Quote: Chappers @ 17th February 2014, 10:39 PM GMT

Is there anyone here who wants to collaborate on sketches?

I often get some good ideas of stories to spoof and get several good lines but not enough for a decent sketch? I'm struggling with about 3 at the moment.

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Quote: AndyGilder @ 18th February 2014, 1:36 PM GMT

I could probably help with punchlines for stuff, but sketch writing is my Achilles heel, sadly.

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I can put sketches together but they just don't have enough jokes. Happy to work together with you and Andy if you want to try one sketch together as a three - I see Newsrevue have sent requests for this week, but I haven't had a chance to go through them yet. I guess we'd need to agree on which story in the first instance.

I don't know who they've got directing this run, but they don't half send out some serious, nay heartwrenching, stuff out in the requests and expect you to "make it funny"!

Yes, I wondered about the comic potential of people dying before they go on holiday and poisoning themselves online, too...

Quote: beaky @ 18th February 2014, 8:21 PM GMT

Yes, I wondered about the comic potential of people dying before they go on holiday and poisoning themselves online, too...

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I thought that was a terrible subject to joke about but the Neknomination subject is ideal as the twats bring it on themselves.

Quote: beaky @ 18th February 2014, 8:21 PM GMT

Yes, I wondered about the comic potential of people dying before they go on holiday and poisoning themselves online, too...

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Yeah I thought that some of it looks a bit off, though I guess it's how you approach it. They're not even saying that there is any humour to be found there, just asking for writers to try and find some...

To be honest death and misfortune can usually be found somewhere with virtually all 'serious' news stories.

Enough deaths/illness/depression/etc can probably be linked to things like the economy and weather in recent years.

Why not just stick stuff up in critique like in the good old days, when the forum was run on penny farthing and posts were updated by carrier pigeon.

Quote: Chappers @ 18th February 2014, 8:34 PM GMT

I thought that was a terrible subject to joke about but the Neknomination subject is ideal as the twats bring it on themselves.

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I'm a great fan of the Darwin Awards, but at the same time the death before stag do was down to illness. I'm sure that some of the neknomination is done knowing that the dares are dangerous - so the idiots are idiots for doing them, but there may be a bullying mentality to some of the nominations.

And after a couple of drinks who hasn't done something that they wouldn't do when sober - especially if it's a dare?

Quote: sootyj @ 18th February 2014, 10:56 PM GMT

Why not just stick stuff up in critique like in the good old days, when the forum was run on penny farthing and posts were updated by carrier pigeon.

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Bloody mail privatisation.

These days I've no idea if I should post to critique using carrier pigeon, delivery voles or burn the printouts in the hearth at samhain's eve.

I just stand on the roof and shout.

It seems to work and it keeps the gulls away, mobiles yesterdays tech, shouting todays.

But seriously when I was going for the NR in a big away, I used critique all the time and never got ripped off.
All those collabarating in private feels both sordid and to be frank French.

Quote: sootyj @ 18th February 2014, 11:03 PM GMT

All those collabarating in private feels both sordid and to be frank French.

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Ye gads man! They may be many things but to use the F- word like that... I'm shocked.

Oh they love a bit of collaboration.

So does your mum.

Quote: Nil Putters @ 18th February 2014, 11:15 PM GMT

So does your mum.

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Thanks mum.

I don't like being French.

Can't I be Bulgarian instead? Over here, stealing your jokes...

Well I'm suddenly down in London on Monday evening, so I've booked travel/hotel for the Sunday and I'm finally making it to NR.

Anyone else going?

Or anyone fancy a drink/meet on Monday afternoon?

(Of course, sod's law dictates that this week they'll have dropped any and all material from me...)

Weeks 3 & 4 are out.

RUN NUMBER1
WEEK NUMBER3
DIRECTOR: Matthew GouldMD: Patrick Stockbridge
CAST: Elliot Fitzpatrick, James Peake, Rae Brogan, Laura Hyde

TITLEWRITER
1Strugglin In The RainJudgement Dave
2ShagallAlice Gregg
3Oklahoma James Peake
4Call The Mid-WifeJohn Burns
5Yew TreeJohn Burns
6Yew Tree SongElliot Fitzpatrick
7Methene GasAdrian Fisk
8Eastenders RebootGrant Foxon
9Goves Tell Your DoctorJudgement Dave
10Where Do you Go ToMichael Hodd
11Phillip Seymore Judgement Dave
12Dave Cuts Red TapeNeil Tollfree
13Where Is The LeftGrant Foxon
14Heston BlumenthalAdrian Fisk
15Al Qaeda AttackJudgement dave
16Mylie and Madonna Grant Foxon/Laura Hyde
17Ballad of Miley CyrusElinor Lawless
18Political Clean UpDrew Payne
19Bi AthleteNeil Tollfree
20If I Was a Gay manJudgement dave
21Two Scout LeadersAdrian Fisk
22Shopping FrustrationMiranda Dawe
23Pete and DudGrant Foxon
24Twitter Troll SongHil Jennings/John McGlade/Emma Gallagher
25World Health Org.Adrian Fisk
26Talk ProperDrew Payne
27Pee Off ScotlandMikey Jackson
28Cof EJudgement Dave
29Mambo No. 5! (Actors who have died)Patrick Stockbridge
30Tax SelfieVivienne Riddoch
31Sick ViktorNeil Tollfree
32BaftaCast
33Dame JudyMiranda Dawe
34S'tench by DenchJames Peake

RUN NUMBER1
WEEK NUMBER4
DIRECTOR: Matthew GouldMD: Patrick Stockbridge
CAST: Elliot Fitzpatrick, James Peake, Rae Brogan, Laura Hyde

TITLEWRITER
1Strugglin In The RainJudgement Dave
2Yew TreeJohn Burns
3Yew TreeElliot Fitzpatrick
4Marius the Giraffe/Counting SongJames Peake
5Call The Mid-WifeJohn Burns
6Frack for GoodMiranda Dawe
7TulisaJohn McGlade
8Coronation StreetSimon Levenson
9Goves Tell Your DoctorJudgement Dave
10Al-QaedaJohn McGlade
11Taliban..Military DogGethin Alderman
12Ed MilibandJohn McGlade
13AssholeGrant Foxon
14Where is the LeftGrant Foxon
15Replacing a MinisterNeil Tollfree/James Peake
16Pee Off ScotlandMikey Jackson
17Twitter Troll SongHil Jennings/John McGlade/Emma Gallagher
18Smoking banJohn McGlade
19Political Clean UpDrew Payne
20Bi AthleteNeil Tollfree
21If I Was a Gay manJudgement dave
22Prince WilliamAdrian Fisk
23Shopping FrustrationMiranda Dawe
24Pete and DudGrant Foxon
25Valentines SongPatrick Stockbridge
26A Sorry PicklesNeil Tollfree
27Oscar Race IntroElliot Fitzpatrick
28Oscar RaceRae Brogan
29Cof EJudgement Dave
30Marius the GiraffeJohn McGlade
31Queen ReignJohn McGlade
32Sick ViktorNeil Tollfree
33BaftaCast
34Dame JudyMiranda Dawe
35S'tench by DenchJames Peake
36Prince CharlesDrew Payne
37Elaine PaigeJames Peake
38Belgium EuthinasiaJames Peake

Congrats all BCGers on there.