How To Write Funny

About How To Write Funny

Scott Dikkers, founder of TheOnion.com and The Onion's editor-in-chief for most of the last 25 years, interviews celebrities, writers, and other people in the comedy industry about their background, philosophy and process.

Publisher

Scott Dikkers

Category

arts · comedy

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

6 Jun 2015

Latest episode

11 Apr 2023

Latest episodes

49 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Apr 2023

   Episode 49 | Dan Povenmire

   Writer, director, cartoonist, and voice artist Dan Povenmire talks about his adventures in Hollywood creating the enormously successful Phineas and Ferb for Disney.

2. 

   13 Mar 2023

   Episode 48 | Alex Stevenson

   Cartoonist and writer Alex Stevenson talks about developing her web comic “Cartoons Hate Her” on social media, pushing boundaries, and building a fanbase.

3. 

   7 May 2022

   Episode 47 | JaMarr John Johnson

   “Entrepremedian” JaMarr John Johnson talks with Scott about how comedians can exploit Web3 and Crypto to make more money, starting by helping Scott create his “Jim Key” to turn fans into owners.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

63 ratings

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