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A Cher Concert and Comedy
Cher’s concert led to some weird connections for comedian Jan McInnis. Here’s how. . .
read moreHollywood Extra Work
Comedian Jan describes some of the “extra work” she’s done for TV, movies, and commercials to make extra money. It’s a mix of boring, degrading and interesting!
read moreWe’ll Just Make Them . . .
You can’t make people do anything at a comedy show.
read morePerforming with Julio
Being the opening comedian for big name stars isn’t all that glamorous! Here’s one of Jan’s stories about it.
read moreCruising the High Seas
Cruise ships are a GREAT place for comedians to work. Here’s a little of the inside scoop on comedy and cruise ships.
read moreTelling the Truth in Comedy
Covering for a bad comedy show is tempting, but not advised.
read moreMaxipad Comedy
Jan has performed comedy for hundreds of companies…some unusual ones. Some has to make maxipads!
read moreCovering My Butt
When you’re emceeing for a week, and none of the shows are going well, you need to figure out how to cover your butt. Here’s what Jan did.
read moreBlack Versus White Clubs
Is there a difference in performing in clubs where the audiences is mostly white or mostly black? Jan has performed in all sorts of clubs. Here’s one story about that.
read moreJokes For Leno
Jan has sold tons of comedy material to everyone from the Tonight Show monologue with Jay Leno to greeting cards, syndicated cartoon strips, radio, and even guests on the Jerry Springer Show (her parents are proud!). Here’s how one of those jokes helped her out.
read more1500 People and Me
Jan’s first big group, 1500 people, and a lot riding on the line. She’s being reviewed so she can get into corporate work but the crowd isn’t corporate, it’s more of a bar crowd. And the guy who booked her seems to not want her to do well.
read moreA Handful of Comment Cards
Not all comedy shows go great. Sometimes you wind up with a handful of very bad comment cards. Jan had this happen early on in her career. . .it wasn’t fun.
read moreComedy One Nighters
Comics do a lot of one nighters. . . no, it’s not what you think it is.
read moreThe Laugh Factory in LA
One of the most prestigious comedy clubs in the country and comedian Jan McInnis gets her shot on stage. Hear how this turns out!
read moreComedian Karma
Comedians do believe in Karma, and when a comedian is kind of harsh with Jan, she is patient. . .and that pays off. But, yeah, it’s hard to be nice sometimes!
read moreMe and Oprah
Oprah’s show could boost your comedy career, and comedain Jan had her crack at it! Hear how it turned out!
read moreMy First Big Comedy Emcee Gig
Emceeing in a comedy club is the first step in your career. And you think you’re ready to emcee in the big clubs with 5 minutes of material and 2 months of stage time? Well, maybe not. Jan found out the hard way!!
read moreComedy and the Fairmont Hotel
Comedy club accommodations usually ain’t that great, though if you work at it long enough, comedy comes full-circle! But sometimes you have to leave the safe things that you like, and put up with some stuff you don’t like, to get to what you really, really like!
read moreJay Leno Comedy Challenge
Comedians across the country got their start with this contest! Here’s how it went down for Jan.
read moreWelcome & Introduction of Comedian Jan
Comedian and Comedy Writer Jan McInnis gives you a quick welcome and intro on her and her podcast.
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