Olaf Falafel: The Seriously Silly Art of Being Stupid

About this episode

Olaf Falafel joins Steve Otis Gunn for a humorous discussion about comedy, children's literature, and the creative process.

Olaf Falafel gaslit his own mother into believing she had a serious wind problem using a remote-control fart machine with a subwoofer — and has somehow turned that energy into an award-winning career in children's books and stand-up. Olaf Falafel is a comedian, illustrator, and author known for his Edinburgh Fringe shows, the Dave Funniest Joke at the Fringe 2019, and children's books including Old MacDonald Heard a Fart, Poo on a Pogo Stick, and the Trixie Pickle Art Avenger series. His new graphic novel The Far Out Five is out now, and his family show — Olaf Falafel's Stupidest Super Stupid Show, is currently on tour. Why comedians make better children's authors than celebrities — and why the crossover is more natural than the publishing industry admits The origin of Old MacDonald Heard a Fart — how singing it on the school run with his daughters turned into an actual book deal How to achieve the perfect duck fart Why winning the Dave Funniest Joke at the Fringe brought death threats Why Lost is the show he'd erase from history — and the years he spent downloading it on Limewire before the ending stole everything back What it means to draw 200-page graphic novels while watching…

People in this episode

Host: Steve Otis Gunn

Guest: Olaf Falafel

Topics covered

• comedy
• children's books
• stand-up
• illustration
• misheard lyrics
• touring
• celebrity culture

Keywords

• Olaf Falafel
• Steve Otis Gunn
• comedy
• children's books
• illustration
• misheard lyrics
• stand-up
• graphic novels

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Old MacDonald Heard a Parp, Trixie Pickle Art Avenger, The Far Out Five

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