by jmcinnis | Apr 6, 2012 | A. Humor Writing
Wooly mammoth and me! When I got into comedy almost 20 years ago, my friends thought it was cool. I vividly remember a party in which people egged me on to “tell a couple of my jokes.” So I did. And guess what? I got no laughs. The jokes I told were getting laughs in...
by jmcinnis | Jan 26, 2012 | A. Humor Writing
Yeah, a comedy movie made it to the Oscar nominations! Bridesmaids the comedy movie has been nominated. If you haven’t seen it, then I highly recommend it – the comedy is well written in a funny sort of way. Of course with any movie – especially some...
by jmcinnis | Jan 10, 2012 | A. Humor Writing
This past New Years eve was great fun, not only because of the friends I shared it with, but also because we laughed . . .A LOT. I’d like to say that it was high-brow humor, but what made us laugh the most was when my friend Susan tried to show us the constellations...
by jmcinnis | Nov 3, 2011 | A. Humor Writing
I’m writing this from an airplane 30,000 feet up! YEAH. .my life will get even better when all airplanes get internet access. . .I’m so haThe WHEN of joking I’m writing this from an airplane 30,000 feet up! YEAH. .my life will get even better when all airplanes get...
by jmcinnis | Oct 16, 2011 | A. Humor Writing
I like that TV show Modern Family because it shows just how non-normal most families are. And, depending on how non-non-normal your family is/was, it might have been bad for growing up, but it’s still great for comedy. In my last blog I talked about questions you can...
by jmcinnis | Sep 23, 2011 | A. Humor Writing
Networking can be BORING . . especially if you’re giving out the same information and asking the same standard (read: dull) questions. When you meet someone, or introduce a new employee or hand an award to someone, what’s the first bit of information we tend to give...
