Dave Kornfeld on Comedy and Craft

If you are a fan of The Onion, specifically between 2008 and 208, there is a good chance you are a fan of Dave's work. Aside from his time working on the well-known satire and comedy paper, he has contributed to television, haunted house experiences, VR games, and most recently Marvel Snap and Lord of the Rings: Moira.

Dave and I chat about:

• Moving into comedy writing coming out of school,
• His time at The Onion and some of his most well-known work there,
• His time as Barack Obama's body double,
• His writing process and just "getting it out of the way",
• The importance of stories,
• Bringing humour into games, and
• The importance, power, and challenges of comedy.

Give it a listen!

Dave's Links:

-> ⁠⁠⁠Website

-> Autumn Man

-> ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠

-> The Visionary

-> Barack Obama Body Double Photo

The Corner of Story and Game:

-> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

-> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

-> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

-> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

-> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

-> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

-> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

-> Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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