by jmcinnis | Aug 13, 2013 | A. Humor Writing
Who’s got a YouTube account? Yeah, like everyone on the planet – because so many people want to show their funny videos. And like almost everyone on the planet, I haven’t paid that much attention to it. . . until this week. I bought this inexpensive...
by jmcinnis | Jun 28, 2013 | A. Humor Writing
Most comedians think of their comedy in “bits” like I’ve got the “kids bit” or the “animals bit.” We group similar jokes together so that all the jokes flow together perfectly. Comedians come about writing their bits differently. I am very good at writing separate...
by jmcinnis | Jun 20, 2013 | A. Humor Writing
I’ve spent a lot of time sitting in seminars, conferences and keynotes listening for gems of wisdom from the speaker that I can turn into humor. Some of these speeches were great (I got to hear Robert Ballard talk about discovering the Titanic!), and some of them were...
by jmcinnis | Apr 23, 2013 | A. Humor Writing, B. Research Techniques
We don’t cost an arm and a leg, we just want your tows . . . is the ad I heard on the radio this week in Nebraska for, you guessed it, a towing company! I laughed out loud – sorta makes the whole towing process more palatable with a laugh. Okay, probably not, but...
by jmcinnis | Mar 1, 2013 | B. Research Techniques
Okay, it’s been a while since I’ve written in this blog. . I’ve been on the road with my comedy shows and humor keynotes running crazy – guess the humor marketing is working! I was last talking about using humor in your marketing by tying it to a funny item. And I...
