Scott Dikkers: The Onion's founder on creating a comedy empire and how to write funny

Scott Dikkers is the founding editor of The Onion and its longest-serving Editor-in-Chief. His comic strip Jim's Journal was the inspiration for Diary of a Wimpy Kid. He's got bunch of books to his name, he's got a Peabody, he's got a Thurber, and he's got a big pile of Webby Awards. He joins LOG OFF to discuss creating a comedy empire, explain his crusade to make the world a funnier place with How to Write Funny, and answer our usual stupid questions about his Internet experience. Buy Scott's books. subscribe to his newsletter, check out How to Write Funny, and follow Scott on Twitter, ⁠⁠⁠⁠LOG OFF⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ explores the convergence of real lives and the Internet - and how to navigate the complicated web we've tangled ourselves in. Everyone has an Internet story to tell, and host Ryan Perry wants to hear all of them. New episodes premiere every Friday. For more LOG OFF, follow on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. LOG OFF is recorded, edited, produced, and promoted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pennant Digital⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The LOG OFF theme was recorded and produced by friend of the pod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Teen Daze.