by jmcinnis | Nov 25, 2020 | A. Humor Writing
Yes, it’s now possible thanks to Zoom and virtual meetings! Last week I was the Master of Ceremonies for 2 multi-day events at the same time between 3 time zones. It was nuts, but I did it by doing a lot of “time zone math.” I had to invest in was...
by jmcinnis | Nov 5, 2020 | A. Humor Writing
Yep, that’s the way the world is running these days – zoom comedy! Who would’ve thought we could actually make money doing comedy in our living room??? Well we can and I am. So in my podcast this week, I’m offering 5 tips for zooming. Even if...
by jmcinnis | Oct 30, 2020 | A. Humor Writing
I had a wonderful opportunity to be a lecturer at the Humor and Communications class for Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis this week . . . I talked about using humor and gave the students some techniques to find humor fast. The reason I’m talking...
by jmcinnis | Oct 16, 2020 | A. Humor Writing
In my keynote Finding the Funny in Change, I talk about asking funnier questions to get funnier answers. It’s a way of practicing humor. If you ask boring questions, you’ve got nothing to work with. I also do a quick exercise in which I ask people what was...
by jmcinnis | Oct 9, 2020 | A. Humor Writing
Myself and comedian Frank King are starting a new podcast TODAY – Over 50 and F’ing Funny! We’re interviewing some of our comedian friends from the road who are, well, over 50. Some of these people have hit it big in comedy and some have not . . but...
by jmcinnis | Oct 1, 2020 | A. Humor Writing
Working from home isn’t a new concept for comedians . . . we work from home to write the jokes. PERFORMING from home, is totally different though. I’ve always joked that I’d like to do the shows from my living room . . . and now I am. Here’s a...
