The new series of Newsjack starts next month. They accept open submissions for topical comedy sketches and one-liners, so anyone can have a go at writing for radio. If they use your sketch then you'll get a proper credit and be paid at standard BBC rates. Several Newsjack writers have gone on to become full-time comedy writers, so it's a great opportunity. As an added bonus, there's a chance that your sketch will be read by ARE NADIA.
My comedy is mostly observational or reactionary and comes completely organic from me trying to be a cunt. Trying to think of funny things to write down or say is fucking difficult.
For example, a guy I used to be close friends with who fell out with our group at large because we had the audacity to be honest with him about the parentage of his new GF's baby has just became a step father to said baby. Still in denial though.
They've called it Hope. My first reaction to seeing this on FB was to reply, "Congratualtions, mate. Happy for you! Lets "Hope" you never need a kidney, though."
Cue a block, delete and then about 50 PMs telling me I made them wet their pants. I don't even think that is very funny, I was being snide. Is this the kind of shit they look for as "one liners"?
>>6114 I'm assuming with a name like Newsjack they'll be wanting things like spoof news headlines.
>Cameron flies Easyjet to Algarve; says it was the cheapest way to fly to Spain
>This just in: It's a large pepperoni pizza with garlic bread
The things I write down with deadly seriousness in my diary when I'm having severe bout of depression are often quite funny. The line "Human beings are just very pretentious mud." has really stuck with me.
>>6115 >New poll of Labour party members shows Ghost of Thatcher still more popular than Liz Kendall.
>Australian cricket captain loses fortune on blackjack, still can't get more than 16.
>Lib Dems now officially smaller than blazin squad, and about as popular.
>Following more accusations of friendships with dangerous warmongers, Jeremy Corbyn denies every meeting Tony Blair.
>>6114 > My comedy is mostly observational or reactionary and comes completely organic from me trying to be a cunt.
Probably the funniest chap I've ever known swore that every little drop of hilarity that burst forth from him was just the product of a desire to amuse himself, usually by saying the [nastiest/least appropriate/cleverest/some amalgamation of the above] thing possible. It worked.
