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 | Feb 27, 2012 | C. Humor Delivery
Okay, I’m not too keen on Improv comedy. Maybe because I spend too much time writing jokes, or maybe it was my experience with an Improv comedy troupe years ago. I was doing a show at a comedy club, and the Improv troupe who was going on ahead of me took up the entire...
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...
