How To Write Funny

Scott Dikkers

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.

  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    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.

    11 April 2023, 11:01 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    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.

    13 March 2023, 2:18 am
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    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.

    7 May 2022, 3:04 am
  • 57 minutes 42 seconds
    Episode 46 | Sean Tejaratchi
    LiartownUSA.com is the Internet’s funniest, most original, and most undiscovered treasure. Scott chats with its creator, Sean Tejaratchi, to find out where it came from and how it can be so funny.
    19 September 2021, 3:27 pm
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Episode 45 | Justine Bateman

    Actress, writer, and director Justine Bateman talks about fame, being on the top sitcom in the country, getting older in show business, and why it’s important to take comedy seriously.

    20 May 2021, 8:41 pm
  • 56 minutes 24 seconds
    Episode 44 | Patton Oswalt

    Patton Oswalt is an Emmy- and Grammy-winning comedian and actor known for insightful comedy specials and roles in hit TV shows and movies like The King of Queens, Ratatouille, and the new M.O.D.O.K. on Hulu.

    3 March 2021, 10:44 pm
  • 57 minutes 51 seconds
    Episode 43 | Mike Sacks

    Mike Sacks is the bestselling author of Stinker Lets Loose, Passable in Pink, and the excellent comedy-writer interview books Here’s the Kicker and Poking a Dead Frog.

    17 September 2020, 1:48 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Episode 42 | Anne Libera

    Founder of the Comedy Studies program at Columbia College and comedy professor Anne Libera talks comedy history, comedy theory, and why it all matters.

    24 July 2020, 4:26 pm
  • 1 hour 29 minutes
    Episode 41 | Michael Gerber

    Michael Gerber talks about his hard-won career in comedy writing for TV, writing parody novels, and finally editing and publishing The American Bystander magazine.

    22 May 2020, 3:00 pm
  • 47 minutes 17 seconds
    Episode 40 | Margaret Cho

    Veteran stand-up comic, writer and actress Margaret Cho talks about getting started in the 80s comedy boom, her TV show, and her thoughts on writing and performing stand-up.

    30 April 2020, 5:27 pm
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    Episode 39 | Jen Kirkman

    Stand-up comic, TV writer and actress Jen Kirkman talks about her comedy, social media, pitching TV shows, and how to weather the ups and downs of the business.

    25 March 2020, 11:16 pm
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