by jmcinnis | Dec 11, 2015 | B. Research Techniques
As for funny things, that’s not only the name of a popular book, but it’s a philosophy for finding humor. One of the shows I performed at this week was for 600 women at a church. The crowd was so big that they turned the men’s room into a ladies...
by jmcinnis | Nov 10, 2015 | B. Research Techniques
So I’m in Las Vegas for a gig today and I thought I’d look for 5 funny things that I can joke with. If you get into a habit of looking for the funny, then it becomes easier and easier until you’re doing it automatically. So here’s 5 funny things in Vegas. . . 1, Sushi...
by jmcinnis | May 25, 2015 | A. Humor Writing
Since my jokes are set-up punch, as opposed to comedy stories, I’ve started turning them into cartoons. I wrote this joke from a real-life incident in which I really was on the committee for my h.s. graduation. . . only it wasn’t the cheerleaders...
by jmcinnis | Jan 31, 2014 | B. Research Techniques
Looking at WHERE people are sitting Can give you great comedy material to kick off your speech. I’m doing a comedy show for a group and they told me that the top sales guys and gals are sitting at the front tables. That got me to thinking. . .where are the...
by jmcinnis | Oct 4, 2013 | B. Research Techniques
One of the best research techniques I know of to find humor is to LISTEN. Because most people are so busy talking that they don’t listen to what’s going on around them! Here’s how I found humor just by listening this past week. The speaker...
