About

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 of 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 the entertainment industry, he literally wrote the book on comedy, the bestselling How to Write Funny, which spawned a training center at the famed Second City in Chicago where he mentors young creators who have gone on to win Emmys, Grammys, and Oscars.

Other Works

  • How to Write Funny Characters

    2021
  • The Joke at the End of the World

    2020
  • How to Write Funniest

    2020
  • How to Write Funnier

    2019
  • Trump's America: Buy This Book and Mexico Will Pay for It

    2016
  • Destined for Destiny: The Unauthorized Autobiography of George W. Bush

    2006
  • Our Dumb Century

    1999
  • The Jim's Journal Treasury

    1999

Awards and Recognition

  • Thurber Prize for American Humor