by jmcinnis | Jan 31, 2014 | B. Research Techniques
Looking at WHERE people are sitting Can give you great comedy material to kick off your speech. I’m doing a comedy show for a group and they told me that the top sales guys and gals are sitting at the front tables. That got me to thinking. . .where are the...
by jmcinnis | Jan 10, 2014 | B. Research Techniques
I’m finally using technology for comedy. . .sort of! I got the new-to-me iPhone 5 (with Siri of course) and there’s a neat-o recording app that allows me to record comments. I know there’s been other recording devices, and this really isn’t a...
by jmcinnis | Jan 3, 2014 | A. Humor Writing
Some people like reading things that are funny, some people like hearing things that are funny, some people like seeing funny visuals. . .and some people like all of the above. As a result, I’m putting together some “How To” videos on joke writing. I call them The...
by jmcinnis | Dec 20, 2013 | A. Humor Writing
Well today I DIDN’T get hired for a comedy show because some client heard the word “fax” in one of my jokes and she didn’t like the reference. Really??? That joke still works great, and people still know what a fax is, in fact they still use ‘em! So do I freak out and...
by jmcinnis | Oct 4, 2013 | B. Research Techniques
One of the best research techniques I know of to find humor is to LISTEN. Because most people are so busy talking that they don’t listen to what’s going on around them! Here’s how I found humor just by listening this past week. The speaker...
