The Onion, which declares itself “America’s Finest News Source,” has become a go-to for news satire.
Scott Dikkers, the founder and editor-in-chief of the popular publication, will deliver a lecture at 7:30 tonight in the Whittenberger Auditorium in the Indiana Memorial Union.
The lecture will be open to the public, according to Union Board.
The talk is organized by Union Board, the governing body for the IMU and the largest student-programming organization on ?campus.
The Onion is America’s longest lasting humor ?publication.
Dikkers will talk about how he achieved success and how much opportunity college students have to start something similar to the Onion.
His talk will be titled “The Funny Story Behind the Funny Stories,” ?according to the release.
Dikkers is a recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, a Peabody and more than 30 Webby Awards.
Dikkers is also the best-selling author of the Onion’s two books “Our Dumb Century” and “Our Dumb World,” according to the ?release.
Dikkers has also performed on the popular sketch-comedy series “Saturday Night Live” and has written and directed two feature films.
Before founding the Onion, Dikkers both wrote and illustrated a daily comic strip called “Jim’s Journal”, according to the release.
Union Board estimates the lecture will last approximately one hour, followed by up to an hour of questions and answers.
Anna Hyzy
