Scott dikkers biography
- Scott Dikkers (born March 1, 1965) is an American comedy writer, speaker and entrepreneur.
- Scott Dikkers is an American comedy writer, speaker and entrepreneur.
- A small, shy kid, Dikkers endured an upbringing marked by poverty, divorce, bullying, and even a suicide attempt at the age of eight.
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Scott Dikkers
TheOnion.com Founder, Peabody Award Winner and Time Magazine Top 50 “Cyber Elite”
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Scott Dikkers is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, comedy writer, and comedian widely regarded as one of the most influential pioneers in comedy history. His visionary leadership at The Onion, his groundbreaking comic strip Jim’s Journal, plus his multiple top-10 comedy podcasts have garnered him tens of millions of fans all over the world. Rolling Stone named him one of its top 10 favorite writers. Entertainment Weekly designated him “the funniest person in America” and placed him on the “It List” of the hottest celebrities in show business. He graced the cover of Time magazine as one the top 50 movers and shakers online. He’s the winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, a Peabody, and more Webby awards than any other individual or organization. Considered a one-of-a-kind comedy legend throughout th
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- Founder of the iconic comedy empire The Onion
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With The Onion, Scott Dikkers created the original “fake news” platform and grew it into one of today’s most recognized co
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Scott Dikkers
American comic writer
Scott Dikkers (born March 1, 1965) is an American comedy writer, speaker and entrepreneur. He was co-owner of The Onion,[1] and is the publication's longest-serving editor-in-chief, holding the position from 1988–1999, 2005–2008, and as General Manager / Vice President of Creative Development from 2012–2014.[2][3] He currently heads the "Writing with The Onion" program in partnership with The Onion and The Second City in Chicago.[4]
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Born in 1965 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Scott Dikkers is the author or co-author of several best-selling[citation needed] humor books including "How to Write Funny". He is also the creator and artist of the comic strip Jim's Journal, which was syndicated to college newspapers from 1987–1997. Dikkers has also written and directed several films, including episodes of "The Onion News Network" web videos (2007) and the independent features Spaceman (1997), and Bad Meat (2003), starring Chevy Chase. Scott currently runs online course
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