• Jack Rawlins


    To help myself and others write bawdy comedy and humor, I use the tools, tips and techniques of the pros--and I provide lots of good (and some bad) examples. Hey, it's a learning experience for me too.

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Try Different Formats when You Write Comedy & Humor

Posted on May 3rd, 2010 by JJR

There are a lot of ways to tell a funny story. Once you have a solid premise– your opinion, slant, or insight about a topic, person place or thing–don’t lock you brain on only one way of presenting it.

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To write comedy & humor, take what’s usual–then twist it.

Posted on March 2nd, 2010 by JJR

A lot of fiction has been written about people with superpowers. Usually the superpower is presented as an asset. Like a voyeur with x-ray vision, for example.

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Comedy & Humor Writers Are Rewriters

Posted on February 24th, 2010 by JJR

“Keep writing and writing and writing. Don’t fall in love with your stuff. And keep working on it. Keep rewriting. Rewriting is everything,”

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True Confessions of a Humorist

Posted on February 19th, 2010 by JJR

After over forty years of writing and producing all types of marketing communications materials–and at the same time working as a belly-to-belly sales rep–I had an epiphany: I would rather make people laugh than make them buy stuff.

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Posted on October 9th, 2009 by JJR

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