• 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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John Kinde said it: “Blue humor is a comedy cop out.”

Posted on September 2nd, 2010 by JJR

I’m amazed at the paucity of language among so many young comics. Take away the “F” word and they’re speechless. When used in the right context with the right timing, it’s a versatile word that can double for almost any part of speech—verb, noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb and interjection. It has the hard consonant sound of funny words, and it often gets nervous laughter even when it hasn’t earned it.

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Build on Historical Events to Write Fast Funny Comedy & Humor

Posted on August 11th, 2010 by JJR

The nice thing about developing items based on historical events is that you already have a plot and a story you can work with. Don’t sweat the accuracy of your take on the event. Just keep it close enough so the nitpickers won’t think you’re ignorant.

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To Study the Art of Gentle Sarcasm, Read The Double –Jack Murders by Patrick F. McManus

Posted on June 28th, 2010 by JJR

For an instructive sampling of Patrick McManus work, read The Deer on a Bicycle, excursions into the writing of humor. While humor often suffers from analysis, the author offers examples of his funny stuff with commentary on how it was constructed and what makes them work.

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