by jmcinnis | Sep 28, 2012 | B. Research Techniques
I’m co-staring in the “Baby Boomer Comedy Show; Clean Comedy For People Born Before Seat Belts, Safety Helmets and Facebook” with my comedian friend Kent Rader. We started out by just combing our comedy acts into a great 90-minute comedy show. The reviews have been...
by jmcinnis | Aug 24, 2012 | A. Humor Writing
Advice – that’s one thing I get asked A LOT, at least when it comes to comedy – not so much for cooking or doing handyman work around my house. I don’t do either of those very well, but I do have lots of people asking me for joke advice – out of the blue they’ll send...
by jmcinnis | Jul 20, 2012 | C. Humor Delivery
There aren’t many hard and fast rules in comedy, but one comedy rule you can’t get around is that comedy is subjective. . . everyone has a different idea of what’s funny and what’s not. For example, a friend of mine just had a liver transplant. He’s okay, but the told...
by jmcinnis | Jul 17, 2012 | A. Humor Writing
So a couple weeks ago I was hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park with some friends, and we took the traditional pictures. .. the 3 of us standing there smiling at the camera. But one of my friends also said she likes to do something different in the pictures to make...
by jmcinnis | Jun 29, 2012 | A. Humor Writing
I’ve wanted to write on this subject for a while, but I wasn’t sure how to get into it. And no, I’m not going to go into a lecture on stealing material (which you shouldn’t do – enough said). I started this humor writing blog for people who want tips on writing humor...
