Scott Dikkers (How to Write Funny)

Comedy Masterclass

Danielle Krage interviews Scott Dikkers, founder of the renowned humour site, The Onion. Scott is a New York Times and Amazon best-selling humour author. He has won a Peabody Award, the Thurber Prize for American Humor and over 30 Webby awards. Plus, he has consulted for top entertainment companies like NBC, Comedy Central, and Pixar.

Scott’s How to Write Funny series is packed with helpful insights and frameworks for getting humour onto the page. In this episode, he shares both craft and career advice for comedy writers.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background

02:21 Building a Brand and the Importance of Stick-to-it-ness

04:18 Crafting Reliable and Repeatable Quality

08:31 Balancing the Clown and the Editor

12:39 The Importance of Titles and Introducing Comedy in Writing

22:36 Misconceptions about Writing Comedy

30:31 Favourite Types of Characters to Write

33:13 Satire and its Impact

36:00 Where to Find Scott Dikkers

Links

https://howtowritefunny.com/

https://scottdikkers.substack.com/

https://twitter.com/ScottDikkers

https://www.instagram.com/itsscottdikkers

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