Josh Kornbluth is a comedic monologuist, operating out of the San Francisco area. He was also the co-writer, co-director, and star of Haiku Tunnel (2003)—the office comedy that seems to bridge the gap from the film, Office Space to the TV series, The Office. This past fall, Josh Kornbluth released, Ben Franklin: Unplugged: … And Other Comic Monologues on Audible.com. I finally had an opportunity to listen to it and was so entertained, I had to stalk—I mean hunt down—I mean talk to Josh Kornbluth about his audiobook experiences. Eaton: Can you talk about your method for developing your monologues? Kornbluth: I developed them all through improvisations. I found when …

FOR THE HELL OF IT VOL 8 NO. 1 APAC, WORKSHOPS, PARTIES AND HOT DOGS! BY JOHNNY HELLER CHICAGO, IL MAY 2016…. First, I apologize for not having written in quite some time. I’ve been busy – sure – but who hasn’t?  If I’m going to write a blog then I need to write a blog! No more dilly-dallying. Well that’s enough for today… NO! It isn’t. Here’s the meat of today’s For the Hell of It.  Some of you were in Chicago the week of May 9th to participate in the APA’s convention (APAC), the AUDIES (Audies), the Naudies (Naudies) and, of course, my very own Johnny Heller’s 2n …

Reprinted with permission: By Any Other Nerd by Lance Eaton In the last post, I gushed an awful lot about narrators. I couldn’t help it. They have changed my life in profound ways. This week, we’ll explore a few other elements around narrators that aren’t necessarily as positive. Author as Narrator It needs to be said: most authors do not make good narrators, even when it comes to telling personal stories such as memoirs. There are definitely exceptions to the rule but usually when an author delivers a good narration, they have experience in radio or acting, thus transferring previously established skills. I root for authors as narrators but they …