Janmcinnis

LATEST ARTICLES ( 94 )

• Letting Go!!

  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... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2015 HUMOR

• One of the Funniest Comedians Out There!!!

  

  One of the funniest comedians is interviewed here! Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2015 HUMOR

• Jokes into Cartoons

  

  Since my jokes are set-up punch, as opposed to comedy stories, I've started turning them into cartoons. I wrote this joke from a real-life incident in which I... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 HUMOR

• Comedy Writing Tips From a Comedy Writing Pro

  

  comedy tips from a comedy writer who's written for everyone! Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 HUMOR

• Finding the Funny in a Script

  

  here's some quick tips on comedy writing for your script Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 HUMOR

• King of Comedy

  

  There are some people you meet in your lifewho make a huge impact on the direction you take; you can’t imagine what would’ve happened if your paths had not... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 HUMOR

• An Interview with a Late Night TV Writer

  

  Okay you all have heard my writing tipsfor years, so it’s time to get a different perspective. I’ve got a lot of friends who write for a living – TV writers,... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2015 HUMOR

• Five (Of The Many) Reasons Jon Stewart Is Funny

  

  Jon Stewart’s announcement that he’s moving on from the Daily Show was hard to hear, because he really built up the show and created a HUGE following. He got... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2015 HUMOR

• 6 Topics for Comedy Emceeing A Holiday Event

  

  So you’ve got to keep the companyholiday party rocking and rolling along without having everyone snoring? Here’s some things you can joke about safely and... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2014 HUMOR

• Finding the Funny

  

  Yes that’s the name of my firsthumor writing book (Finding the Funny Fast), and it’s also the prominent words in a couple of my keynotes (Finding the Funny in... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2014 HUMOR

• Using What Works Against You

  I just read an article about a guy whocontrols his tourettes syndrome by doing stand up comedy – I always thought stand-up comedy ENCOURAGED people to cuss. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 HUMOR

• The Only Rule Of Comedy

  I’ve been away from my blog for a while. . my apologies.Turns out writing a book in 3 months causes you to never want to write anything AGAIN. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 HUMOR

• New Book Alert: Convention Comedian

  yes I’ve been quite about joke writing for a few months because all my comedy energies have been stuffed into book writing. And now it’s here; my new book title... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2014 HUMOR

• 8 Uses for Comedy Writing

  Okay, so you still aren’t sold on using comedy?Maybe you think it’s just for comedians, because we know how to do this and you don’t. Or maybe you’re just in to... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2014 HUMOR

• Comedy Writing and Location

  Looking at WHERE people are sittingCan 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... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2014 HUMOR

• Recording Jokes

  I’m finally usingtechnology 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... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 HUMOR

• Anatomy of a Joke Video

  Some people likereading things that are funny, some people like hearing things that are funny, some people like seeing funny visuals. . .and some people like al... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2014 HUMOR

• Comedy Critiques

  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??? Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2013 HUMOR

• Using Your Ears For Comedy

  

  One of the bestresearch 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 aroun... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 HUMOR

• Type-Casting in Comedy

  

  Comedian Jan McInnis makes ‘em laugh at the Central California Women’s ConferenceYou ever see those actorsthat you can’t remember their names, but they’re in... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2013 HUMOR