by jmcinnis | Jun 8, 2012 | A. Humor Writing
Last weekend I took a break from comedy writing to do laundry, and so I ran over to the store to get some bleach. I asked the cashier what aisle the bleach was in, and she sent me TO THE COSMETIC AISLE. It took me a minute to think of what kind of bleach you get in...
by jmcinnis | Jun 1, 2012 | A. Humor Writing
Okay, it’s been 6 weeks since my last comedy writing blog – that’s what happens when you have a BUSY April and May for keynotes. It’s a good year for comedy! I just finished my quarterly newsletter titled “Jans article – Comedy Wisdom”, so I’m focusing this blog...
by jmcinnis | Apr 18, 2012 | A. Humor Writing
Sure it’s important to know WHO you’re talking to, so you can inject appropriate jokes and humor, but don’t forget to look at your surroundings and bring the WHERE into the equation. I just had an event for a health care group this week and it was held in a hotel...
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 | Mar 23, 2012 | C. Humor Delivery
So you’ve worked and worked on some killer material. Great! But you’ve got to REMEMBER the joke in order to, well, get people to laugh. I have a couple of memory techniques that I use. Say it out loud FAST. Run through your jokes fast, so that you can get them down to...
