official Site- Twitter- Facebook- YoutubeSupport the Podcast!1. Sign Up for Dave's email list2. Rate the Podcast on iTunes3. Buy on Amazon.com using my affiliate link4. Buy Final Draft screenwriting software using my affiliate link5. Buy Jason Brubaker's, 'How to Sell Your Movie' course via my affiliate link6. Buy Jason's Brubaker, '101 Short Film Ideas' book for only $7!7. My Podcast Amazon wish list Subscribe to the Podcast-- Podbean -- iTunes -- Stitcher