Number 2 buyer of Lime Pickle right here. Considering getting the 'award' on a t shirt.

Would you like an award-winning mash up of news and pop culture to deal with the current shitshow that the world is in? Well you’re in luck as a BRAND NEW series of #TheSkewer starts tonight 11.15 on BBC Radio 4. Also BBC Sounds. Enjoy.

The Skewer - Series 13 - Liability Lineker and The Eurovision Fishing Rights Contest. - BBC Sounds Jon Holmes remixes the news into a satirical current affairs comedy concept album.

The final #TheSkewer of the series and as you might expect it ends on a heartbreaking high.
You can also enjoy Francis Urquhart putting the boot into Gary Lineker from us.
( @stucooper1.bsky.social @swerytd.bsky.social and me)
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@skynewsrss.bsky.social 'Ents and Arts' section. Top 3 stories: GBH, sex trafficking and rape. "Excuse me, officer. I'm lost. Can you tell me how to get to a movie review?"

The Skewer - Series 13 - Starmer Turns Right, and a Mission from God. - BBC Sounds Jon Holmes remixes the news into an award-winning comedy concept album.

If you missed this week's #TheSkewer here it is on BBC Sounds. And it even includes a couple of bits from us having a go at Keir, which he probably deserves.
(us being @stucooper1.bsky.social @swerytd.bsky.social and me)

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BBC Radio 4 - The Skewer, Series 13, Alca-Trump Prison, Reform the Children, and Nosfaragetu Jon Holmes brings you the week's biggest stories like you've never heard them before.

New #TheSkewer from BBC Radio 4 tackles your week’s news by musically and comprehensively throwing its bollocks into a news-skip. And if Radio 4 had a Bluesky account, they’d say I couldn’t post that. 11.15pm Radio4. Obvs also & @bbcsounds.bsky.social *waves*

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Following the 30th series of Breaking the News, we'll be joined by Ellie Hayward and @swerytd.bsky.social, who run courses to help writers gain their first credit on the show. If you have a question for them, please send us a voice note of you asking it to RejectPilePod@gmail.com!

BBC Radio 4 - The Skewer, Series 13, Elections, 100 Days of Trump, and Trans Labyrinth The news remixed. This week - Elections, 100 Days of Trump, and Trans Labyrinth.

And we have another episode of #TheSkewer coming up on BBC Radio 4 at 11:15pm tonight… www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Credit where credit's due Reproduction of article from https://www.comedy.

Those very nice people at British Comedy Guide have published another article from me to their excellent Pro Site - Pro articles are only available to members, so it's on LinkedIn for anyone else that would like to have a read.

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oh no but we all have so much to live for

Just found a year 5 activity list for my lad. We're a bit behind, but I reckon we can do all this over the weekend.

The Skewer - Series 13 - Gender, Easter, and The Dead Pope's Society. - BBC Sounds The week's news - satirically remixed. This week: The wrong toilets and a dead Pope.

You have listened to this week's episode of #theskewer right? Good. I did a bit on Trump in Last One Laughing which the audio sorcerers of Team Skewer worked their magic on. Great ep!
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It's a beauty! And it features some work from my writing partner, Mike Arber 👏

Jonathan Pie, trainers I can't afford and Sooty. Instagram knows me so well.

Forgot I was on a phone call about council tax

Them: What band are you in

Me: Erm, The Charlatans

Them: Your council tax band?

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All you need to know about me and procrastination: I've just called the Speaking Clock. #amwriting #scriptwriting #comedywriting #whatthehellamIdoingwithmylife

BBC Radio 4 - Illuminated, Fantasy Park: Fifty Years On The greatest rock concert ever? Bob Harris hears the story.

Fan of music? Fan of history? Fan of music history that you’ve probably never even heard of? Revisit the biggest concert ever stated fifty years on, with recently unearthed behind the scenes footage from 1975’s #FantasyPark in a thing we’ve weaved. 7.15pm @bbcradio4 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

rejection because nobody's ever written about it before

Anyone, and there's effing loads of us, that didn't manage to get anything on tonight's episode of BBC DMs Are Open; @5teviem.bsky.social has written some excellent words which will hopefully offer some comfort.

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Congrats! It's so tough getting on this show. The BBC should hand out a 'double credit'. Just reread my entry for this week and I can 100% say rejection was a sound move! Keeping em crossed for next week. Great cast too - looking forward to it.

I have a chess age of 3.

Not only have I got a favourite tea towel, but I find myself putting it to the top of the pile after washing it, so I use it more often. It's an absolute belter of a tea towel though. The phrase 'absolute belter' answers the 2nd question.

Do robots have to tick a box to confirm they aren't a human?

The power of Crufts compels you.

Dave Cohen in tribute: Bill Dare - British Comedy Guide

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I don't believe in mirror culls.

Came to your second show this afternoon with my grumpy teenager, who forgot he's grumpy and laughed his ass off for an hour at his 1st ever comedy show. We loved it.

M: “007, we have a mission of utmost importance, you need to deliver this, before 8pm tomorrow” #bond #amazon

British Comedy Guide's Gag of the Week. Ten pounds is mine. Alllll mine. #boast #boastyboast #boastard

A news article from Metro: Every screen tested in McDonalds has traces of poo Metro UK has tested the customer touch screens in eight McDonalds restaurants in the UK. They found traces of faecal bacteria found in poo on every screen as well as a host of other bacteria. McDonalds say that screens are cleaned regularly.

Roses are red
Violets are blue...

James Cary covered this well in a BCG article. Of course these rules get broken, especially as a sitcom grows, but for a first series they're critical to get from idea to outline to script.
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