by jmcinnis | Jul 9, 2016 | Funny Jokes
I chatted on this comedy blog infrequently in the past couple of months. . .okay not at all. I’ve been in the middle of some comedy projects that are exciting but taking more focus than I can handle. So for funny this week, I thought with all the politics going...
by jmcinnis | Apr 11, 2016 | B. Research Techniques
In thinking about this comedy blog, I asked myself, “what have I laughed about recently?” Luckily as a comedian, I’m always looking for humor, and so I had a big list of funny things from just the past 7 days. Life goes by way too fast which means it’s important...
by jmcinnis | Jan 28, 2016 | A. Humor Writing
Yes, I tell jokes. I write jokes. I think Jokes. But that’s not the only way I use humor. . .you can be funny in other ways. Tell real stories. . . Real stories that really happened are hilarious – and they don’t have to be about you! I tell a funny story about having...
by jmcinnis | Jan 6, 2016 | B. Research Techniques
Funny jokes come out of pain. . . if you can stay present and see the humor. When we’re sick, we don’t feel like laughing, but that’s precisely the time we need to pay attention to finding the humor – because you’re looking at life from a different perspective. Some...
by jmcinnis | Dec 11, 2015 | B. Research Techniques
As for funny things, that’s not only the name of a popular book, but it’s a philosophy for finding humor. One of the shows I performed at this week was for 600 women at a church. The crowd was so big that they turned the men’s room into a ladies...
by jmcinnis | Dec 5, 2015 | C. Humor Delivery
In my line of work, there’s a lot of cold calling. Sure I get work through agents and bureaus, but the majority of my work i get through “dialing for dollars.” And while you may not need to make cold calls to bring in an income, you still will need...
by jmcinnis | Nov 27, 2015 | A. Humor Writing
On several occasions in my 20+ years of comedy, I’ve been performing at an event in which the food was an issue! As in the people who paid for dinner, didn’t get it. Once I actally went in for the sound check a couple hours early. It was just me and the hotel staff...
by jmcinnis | Nov 20, 2015 | A. Humor Writing
Get your pens ready! Tis the season. . . for the best comedy ideas on the planet because the holidays are upon us! So I dedicate this blog to 10 things you can safely joke about during the holidays – you’ll have LOTS of material if you pay attention. And no, you don’t...
by jmcinnis | Nov 10, 2015 | B. Research Techniques
So I’m in Las Vegas for a gig today and I thought I’d look for 5 funny things that I can joke with. If you get into a habit of looking for the funny, then it becomes easier and easier until you’re doing it automatically. So here’s 5 funny things in Vegas. . . 1, Sushi...
by jmcinnis | Jul 10, 2015 | Funny Jokes
Letting Go . . .Of joke ideas that aren’t working that is. And this is a hard one because, as we comics say when we come up with an idea for a joke we just know “there’s something there.” I’ve been working on a joke about “tribute bands” – you know bands that mimic a...
