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Scott Dikkers - founding editor of the news satire TheOnion.com, who pranked a US President

Scott Dikkers - founding editor of the news satire TheOnion.com, who pranked a US President

FromStranger Connections


Scott Dikkers - founding editor of the news satire TheOnion.com, who pranked a US President

FromStranger Connections

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Jun 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

"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
Released:
Jun 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Lisa David Olson has two decades of writing and performing comedy experience, as well as speaking on how humor saved her life. Be the nosy neighbor and listen in as she interviews people she barely knows, (or hasn't yet met) to hear about their weird life stories or quirky careers. There's a lady who says she can communicate with your dog, a man who used to be a zen monk, and even a guy from Russia who gave himself up for adoption at age 9.Expect a few laughs sprinkled in as guests are invited to share a prank or embarrassing moment too. When your host is a bold and curious beast - anything goes. This podcast is an offshoot of Lisa's project in bravery, called Serious Selfies With Strangers; where a dare for a non-smiling photo with someone she had not yet met always created a moment of laughter, and often forged the way to new friendships that would never have been.Books available; Laughs On Wry; an improvisor's memoir and What If's and Why Nots; a journal full of creative cues to unravel stuck moments.