Scott Dikkers
Scott Dikkers is a United States comedy writer and filmmaker. He was the founding editor of The Onion,[1] and the leading creative force behind the publication's rise from a local college newspaper to an internationally acclaimed humor brand name.[2] He co-owned The Onion from 1989–2001, and is the publication's longest-serving editor-in-chief, holding the position from 1988–1999 and 2005–2008.[3]
He is the author or co-author of several best-selling humor books. 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 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.
Dikkers has recently launched a cartoon website featuring general audience shorts, at www.Dikkers.com
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[edit] Books
- Onion books
- Our Dumb Century: 100 Years of Headlines From America's Finest News Source (editor-in-chief, co-writer) (1999, ISBN 0-609-80461-8)
- "The Onion's Finest News Reporting, Volume One" (co-editor with Robert D. Siegel, co-writer) (2000, ISBN 0-609-80463-4)
- "Dispatches from the Tenth Circle: The Best of The Onion" (co-writer) (2001, ISBN 0-609-80834-6)
- "Homeland Insecurity: The Onion Complete News Archives, Volume 17" (co-editor with Carol Kolb, co-writer) (2006, ISBN 0-307-33984-X)
- Our Dumb World (editor-in-chief, co-writer) (2007, ISBN 0-316-01842-2)
- "Destined For Destiny: The Unauthorized Autobiography of George W. Bush" (co-writer with Peter Hilleren) (2006, ISBN 0-7432-9966-3)
- You Are Worthless: Depressing Nuggets of Wisdom Sure to Ruin Your Day (credited to "Dr. Oswald T. Pratt and Dr. Scott Dikkers") (1999, ISBN 0-7407-0025-1)
- Jim's Journal cartoon collections (all strips and books credited to "Jim")
- I Went to College and It Was Okay: A Collection of Jim's Journal Cartoons (1991, ISBN 0-8362-1867-1)
- I Got a Job and It Wasn't That Bad: The Second Collection of Jim's Journal Cartoons (1993, ISBN 0-8362-1709-8)
- I Made Some Brownies and They Were Pretty Good: The Third Jim's Journal Collection (1995, ISBN 0-8362-1776-4)
- I Got Married If You Can Believe That: The Fourth Collection of Jim's Journal Cartoons (1996, ISBN 0-8362-1029-8)
- I Feel Like a Grown-Up Now: The Fifth Jim's Journal Collection (1998, ISBN 0-8362-5184-9)
- The Pretty Good Jim's Journal Treasury: The Definitive Collection of Every Published Cartoon 1999, ISBN 0-7407-0007-3)
- "Plebes" cartoon collections (all strips and books credited to "L. T. Horton")
- "The Ascent of Plebes" (1990, ISBN 0-962626258-1-7)
- "Plebes: The Cartoon Guide for College Guys" (2001, ISBN 0-7407-1851-7)
- "Kimberly Crotchet, Librarian of Tomorrow (co-writer and artist with James Sturm), 1988, self-published.[4]
- "Commix" (co-writer with James Sturm, Chris Ware, J. Keen, Kathryn Rathke, Jay Rath, J. Keen), 1988, self-published.[4]
[edit] Filmography
| Film | Year | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Spaceman | 1997 | feature |
| The Astounding World of the Future | 2000 | short |
| E-Day! | 2001 | short |
| The KIll | 2002 | short |
| Bad Meat | 2003 | feature |
| Ape Trouble | 2010 | short |
| Bright Lights, Big Steam | 2010 | short |
| Tycoon Tyke | 2010 | short |
[edit] References
- ^ "Not Necessarily the News - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 2000-01-23. http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jan/23/entertainment/ca-56608/9. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ IT'S QUITTING TIME FOR ONION'S DIKKERS, The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI), December 2000. Retrieved August 2011
- ^ Williams, Taryn, Onion co-founder extols the virtues of humor, Yale News, December 2001. Retrieved August 2011
- ^ a b [1][dead link]
