Comedian Stories: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes show

Comedian Stories: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes

Summary: Unique comedy stories from an unknown comedian who’s made her living telling and selling jokes for over 2 decades. From bombing to working with celebrities, and performing in weird venues Jan tells you the inside scoop on being a true working comedian, and she does it with stories in under 5 minutes. She also talks about selling comedy material to everyone from the Tonight Show to guests on the Jerry Springer Show Each podcast ends with a “lesson learned” take-away tip that is appropriate for everyone, even if you’re not a comedian.

Podcasts:

 Comedy & The Thunder | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:13

Comedy can happen anywhere. . . even following a male stripper show. Jan talks working in Vegas and meeting the Thunder From Down Under dancers.

 Standing Your Ground | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:42

Comedians deal with all sorts of entertainment people. . . most are great, but every once in a while you get someone who's out to cheat you. Here's one of Jan's stories.

 Being a Woman in Comedy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:47

One of the most popular questions people ask female comedians is "what's it like to be a woman in comedy?" Jan answers that question based on her over 25 years of being a comedian.

 Bad Comedy Introductions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:55

A bad introduction for your comedy show can sink you! The audience need to know who or what is coming to the stage. Jan's had some terrible introductions. . . here's a few.

 Comedy in a Mall | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:34

Comedy is performed in all sorts of strange venues. Here's comedian Jan McInnis's story of her mall comedy debut.

 Getting into Corporate Comedy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:30

Comedy Clubs to corporate comedy is a move that some comedians want to do, but it usually doesn't happen all at once. Here's 1 way comedian Jan McInnis did it.

 Emceeing for Companies | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:46

Comedians know how to emcee in a club, but emceeing for corporations at, for example, an awards banquet is a whole new animal! Here's how comedian Jan McInnis did on her first big corporate emcee gig.

 Writing Industry Specific Jokes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:50

Writing jokes to kick off a corporate show is a great way to connect immediately with an audience. Here’s how Jan started doing it.

 Comedy and Beans | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:26

Comedy shows work for just about any group. . . including people who grow beans! Listen as Jan talks about her show for bean people . . .and no she didn't do any tasteless jokes!

 Comedy Competitions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:37

Comedy competitions have been going on for decades. Here's Jan's take on one she got into.

 A Cher Concert and Comedy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:40

Cher’s concert led to some weird connections for comedian Jan McInnis. Here’s how. . .

 Hollywood Extra Work | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:56

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 . . . | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:51

You can't make people do anything at a comedy show. 

 Performing with Julio | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:04

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 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 04:49

Cruise ships are a GREAT place for comedians to work. Here's a little of the inside scoop on comedy and cruise ships.

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