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Getting into Corporate Comedy
Comedy Clubs to corporate comedy is a move that some comedians want to do, but...
Emceeing for Companies
Comedians know how to emcee in a club, but emceeing for corporations at, for...
Writing Industry Specific Jokes
Writing jokes to kick off a corporate show is a great way to connect...
Comedy and Beans
Comedy shows work for just about any group. . . including people who grow...
Comedy Competitions
Comedy competitions have been going on for decades. Here's Jan's take on one...
A Cher Concert and Comedy
Cher’s concert led to some weird connections for comedian Jan McInnis. Here’s how. . .
Hollywood 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!
We’ll Just Make Them . . .
You can’t make people do anything at a comedy show.
Performing with Julio
Being the opening comedian for big name stars isn’t all that glamorous! Here’s one of Jan’s stories about it.
Cruising 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.
Telling the Truth in Comedy
Covering for a bad comedy show is tempting, but not advised.
Maxipad Comedy
Jan has performed comedy for hundreds of companies…some unusual ones. Some has to make maxipads!
Covering 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.
Black 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.
Jokes 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.
1500 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.
A 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.
Comedy One Nighters
Comics do a lot of one nighters. . . no, it’s not what you think it is.
The 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!
Comedian 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!