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Dolly Parton helped comedian Jan McInnis move away from certain comedy club bookers and into bigger gigs. And the funny thing is, Dolly has no idea.
- Added: Feb 10, 2020
- Length: 04:15
Comedian Jan McInnis took a comedy writing class when she first got into comedy, and merely getting to the class gave her some comedy gold!
- Added: Feb 10, 2020
- Length: 03:14
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.
- Added: Mar 09, 2019
- Length: 03:20
What, if any, difference is there in comedy clubs that have more white or black audiences? Jan talks about her experience starting out in comedy.
- Added: Mar 09, 2019
- Length: 03:41
Selling jokes to Jay Leno for his Tonight Show monologue was always fun. Here's a fun story about it.
- Added: Mar 06, 2019
- Length: 02:12
Oprah’s show could boost your comedy career, and Jan had her crack at it! Hear how it turned out!
- Added: Dec 20, 2018
- Length: 04:21
A Valentine's Special from WNYC's Death, Sex & Money, hosted by Anna Sale.
Bought by KUT, KCPW Salt Lake City, KJZZ, KRPS, KUER and more
- Added: Jan 16, 2015
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 39
I was hired in 1974 to help Ginger Rogers learn her lines for the opening of “Forty Carats,” at the Drury Lane East Theatre in Chicago. And that’s...
- Added: Sep 21, 2013
- Length: 16:55
The story of dying my hair red on a whim and the way people reacted to me as a redhead.
- Added: Sep 17, 2013
- Length: 09:11
The imaginary travails of myself reacting to rude patrons making noise with candy wrappers, cell phones, and other rude behavior in public movie th...
- Added: Sep 17, 2013
- Length: 05:48
Gail describes her recent visit to an Irish bar in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood.
- Added: Aug 31, 2013
- Length: 15:20
This Story was told on July 10th, 2012 at Aubrey's Place in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans. Here, Elizabeth Steeby reminisces on the horrify...
- Added: Sep 24, 2012
- Length: 07:00
This story was first told on July 10, 2012, and later produced for radio broadcast by Laine Kaplan-Levenson and Nina Feldman. The theme of that eve...
- Added: Sep 23, 2012
- Length: 33:19
Hear what happens when good intentions are met with unanticipated outcomes, if not down right lessons in what not to do the next time. This show fe...
- Added: Feb 28, 2012
- Length: 28:18
- Purchases: 2
