Quote: Moobear @ 9th October 2020, 7:44 AM
Is it unusual for them to use a sketch and a GWBW on the same story (Poundland ouija boards)?
Not that unusual, thinking back to grumbles about previous series. Although, I always supposed the reason it happened was that they intended to choose one or the other but then both got big laughs in the recording so they kept both. Obviously that wasn't the case in this new format.
In general, I am really not a fan of GWBW as a format. They always feel so clunky, take too long to deliver and the punchline rarely feels worth it. I also find them really hard to write too, probably for those reasons.
I always much preferred the Jackapp vox pops format from many series ago - at their best, they could be like a little micro sketch as a oneliner that revealed something about the character delivering it. And even at their worst, they were just breaking news oneliners delivered in a regional accent.