Scott Dikkers Peels Back The Onion

Scott Dikkers talks about being funny and finding a way to make a living at it. Scott Dikkers is a founding editor of The Onion and served as The Onion's owner and editor-in-chief (on and off) for most of the last quarter-century. We discuss Scott's origins as a cartoonist and his hit strip, Jim's Journal, and how that led him to The Onion. After a year at The Onion Scott, with two partners, purchased and took over The Onion. Scott discusses growing the newspaper to the comedy institution we know and love today. Join Scott Dikkers and me for a deep dive into everything you ever wanted to know about The Onion. Our Guest, Scott Dikkers https://scottdikkers.com https://twitter.com/ScottDikkers https://howtowritefunny.com https://www.instagram.com/itsscottdikkers Also featured on the show: Hashtag Fun: Jeff dives into recent trends and reads some of his favorite tweets from trending hashtags. The hashtag featured in this episode is ##CouldBeALegitHeadline from @FunSizeTags. Tweets featured on the show are retweeted at @JeffDwoskinShow Social Media: Jeff discusses three important social media tools to have on hand as 2021 comes to a close to ready you for 2022. JOIN OUR MAILING LIST! https://jeffisfunny.com/mailing-list/ Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JeffDwoskinShow Jeff Dwoskin Presents: Crossing the Steams: Every Wednesday at 9:30 PM ET we are LIVE discussing the best TV shows to binge-watch. I'm joined by a panel of TV-watching experts. You don't want to miss the fun! (Watch past episodes) Watch Crossing the Steams LIVE: @bigmacher on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigmacher The Jeff Dwoskin Show on YouTube Subscribe to YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/CTSYouTubeSubscribe Follow Hashtag Roundup to tweet along with fun hashtags daily! https://twitter.com/HashtagRoundup Download the Hashtag Roundup app at https://app.hashtagroundup.com/ ollow Jeff Dwoskin: Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigmacher The Jeff Dwoskin Show: https://twitter.com/JeffDwoskinShow Podcast website: https://jeffisfunny.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/JeffDwoskinShow Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.