by jmcinnis | Mar 10, 2010 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, C. Humor Delivery, D. Appropriate Humor, Funny Jokes, G. Topical Jokes, Workplace Humor
Okay, so you’ve got a big event coming up that you want to kick off by writing jokes about the event. The problem is, nothing they’ve told you is funny! Okay, forget about the present, and look to the past! If this event has taken place over a number of years, you can...
by jmcinnis | Mar 3, 2010 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, G. Topical Jokes
Here’s a blog post I wrote as a guest blogger a while ago. . .on the Incurrable Disease of Writing blog: http://www.missyfrye.net/Blog/?p=2653. So I’m re-posting it here. . . 3 easy ways to get over joke-writers block So I took like a month or so off of my...
by jmcinnis | Feb 5, 2010 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques
Here I am in one of my favorite places – Sedona, AZ. Away from all the current events!!! Topical jokes – jokes about current events – are a great way to freshen up a standard speech and make it sound like you just wrote the whole speech today. I started...
by jmcinnis | Dec 8, 2009 | A. Humor Writing, C. Humor Delivery, D. Appropriate Humor
Here I am sitting in Phoenix Airport today! Flight is late coming in from San Jose. . I’m headed to a show in Oklahoma. Ain’t travel fun! Okay, every once in a while, the jokes I write specifically for the group don’t hit. OWWW! Luckily I have so much...
by jmcinnis | Dec 2, 2009 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, D. Appropriate Humor
Now in talking about how to craft appropriate humor, I’ve hit on some of the things you should ask a client. I’ll get to more of those later, but right now, I’d like to focus on a few things that you DON’T ask your client. Some things don’t need to be asked and you...
by jmcinnis | Sep 23, 2009 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, D. Appropriate Humor
Okay, so I thought I was going to be be writing this joke writing blog from 30,000 feet up, but the “free” wireless on Delta didn’t cooperate. I Finally got online, but then the battery on my laptop died. . ahhhh. I did manage to get one email out to a couple people...
