# What I learned from writing jokes for The Onion

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxBloomington
- Speaker: Brian Janosch
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/brian_janosch_what_i_learned_from_writing_jokes_for_the_onion)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

How does The Onion comes up with satirical articles everyday? In this funny talk, Brian Janosch, a former editor at "America's Finest News Source," takes us into The Onion's writers' room and shares some lessons about how creative teams can work together and brainstorm successfully.

## Lectures

1. [What I learned from writing jokes for The Onion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/brian_janosch_what_i_learned_from_writing_jokes_for_the_onion/357539ba8290), 14 min (TED's player)