Show overview
How To Write Funny has been publishing since 2015, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 49 episodes. That works out to roughly 45 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 51 min and 1h 3m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language Comedy show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 3.1 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2015, with 17 episodes published. Published by Scott Dikkers.
From the publisher
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.
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Episode 49 | Dan Povenmire
EWriter, director, cartoonist, and voice artist Dan Povenmire talks about his adventures in Hollywood creating the enormously successful Phineas and Ferb for Disney.
Ep 48Episode 48 | Alex Stevenson
ECartoonist and writer Alex Stevenson talks about developing her web comic "Cartoons Hate Her" on social media, pushing boundaries, and building a fanbase.
Ep 47Episode 47 | JaMarr John Johnson
E"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.
Episode 46 | Sean Tejaratchi
ELiartownUSA.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.
Ep 45Episode 45 | Justine Bateman
EActress, 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.
Ep 44Episode 44 | Patton Oswalt
EPatton 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.
Ep 43Episode 43 | Mike Sacks
EMike 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.
Ep 42Episode 42 | Anne Libera
EFounder of the Comedy Studies program at Columbia College and comedy professor Anne Libera talks comedy history, comedy theory, and why it all matters.
Ep 41Episode 41 | Michael Gerber
EMichael Gerber talks about his hard-won career in comedy writing for TV, writing parody novels, and finally editing and publishing The American Bystander magazine.
Ep 40Episode 40 | Margaret Cho
EVeteran 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.
Ep 39Episode 39 | Jen Kirkman
EStand-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.
Ep 38Episode 38 | Matt Braunger
EScott talks with veteran stand-up comedian and comic actor Matt Braunger about getting started, making it in stand-up, and making it in acting.
Ep 37Episode 37 | Liana Spiro
EScott talks with Harvard Lampoon President about the nation's oldest college humor magazine's humor, pranks, and castle, and how to lead a band of misfit comedy writers.
Ep 36Episode 36 | How to write satire
EScott walks through the specific steps for writing a satirical article, essay, stand-up bit, or sketch.
Ep 35Episode 35 | Ryan Creamer
EScott asks Ryan Creamer how he became the hot new thing in comedy by doing hilariously wholesome videos on Pornhub.
Ep 34Episode 34 | Merrill Markoe
EScott chats with multi-Emmy-winning comedy writer and performer Merrill Markoe about breaking into TV writing, her years working with David Letterman as he was coming up, and her audiobook (co-written with Megan Koester), "The Indignities of Being a Woman."
Ep 33Episode 33 | How to Write a Joke
EHost Scott Dikkers goes through the process of how to come up with a funny line and write a joke from scratch, illustrating the "How to Write Funny" system for joke creation. Get the cheatsheet at www.howtowritefunny.com/joke -- for more information checkout Scott's book, How to Write Funny
Ep 32Episode 32 | Levni Yilmaz
ELev talks about how he found success doing the animated "Tales of Mere Existence" series on YouTube, which has racked up millions of views.
Ep 31Episode 31| Three Fundamentals of Comedy Writing
Scott talks about three fundamentals of successful comedy writing and how to go after them: (1) writing 10 funny ideas every day, (2) overcoming writer's block, and (3) avoiding clichés.
Ep 30Episode 30 | Tim Clue
ETim Clue joins Scott to discuss the craft of stand-up comedy, how to improve it, make money at it, and get better at it quickly.