Jon Macks

Jon Macks is the author of several books, including How To Be Funny: The One and Only Practical Guide for Every Occasion, Situation, and Disaster (no kidding) and Fuhgeddaboutit: How to Badda Boom, Badda Bing and Find Your Inner Mobster. He was the top writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno for all twenty-two years Jay was on the air. He has also written for the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, The Golden Globes, The Tony Awards, and for some of the nation's top comedians, politicians, corporate leaders, and sports commentators. Among the stars he writes for are Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Steve Martin, Hugh Jackman, Terry Bradshaw and Chris Rock. Jon lives in Los Angeles.