American Comedy Writing Convention

American Comedy Writing Convention The Midwest's annual all-day educational and networking conference for comedians, writers, improvisors, humorists, actors and generally funny people.

The theme of the third annual American Comedy Writing Convention is "Find Your Voice!", and on April 11th, from 9am to 6:30pm, you'll get a chance to explore the many ways to do that, in workshops, hands-on activities and panel discussions led by some of the Twin Cities' hardest-working and most respected talent. A full schedule of events will be announced shortly, and registration is OPEN -- chec

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07/07/2026

Answering questions from the mailbag:

Dear comedy guy,
Help! how do I write (lots ) more material??
I need to double the length of my show and it takes forever to come up with funny stuff for the act.
Signed,
Cal in Kalamazoo

Dear Cal,
No worries - much of what I do is help acts write new material, sometimes a whole new show. Here is what I tell students who want to double the funny:
1. Write more. Lots more. Are you writing everyday? Are you free writing, brainstorming and going three levels deep before giving up on a premise?
2. Get a writing partner or group.
3. Sharpen and deepen your character/ viewpoint.
3a. Explore your own weaknesses ans prejudices.
4. Work your way through a comedy writing book.*
5. Get a Netflix contract for a one hour show.
6. Trust yourself
7. Get dark. Very dark.
8 write your act as a stage show (fringe?) or as a book.
9. You can deduct mileage.
10. Teach a class.
11. Its work. Treat it that way

Dave

(* I can suggest some titles)

02/21/2026

If you want to see me speaking at Marscon (Bloomington, Mn) I'll be on the following panels
* The Lies We Tell: Authors Edition
* The Dystopian Future is Now
* Comedy Writing
* Write More Badly!!
-Dave

01/05/2026

I am starting up two online comedy classes this month; one for pro's and another for beginners.
The pro class will cover advanced things like creating a new piece, editing, polishing and how to increase your humor out put.
The beginning class will cover joke writing, creating routines, and tools to get stated.
Pro class will be once a week, during the work day ( central time) and the beginner class will be on a weeknight, likely M, Tue or thu. Drop a note in the comments if you'd like an invite to either class

01/05/2026

Looking forward to reading this:
the comedy writer's COMPANION -- John Vorhaus

12/17/2025

Our local (mn) group:
(link in comments)

How is Donald Trump is like a gas station hot dog?
12/17/2025

How is Donald Trump is like a gas station hot dog?

Donald Trump is like a gas station hot dog:
1. cheap and orange
2. both have been there for a suspiciously long time
3.large white buns
4. A lil melty
5. seems like a good idea - when you're drunk
6. Oddly popular with people in gas stations

12/17/2025
A little gift for you:
12/17/2025

A little gift for you:

00:00 Introduction00:27 Curtain open / Bill in bed02:50 The lean effect which you have just seen03:56 Now is this 'New Theater'?04:32 Bill in bed05:18 Profou...

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