by jmcinnis | Oct 30, 2020 | A. Humor Writing
I had a wonderful opportunity to be a lecturer at the Humor and Communications class for Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis this week . . . I talked about using humor and gave the students some techniques to find humor fast. The reason I’m talking...
by jmcinnis | Oct 16, 2020 | A. Humor Writing
In my keynote Finding the Funny in Change, I talk about asking funnier questions to get funnier answers. It’s a way of practicing humor. If you ask boring questions, you’ve got nothing to work with. I also do a quick exercise in which I ask people what was...
by jmcinnis | Oct 9, 2020 | A. Humor Writing
Myself and comedian Frank King are starting a new podcast TODAY – Over 50 and F’ing Funny! We’re interviewing some of our comedian friends from the road who are, well, over 50. Some of these people have hit it big in comedy and some have not . . but...
by jmcinnis | Oct 1, 2020 | A. Humor Writing
Working from home isn’t a new concept for comedians . . . we work from home to write the jokes. PERFORMING from home, is totally different though. I’ve always joked that I’d like to do the shows from my living room . . . and now I am. Here’s a...
by jmcinnis | Sep 25, 2020 | A. Humor Writing
If something’s boring, we make the comment – “it’s like watching grass grow” or “it’s like watching paint dry.” BUT growing grass actually can be funny . . .or at least interesting. I got this cool app on my phone that...
