by jmcinnis | Nov 19, 2008 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, C. Humor Delivery, E. Emcee humor
Here’s a quick article I did on emceeing events for corporations and associations, and while it’s not just about comedy writing, I thought it would be nice to include. I do a ton of emceeing, and some day, you too will find yourself in that situation. . ....
by jmcinnis | Apr 27, 2007 | B. Research Techniques
Okay, I’ve sold TONS of material. . .wrote for radio for 10 years 500 stations. . .sooo, I started my writing blog by putting in some of the jokes that didn’t make it. . .here goes. JOKES I write a bunch of topical jokes every day for radio. . . some of...
by jmcinnis | Apr 26, 2007 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques
I write a bunch of topical jokes every day for radio. . . some of the good ones still don’t make it on for various reasons, so I’ll be posting ‘em here every day. Feel free to put ‘em on your site, just make sure I get the credit/link. Thanks! –Because of the VA...
by jmcinnis | Apr 25, 2007 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, D. Appropriate Humor
RULE 5: Twist the joke. Give out a real fact in the set up, and make up a crazy (exaggerated) fact in the punch line. A lot of times punch lines are grouped in threes with the crazy fact at the end. Three things just seems to have a good cadence. RULE 6: Speaking of...
by jmcinnis | Apr 24, 2007 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques
RULE 3: Be brief. Bill Cosby can go on for hours with a single joke. The rest of us should only include facts in the set-up that NEED to be there for the punch to work. Delete unneeded adjectives and prepositional phrases, so that all words pertain to the punch line....
by jmcinnis | Apr 23, 2007 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques, D. Appropriate Humor, G. Topical Jokes
The Anatomy of a Joke By comedienne and comedy writer Jan McInnis Want to add a few jokes to your next written piece? No problem. As a professional stand-up comedienne and writer who stays afloat by selling volumes of jokes each month (Clinton’s antics paid my...
