Writer, director, cartoonist, and voice artist Dan Povenmire talks about his adventures in Hollywood creating the enormously successful Phineas and Ferb for Disney.

Writer, director, cartoonist, and voice artist Dan Povenmire talks about his adventures in Hollywood creating the enormously successful Phineas and Ferb for Disney.

Episode 49 | Dan Povenmire

Cartoonist and writer Alex Stevenson talks about developing her web comic “Cartoons Hate Her” on social media, pushing boundaries, and building a fanbase.

Cartoonist and writer Alex Stevenson talks about developing her web comic “Cartoons Hate Her” on social media, pushing boundaries, and building a fanbase.

Episode 48 | Alex Stevenson

“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.

“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 47 | JaMarr John Johnson

LiartownUSA.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.

Sean Tejaratchi, creator of LiartownUSA

Episode 46 | Sean Tejaratchi

Actress, 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.

Actress, writer, producer, and director Justine Bateman

Episode 45 | Justine Bateman

Patton 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.

Comedian and actor Patton Oswalt

Episode 44 | Patton Oswalt

Mike 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.

Comedy writer and author Mike Sacks

Episode 43 | Mike Sacks

Founder of the Comedy Studies program at Columbia College and comedy professor Anne Libera talks comedy history, comedy theory, and why it all matters.

Anne Libera, comedy professor

Episode 42 | Anne Libera

Michael Gerber talks about his hard-won career in comedy writing for TV, writing parody novels, and finally editing and publishing The American Bystander magazine.

Michael Gerber, Editor&publisher of The American Bystander magazine

Episode 41 | Michael Gerber

Veteran 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.

Stand-up comedian Margaret Cho

Episode 40 | Margaret Cho

Stand-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.

Stand-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.

Episode 39 | Jen Kirkman

Scott talks with veteran stand-up comedian and comic actor Matt Braunger about getting started, making it in stand-up, and making it in acting.

Stand-up comedian and actor Matt Braunger

Episode 38 | Matt Braunger

Scott 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.

Harvard Lampoon President Liana Spiro.

Episode 37 | Liana Spiro

Scott walks through the specific steps for writing a satirical article, essay, stand-up bit, or sketch.

How to write satire

Episode 36 | How to write satire

Scott asks Ryan Creamer how he became the hot new thing in comedy by doing hilariously wholesome videos on Pornhub.

Breakout comedy star on Pornhub

Episode 35 | Ryan Creamer

Scott 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."

Author, performer, and original head writer of Late Night with David Letterman

Episode 34 | Merrill Markoe

Host 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 <a href= "http://www.howtowritefunny.com/joke">www.howtowritefunny.com/joke</a> -- for more information checkout Scott's book, <a href= "https://amzn.to/2NaWrDR" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Write Funny</a>

Here's the "How to Write Funny" system for writing a joke funny line

Episode 33 | How to Write a Joke

Lev talks about how he found success doing the animated "Tales of Mere Existence" series on YouTube, which has racked up millions of views.

Creator of the YouTube hit "Tales of Mere Existence"

Episode 32 | Levni Yilmaz

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.

Three fundamentals of successful comedy writing

Episode 31| Three Fundamentals of Comedy Writing

Tim 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.

30-year stand up veteran, playwright and public speaker.

Episode 30 | Tim Clue

Scott Dikkers

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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